(Stock Exchange Release) Kemira Oyj has today received the following notices: The Republic of Finland has today sold 40.097.420 shares of Kemira Oyj and, as a result, the Republic of Finland's holding of the share capital and voting rights in Kemira Oyj has decreased to 16,52%. Buyers are Oras Invest Oy, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Therefore we hereby notify the Finnish Financial Supervision Authority and Kemira Oyj the following: A. Target company: Kemira Oyj (Business ID number 0109823-0) B. Date of change in holdings: August 29, 2007 C. Oras Invest Oy's holding in Kemira Oyj has increased to 15.60% - Number of shares: 19.507.020 - Proportion of share capital: 15.60% - Proportion of voting rights: 15.60% D. The Republic of Finland's holding in Kemira Oyj has decreased to 16.52% - Number of shares: 20.656.500 - Proportion of share capital: 16.52% - Proportion of voting rights: 16.52% E. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company's holding in Kemira Oyj has increased to 9.6% - Number of shares: 12.144.862 - Proportion of share capital: 9.71% - Proportion of voting rights: 9.71% F. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company's holding in Kemira Oyj has increased to 5.3% - Number of shares: 6.657.796 - Proportion of share capital: 5.32 % - Proportion of voting rights: 5.32 % G. Kemira Oyj's share capital comprises 125.045.000 shares that carry a total of 125.045.000 votes. J. This notice was given by shareholders whose full names are - The Republic of Finland - Oras Invest Oy, (Business ID number 1908260-8) - Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Business ID number 0533297-9) - Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Business ID number 0107638-1) Kemira Oyj Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications For further information, please contact: Kemira Oyj Esa Tirkkonen, Deputy CEO, Phone +358 10 862 1500 Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications, Mobile +358 50 301 6800 Kemira is a chemicals group made up of four business areas: Kemira Pulp&Paper, Kemira Water, Kemira Specialty and Kemira Coatings. Kemira is a global group of leading chemical businesses with a unique competitive position and a high degree of mutual synergy. In 2006, Kemira recorded revenue of around EUR 2.5 billion and had a payroll of 9,000 employees. Kemira operates in 40 countries.
KEMIRA: NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT ON A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP
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