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The decisions by the Board on a bonus issue to the company itself and on a targeted bonus issue in the incentive scheme of the company's top management

20.2.2008

Oriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 20 February 2008 at 2.05
p.m.

The Board of Directors of Oriola-KD Corporation has today decided in
accordance with the authorization by the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders of 13 March 2007

1.   on a bonus issue to the company itself in accordance with
Section 20 of Chapter 9 of the Companies Act where a total of 650,000
new B-shares will be issued. The purpose of the bonus issue is to
enable creation of own shares for use in the incentive scheme for the
company's top management. These shares represent approximately 0.46
per cent of the total amount of shares and approximately 0.06 per
cent of the total votes.


2.   on a targeted bonus issue where a total of 156,048 treasury
B-shares will be issued on or about 26 March 2008 to the CEO and
other members of the Management Team of the Oriola-KD Group as a part
of the incentive scheme for the company's top management. These
shares represent approximately 0.11 per cent of the total amount of
shares and approximately 0.01 per cent of the total votes.


Oriola-KD Corporation

Eero Hautaniemi
President and CEO

Henry Haarla
General Counsel

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