MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER´S PROPOSAL FOR THE NUMBER OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE FEES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND FOR THE ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS

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Helsinki, Finland, 2014-03-12 09:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION   COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT   MARCH 12, 2014 AT 10:00 AM

MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER´S PROPOSAL FOR THE NUMBER OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE FEES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND FOR THE ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS

NUMBER OF THE BOARD MEMBERS

Tatu Ylönen, who owns directly and indirectly in total approximately 57,6 % of the company’s voting rights, has announced to the company that he will propose at the Annual General Meeting that the number of the board members would be three (3).

COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS

Tatu Ylönen, who owns directly and indirectly in total approximately 57,6 % of the company's voting rights, has announced to the company that he will propose at the Annual General Meeting that every non-executive board members would receive an annual fee of 18,000 euro, and the chairman of the board would receive an annual fee of 24,000 euro for the term in office ending at the next Annual General Meeting.

ELECTION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS

Tatu Ylönen, who owns directly and indirectly in total approximately 57,6 % of the company’s voting rights, has announced to the company that he will propose at the Annual General Meeting that the following persons would be elected to the board of directors:

Päivi Hautamäki
Tatu Ylönen
Timo Syrjälä (new member, independent of the company)

Curriculum Vitae and information on the holdings of Timo Syrjälä can be found at:
http://www.ssh.com/investors/financial-information/financial-reports
-> Corporate Information -> CV Syrjälä Timo

Introduction of Päivi Hautamäki and Tatu Ylönen can be found at:
http://www.ssh.com/about/board-of-directors

Assetman Ltd. and Gaselli Capital Ltd. have announced to support this proposal.

Helsinki, 12th of March 2014

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION

Jyrki Lalla
CFO
Further info:
Jyrki Lalla, CFO. Tel. +358 45 340 4641

Distribution:
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Founded in 1995, SSH Communications Security is the company that invented the Secure Shell protocol - the gold standard protocol for data-in-transit security solutions. Today, over 3,000 customers across the globe - including seven of the Fortune 10 - trust our Information Assurance Platform to secure the path to their information assets. We enable and enhance business for thousands of customers in multiple industries in the private and public sectors around the world. SSH Communications Security operates in the Americas, Europe, and APAC regions, with headquarters located in Helsinki, Finland. The company shares (SSH1V) are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.