ROCLA OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 April 2009 at 3.30 p.m. ROCLA OYJ APPLIES FOR DELISTING OF ITS SHARES Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe B.V. (“MCFE”) currently holds 99.3 percent of all the shares and votes in Rocla Oyj (“Rocla”), excluding the treasury shares held by Rocla. MCFE has initiated minority redemption proceedings in accordance with Chapter 18 of the Finnish Companies Act to acquire all the shares in Rocla. The Arbitral Tribunal appointed by the Redemption Committee of the Central Chamber of Commerce has summoned the parties to a first oral hearing initially on 13 May 2009. Provided that the Arbitral Tribunal confirms that MCFE's redemption right is clear, MCFE is entitled to gain title to all the shares in Rocla against the placing of security approved by the Arbitral Tribunal for the payment of the redemption price. The Board of Directors of Rocla has resolved to apply for the termination of trading in the Rocla shares and for the delisting of the shares from the official list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy (“NASDAQ OMX Helsinki”). A delisting application has been filed with NASDAQ OMX Helsinki today. In the application Rocla requests that the Rocla shares be delisted from the official list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki as soon as possible upon MCFE having gained title to all the shares in Rocla. In Helsinki this 16th day of April 2009 Rocla Oyj Tapio Rummukainen Managing Director For further information, please contact: Rocla Oyj, Tapio Rummukainen, CEO, tel. +358 20 778 1370 DISTRIBUTION NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Central media