PÖYRY PLC Company Announcement 23 July 2009 at 9.30 a.m. APPROVAL OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH STOCK OPTIONS Pursuant to Pöyry PLC's stock option programme 2004, 8 108 new shares of the company have been subscribed in July 2009 with stock options 2004A. The Board of Directors of Pöyry PLC has approved these subscriptions in its meeting on 22 July 2009. Following these subscriptions, the total number of the company's authorised shares will increase to 58 898 710. The aim is to have the increase in the number of shares registered in the Trade Register on 30 July 2009. According to the terms and conditions of stock options 2004, the subscribed new shares entitle to dividend and other shareholders' rights as of the date of registration of the shares into the Trade Register. The new shares will be joined to the old shares and are expected to be available for public trading on the main list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on 31 July 2009. The subscription period for stock options 2004A started on 1 March 2007 and will end on 31 March 2010. A total of 292 236 shares have been subscribed with stock options 2004A by 22 July 2009. The subscription period for stock options 2004B started on 1 March 2008 and will end on 31 March 2011. A total of 127 628 shares have been subscribed with stock options 2004B by 22 July 2009. The terms and conditions of stock options 2004 and further information on the stock option programme is available on the company's web site www.poyry.com PÖYRY PLC Heikki Malinen President and CEO Teuvo Salminen Deputy to President and CEO Additional information by: Anne Viitala, Executive Vice President, Legal and Risk Management, Pöyry PLC Tel. +358 10 33 22811 www.poyry.com DISTRIBUTION: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Major media