Change in the number of UPM's shares based on subscriptions with stock options 2005F


UPM-Kymmene Corporation   Company announcement  19 November 2008  at 9:00      
                                                                        
Change in the number of UPM's shares based on subscriptions with stock 
options 2005F

Between 1 March 2008 and 31 October 2008, a total of 2,000 UPM-Kymmene          
Corporation's stock options 2005F were used for the subscription of 2,000 UPM   
shares. The share subscription period for the stock options 2005F ended on 31   
October 2008. After the registration, the total number of UPM shares increased  
by 2 000 shares to 519,970,088. The new shares have been registered in the      
Finnish Trade Register on 19 November 2008.                                     

Dividend rights and other shareholder rights began when the increase of the     
number of shares was registered on the Trade Register of Finland. An application
has been submitted for listing the new shares together with the old shares at   
the stock exchange list of the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd as of 20 November 2008.  

During the entire share subscription period, a total of 4,000 stock options     
2005F were used for the subscription of 4,000 UPM shares, which represent       
0.0008% of the total number of UPM shares after the registration. At the end of 
the share subscription period, the share subscription price for the stock option
2005F was EUR 15.23 per share. Through the authorisation in force to issue      
shares and through share option programs, the number of shares may increase to a
maximum of 790,970,088.                                                         

UPM, Corporate Communications                                                   
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UPM-Kymmene Corporation                                                         
Pirkko Harrela                                                                  
Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications                              

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