Kemira Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
March 18, 2010 at 3.15 pm (CET+1)
Kemira Oyj corrects the incorrect information that has been published in media
to the effect that Kemira's share would trade on an ex-cash dividend basis as
from Tuesday, March 17, 2010 as a result of a cash dividend.
Kemira's Annual General Meeting held on March 16, 2010 authorized the Board of
Directors to decide upon a potential cash dividend on the basis of the adopted
balance sheet for the financial year ended December 31, 2009 under the following
terms and conditions:
- Under the authorization, the Board of Directors may decide upon a potential
cash dividend in a maximum amount of 0.27 euro per share.
- The Board of Directors will decide upon the other terms related to a potential
cash dividend in accordance with the Rules of the Helsinki Stock Exchange and
Euroclear Finland Ltd. The authorization to decide upon a potential cash
dividend is valid until May 31, 2010.
The Board of Directors of Kemira will decide upon the cash dividend on the basis
of the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting, and Kemira will
inform the market with a stock exchange release on the distribution, amount and
timing of the potential cash dividend, including the record date, after such
decision has been taken.
Kemira Oyj
Päivi Antola, Senior Manager, Investor Relations and Financial Communications
For further information, please contact
Päivi Antola, Senior Manager, Investor Relations and Financial Communications
Tel. +358 10 862 1140
Kemira is a global 2.5 billion euro chemicals company that is focused on serving
customers in water-intensive industries. The company offers water quality and
quantity management that improves customers' energy, water, and raw material
efficiency. Kemira's vision is to be a leading water chemistry company. Its
paints and coatings business, Tikkurila, aims to be the market leader in
decorative paints and selected wood and metal coatings in chosen markets.
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