Neomarkka Plc COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT May 23, 2007 NEOMARKKA PLC'S CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP Neomarkka Plc has today been informed that Reka Corporation and Metsäliitto Group have agreed on a transaction whereby Reka Corporation buys 1.1 million B shares of the listed company Neomarkka from Metsäliitto. The shares account for about 18.3% of Neomarkka's shares and about 12.7% of votes. The purchase price is EUR 10.45 million, which equals the price of EUR 9.50 per share. After the transaction, Metsäliitto will still possess 105,305 B shares of Neomarkka, representing some 1.7% of shares and 1.2% of votes. The transaction will be concluded by 18 June 2007. Neomarkka Plc Markku E. Rentto Managing Director For more details: Markku E. Rentto, Managing Director, tel. +358 40 500 1858 DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange Main media www.neomarkka.fi