OKMETIC OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 17 NOVEMBER 2008 AT 10.30 A.M. OKMETIC'S FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN 2009 In the year 2009 Okmetic group will publish financial information as follows: The 2008 financial statements bulletin, on Wednesday 11 February, 2009. The 2008 annual report will be published on the company website in week 12. The printed annual report will be mailed to shareholders in week 14. The annual general meeting of Okmetic Oyj is tentatively scheduled for Thursday April 2, 2009. The board of directors of the company will convene the annual general meeting at a later date. Interim reports will be published as follows: Interim report, 1st quarter 2009, on Tuesday April 28, 2009. Interim report, 2nd quarter 2009, on Friday July 31, 2009. Interim report, 3rd quarter 2009, on Tuesday October 27, 2009. The financial information will be published simultaneously in Finnish and English. All financial information is available immediately after release also at the company website, www.okmetic.com. OKMETIC OYJ Esko Sipilä Senior Vice President, Finance, IT, and Communications For further information, please contact: Esko Sipilä, Okmetic Oyj, Senior Vice President, tel. +358 9 5028 0286, e-mail: esko.sipila@okmetic.com Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Principal media www.okmetic.com OKMETIC IN BRIEF Take it higher Okmetic is a technology company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise. Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost their competitiveness and profitability. Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production process. Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China. Okmetic's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki under the code OKM1V. For more information on the company, please visit our website at www.okmetic.com