Vaisala Oyj Stock Exhange Announcement 24.2.2004, 14.00 1(1)
The Annual General Meeting of Vaisala Oyj will be held on Thursday 18 March 2004, at 5 p.m. at the company's head office, Vanha Nurmijärventie 21, Vantaa, Finland.
The items specified in Article 13 of the Articles of Association will be on the agenda in the Annual General Meeting.
Right of attendance
Shareholders who are registered in the company's share register maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd by 8 March 2004 may attend the Annual General meeting. Shareholders whose shares have not been transferred to the book-entry securities system may also attend the Annual General Meeting provided that such shareholders were registered in the company's share register before 21 October 1994. In such cases, shareholders must present evidence that their shareholding rights have not been transferred to the book-entry securities system.
Documentation
Documents relating to financial statements and the Board's proposals to the Annual General Meeting are available as copies for the shareholders to see at the company's head office in Vantaa, Vanha Nurmijärventie 21, for a week before the Annual General Meeting. On request, copies will be sent to shareholders.
Notice of attendance
Shareholders wishing to attend the Annual General Meeting must notify the company no later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday 9 March 2004. Notification can be made either by letter addressed to Vaisala Oyj, Nina Andersin, P.O.Box 26, FIN-00421 Helsinki, Finland, by telefax to +358 9 8949 2206, by e-mail at nina.andersin@vaisala.com, or by telephone on weekdays between 9 to 12 a.m., tel. +358 9 8949 2201.
Letter authorizing a proxy to vote on behalf of a shareholder should be sent to the company before expiry of the notification.
Vantaa, February 12, 2004
Vaisala Oyj
Board of Directors
Further information:
Tapio Engström, Finance Director
+358 9 8949 2215 or +358 400 716 732
Vaisala Oyj
Distribution:
Helsinki Exchanges