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Kemira Oyj: Proposals of the Nomination Board to the Annual General Meeting 2014(Thomson Reuters ONE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Kemira Oyj Stock Exchange Release January 21, 2014 at 9.30 am (CET+1) The Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting of Kemira Oyj that six members (previously five) be elected to the Board of Directors and that the present members Winnie Fok, Juha Laaksonen, Jari Paasikivi and Kerttu Tuomas be re-elected as members of the Board of Directors. Nomination Board proposes that Wolfgang Büchele (as communicated earlier) and Timo Lappalainen be elected as new members of the Board of Directors. In addition, the Nomination Board proposes Jari Paasikivi to be elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Kerttu Tuomas to be elected as the Vice Chairman. Jukka Viinanen has informed the Nomination Board, that he is not available as a candidate to continue in Kemira's Board of Directors. Mr. Timo Lappalainen (b. 1962) M. Sc. (Eng) is currently working as President and CEO of Orion Oyj. He is currently also a Vice Chairman of the Board of Chemical Industry Federation of Finland and a member of the Board of Vaisala Oyj. The Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the remuneration paid to the members of the Board of Directors will remain unchanged. The remuneration paid to the members of the Board of Directors would thus be as follows. The annual fees: for the Chairman EUR 74,000 per year, for the Vice Chairman and the Chairman of the Audit Committee EUR 45,000 per year and for the other members EUR 36,000 per year. A fee payable for each meeting of the Board of Directors and the Board Committees would be for the members residing in Finland EUR 600, for the members residing in rest of Europe EUR 1,200 and for the members residing outside Europe EUR 2,400. Travel expenses are proposed to be paid according to Kemira's travel policy. In addition, the Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the annual fee be paid as a combination of the company's shares and cash in such a manner that 40% of the annual fee is paid with the company's shares owned by the company or, if this is not possible, shares purchased from the market, and 60% is paid in cash. The shares will be transferred to the members of the Board of Directors and, if necessary, acquired directly on behalf of the members of the Board of Directors within two weeks from the release of Kemira's interim report January 1 - March 31, 2014. The meeting fees are proposed to be paid in cash. The Nomination Board has consisted of the following representatives: Pekka Paasikivi, Chairman of the Board of Oras Invest Oy as the Chairman of the Nomination Board; Kari Järvinen, Managing Director of Solidium Oy; Risto Murto, President and CEO, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Timo Ritakallio, Deputy CEO, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company as members of the Nomination Board and Jukka Viinanen, Chairman of Kemira's Board of Directors as an expert member. For more information, please contact Pekka Paasikivi, Chairman of the Kemira Nomination Board +358 10 2868 100 Kemira Oyj Tero Huovinen, VP, Investor Relations +358 10 862 1980 Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive industries. We provide expertise and chemicals that improve our customers' water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2012, Kemira had annual revenue of EUR 2.2 billion and around 4,900 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. www.kemira.com Link to the release: http://hugin.info/3008/R/1755942/592941.pdf This announcement is distributed by GlobeNewswire on behalf of GlobeNewswire clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Kemira Oyj via GlobeNewswire [HUG#1755942] |