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, 2016-04-15 11:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION   COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT   APRIL 15TH 2016 AT 12:00 P.M.

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 55,5 % 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 five (5).

COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS

Tatu Ylönen, who owns directly and indirectly in total approximately 55,5 % of the company's voting rights, has announced to the company that he will propose at the Annual General Meeting that every 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 55,5 % 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:

Tatu Ylönen
Timo Syrjälä, independent of the company
Jukka Manner, independent of the company
Harri Koponen (new member)
Kaisa Olkkonen (new member, independent of the company)

Introduction of Harri Koponen and Kaisa Olkkonen can be found at:

http://www.ssh.com/investors/corporate-governance/annual-general-meeting -> Annual General Meeting 2016

Introduction of Tatu Ylönen, Timo Syrjälä and Jukka Manner can be found at:

http://www.ssh.com/about/board-of-directors

Helsinki, 15th of April 2016

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION

Jyrki Lalla
CFO

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

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy
Major media
www.ssh.com

About SSH Communications Security:
As the inventor of the SSH protocol, we have a twenty-year history of leading the market in developing advanced security solutions that enable, monitor, and manage encrypted networks. Over 3,000 customers across the globe trust the company’s encryption, access control and encrypted channel monitoring solutions to meet complex compliance requirements, improve their security posture and save on operational costs. SSH Communications Security is headquartered in Helsinki and has offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The company’s shares (SSH1V) are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. For more information, visit www.ssh.com