Kemira GrowHow Oyj's Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders stated today on 22 October that the current Board of Directors resigned today and the Meeting discharged the resigned Board of Directors from liability regarding the current financial year. The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders decided to amend the Articles of Association concerning the structure of the Board of Directors in accordance with the proposal by the Board of Directors. The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders elected Thorleif Enger, Chief Executive Officer of Yara International ASA and Norwegian citizen, as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Sven Ombudstvedt, Chief Financial Officer of Yara International ASA, a Norwegian citizen, as well as Ken Wallace, Chief Legal Counsel of Yara International ASA, an American citizen, as members of the Board of Directors. In accordance with Yara's internal policies the new members of the Board of Directors shall not be paid compensation for their membership in the Board of Directors of Kemira GrowHow Oyj. The minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be available for shareholders in the head office of Kemira GrowHow on 5 November 2007 at the latest. Heikki Sirviö Chief Executive Officer Kemira GrowHow Oyj For additional information please contact: Kaj Friman, CFO tel. +358 50 62 626 Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange Media Kemira GrowHow Oyj is one of the leading producers of fertilisers and feed phosphates in Europe. Kemira GrowHow develops and markets fertilisers and integrated solutions for crop cultivation, animal feed supplements and chemicals required in various industries. The company has approximately 2,500 employees worldwide and in 2006 net sales were 1.2 billion euros. Kemira GrowHow Oyj is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange and it is a subsidiary of Yara International ASA. www.kemira-growhow.com
The decisions of Kemira GrowHow Oyj s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
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