ORGANISATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT BELTTON-GROUP PLC


In an organisation meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Beltton-Group  
Plc unanimously appointed Ari Lahti as Chairman of the Board.                   

On the basis of an assessment performed by the Board, four of the members are   
independent of the company and its major shareholders. These members are Ari    
Lahti, Ere Kariola, Pentti Rantanen and Sakari Ropponen. Two of the members,    
Beltton's CEO Heikki Vienola and Vice President Ari Pikkarainen, work in the    
company.                                                                        
                                                                                

BELTTON-GROUP PLC                                                               


Further information:                                                            

Sirpa Väisänen, IR Officer                                                      
Tel. +358 9 5259 0050 or +358 400 943 243                                       
E-mail sirpa.vaisanen@beltton.fi                                                

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