Oriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 17 March 2008 at 7.30 p.m. Meeting on March 17, 2008, Oriola-KD Corporation's Annual General Meeting passed the following resolutions: Adoption of financial statements and accounts and discharging from liabilities The Annual General Meeting (AGM) adopted the financial statements and accounts and discharged members of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO from liability for the financial year ending December 31, 2007. Payment of dividend The AGM approved that the sum of EUR 0.08 per share be paid as dividend on the basis of the adopted balance sheet for the financial year ending 31 December 2007. Dividend shall be paid to those who at the record date of 20 March 2008 were entered as a Company shareholder in the Company's shareholder register kept by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. The date of payment of dividend is 2 April 2008. Number and composition of members of the Board and their remuneration The AGM confirmed that the number of members of the Board shall be seven (7) and the following members were re-elected to the Board: Mr. Harry Brade, Mr. Pauli Kulvik, Ms. Outi Raitasuo, Mr. Anti Remes, Mr. Olli Riikkala, Mr. Jaakko Uotila and Mr. Mika Vidgrén. The AGM re-elected Mr. Olli Riikkala Chairman of the Board. The AGM approved that the remuneration to the Chairman of the Board is EUR 44,000 for the term of office, to the Vice Chairman EUR 27,500 and to other members of the Board EUR 22,000. The Chairman of the Board shall receive EUR 800 in attendance fee for each meeting and other Board members EUR 400. Attendance fees shall also be paid correspondingly to members of the Company and Board Committees. The Chairman of the Board shall further have a company-paid phone benefit. The travel expenses of all members of the Board of Directors shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Company's travel regulations. Election and remuneration of auditors The AGM elected as auditor for the Company PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, an Authorised Public Accountant Firm, who have put forward Mr. Heikki Lassila, Authorised Public Accountant as principal auditor. Authorised Public Accountant, Mr. Kaj Wasenius was elected deputy auditor. The auditors shall be reimbursed according to invoice. Authorisation to the Board to decide on acquiring the Company's own Class B shares The Board of Directors was authorized by the AGM to decide on acquiring the Company's own Class B shares on the following terms: Maximum amount of shares to be acquired: Pursuant to the authorisation, the Board may decide on acquiring a maximum of fourteen million (14,000,000) of the Company's own Class B shares, equivalent to approximately 9.9 percent of all shares of the Company. The authorisation may only be exercised in a manner that puts the amount of shares held by the Company and its subsidiary entities at any given time at no more than one tenth (1/10) of all shares of the Company. Acquisition of shares and consideration payable: The shares will be acquired in accordance with the decision taken by the Board in a proportion other than that of the shares held by the shareholders using funds belonging to the Company's unrestricted equity at the market price of Class B shares on the OMX Nordic Exchange (Helsinki) at the time of the acquisition. The shares will be paid for in accordance with the rules and regulations of OMX Nordic Exchange (Helsinki) and the Finnish Central Securities Depository (APK). The Board of Directors shall resolve upon the method of acquisition. Among other means, derivatives may be utilised in acquiring the shares. Acquisition of the shares reduces the Company's distributable unrestricted equity. Purpose of the share acquisition: Shares may be acquired to develop the Company's capital structure, to execute corporate acquisitions or other business arrangements, to finance investments, for use as part of the Company's incentive schemes or for being otherwise relinquished, held or cancelled. Other terms and validity: The Board shall decide on all other matters relating to the acquisition of the Class B shares. The authorisation to acquire shall remain in force for a period not to exceed eighteen (18) months from the decision taken by the AGM. The authorisation revokes the authorisation granted to the Board by the AGM on 13 March 2007 to decide on acquiring the Company's own Class B shares. Authorization to the Board to decide on a share issue of Class B shares against payment The Board of Directors was authorized by the AGM to decide on a share issue against payment in one or more issues. The authorisation comprises the right to issue new Class B shares or assign Class B treasury shares held by the Company. The authorisation concerns a combined maximum of twenty eight million (28,000,000) Class B shares in the Company, which amount represents approximately 19.8 percent of all shares of the Company. The authorisation granted to the Board includes the right to derogate from the precedence of the shareholders through a directed issue, provided that the Company has a persuasive economic reason for this. Subject to the above restrictions, the authorisation may be used i.a. as payment of consideration when financing and executing corporate acquisitions or other business arrangements and investments, to expand the Company's ownership base, to develop capital structure, to secure the commitment of employees or in incentive schemes. Pursuant to the authorisation, Class B shares held by the Company as treasury shares may also be sold in public trading organised by the OMX Nordic Exchange (Helsinki). The authorisation includes the right for the Board to decide on the terms of the share issue in the manners provided for in the Companies Act including the right to decide whether the subscription price is credited in part or in full to the paid-up unrestricted equity reserves or in the share capital. The authorisation will remain in effect for a period of eighteen (18) months from the decision of the AGM. Previous share issue authorisations granted to the Board earlier were revoked, with the exception of the authorisation granted to the Board by the AGM on 13 March 2007, pursuant to which the Board may decide on a directed bonus issue of no more than 650,000 Class B shares to create a share incentive scheme for management. Resolutions of the meeting of the Board of Directors In its meeting held after the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors re-elected Mr. Antti Remes as Vice Chairman of the Board. Compositions of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee were confirmed as follows: The Audit Committee Mr. Antti Remes, Chairman Mr. Harry Brade Ms. Outi Raitasuo Mr. Mika Vidgrén The Compensation Committee Mr. Olli Riikkala, Chairman Mr. Pauli Kulvik Mr. Jaakko Uotila Oriola-KD Corporation Eero Hautaniemi President and CEO Henry Haarla General Counsel Further information: Eero Hautaniemi President and CEO Tel. +358 10 429 2109 Email: eero.hautaniemi@oriola-kd.com Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Oy Principal media Published by: Oriola-KD Corporation Corporate Communications Orionintie 5 FI-02200 Espoo www.oriola-kd.com