LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 1 April 2010 9.00 am LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSTITUTIVE MEETING In its constitutive meeting on 31 March 2010, the Board of Directors of Lassila & Tikanoja plc elected Matti Kavetvuo as Chairman of the Board and Juhani Lassila as Vice Chairman. From among its members, the Board elected Juhani Lassila as Chairman of the audit committee and Eero Hautaniemi and Miikka Maijala as members of the committee. The Board decided to establish a remuneration committee. From among its members, the Board elected Matti Kavetvuo as Chairman of the remuneration committee and Heikki Bergholm and Hille Korhonen as members of the committee. LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC Jari Sarjo President and CEO For additional information, please contact Ville Rantala, CFO, tel. +358 50 385 1442 or Keijo Keränen, IR Manager, tel. +358 50 385 6957. Lassila & Tikanoja specialises in environmental management and property and plant support services and is a leading supplier of wood-based biofuels, recovered fuels and recycled raw materials. With operations in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Russia, L&T employs 8,700 persons. Net sales in 2009 amounted to EUR 582 million. L&T is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Major media www.lassila-tikanoja.com