Pöyry PLC


Vantaa, Finland, 10 March 2009 -- The board of directors of Pöyry PLC resolved on 10 March 2009 to exercise the authorization by the annual general meeting to acquire the company's own shares and to commence a share buyback.

According to the resolution of the board of directors, a maximum of 5,800,000 of the company's own shares may be acquired. The shares may be acquired to develop the company's capital structure, to be used as payment in corporate acquisitions, or when the company acquires assets related to its business and as part of the company's incentive programs in a manner and to the extent decided by the board of directors, and to be transferred for other purposes, or to be cancelled. The shares will be acquired in public trading on NASDAQ OMX in Helsinki at their market price at the time of purchase. Shares can be acquired until 31 December 2009. The buyback of the shares will commence on 18 March 2009 at the earliest. The company holds 529,000 shares of the company.