The annual general meeting of 2009 of AS Baltika will be held at 10:00 a.m. on 18 June 2009 in the premises of Baltika at 24 Veerenni in Tallinn, Estonia. Registration of shareholders begins at 9:30 a.m. The agenda and proposals to the general meeting are as follows: 1. Approval of the 2008 annual report and profit distribution - To approve the 2008 annual report of AS Baltika as presented and transfer the net loss for the year ended at 31 December 2008 in the amount of 18,947 thousand kroons (1,211 thousand euros) to the retained earnings. 2. Election and remuneration of the auditor - To elect AS PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditing company for the financial year 2009 and remunerate the auditor pursuant to the agreement concluded. 3. Election and remuneration of the members of the supervisory council - The present members of the council have agreed to continue at the present terms. 4. Amendment of the Articles of Association - To change the Articles of Association in accordance with the management board's proposals and approve the new Articles of Association. 5. Increase of the share capital - To increase the share capital of AS Baltika by issuing up to 4 million new shares with a nominal value of 10 kroons (0.64 euros) per share. Additional information on the issue price and other conditions will be announced on 4 June. 6. Issue of convertible bonds - In connection with the management motivation program to issue 2 million G bonds on the terms and conditions of convertible bonds. 7. Presentation of the Baltika Group's outlook for 2009 The general meeting may be attended by shareholders who are included in the shareholder list of AS Baltika at 8:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting. For registration for the meeting please submit: - Individuals: a passport or other identity document, a representative must also present a power of attorney; - Representatives of shareholders who are legal persons: a copy of the valid commercial register card and an identity document, representatives acting under a power of attorney are also requested to present the power of attorney. Starting from 4 June 2009, the 2008 annual report of AS Baltika, proposals and other materials will be available for shareholders at the premises of AS Baltika at 24 Veerenni in Tallinn, room number 301 and on the website of Baltika at www.baltikagroup.com. Before the annual general meeting the shareholders of AS Baltika can obtain additional information about the agenda and proposals to the general meeting by sending questions by e-mail to baltika@baltikagroup.com. Ülle Järv CFO, Member of the Management Board +372 630 2741