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SALE OF SHARES IN THE JOINT BOOK-ENTRY ACCOUNT COMPLETED

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LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE        23 February at 17;00 p.m.    


SALE OF SHARES IN THE JOINT BOOK-ENTRY ACCOUNT COMPLETED                        
                                                                                

In total 51,910 shares held in the joint book-entry account of Lännen Tehtaat   
plc have been sold in public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. These shares   
represent approximately 0.8 percent of the share capital and voting rights of   
Lännen Tehtaat plc.                                                             

The sale was based on the decision made by Lännen Tehtaat plc's Annual General  
Meeting on 29 March 2007 to sell the company's shares in the joint book-entry   
account that have not been transferred to book-entry system in the name of the  
owners of the shares according to the old Securities Market Act (29 September   
1978/734) Chapter 3a Section 3a and section 8 of the Implementing Act of the new
Companies Act (624/2006).                                                       

Proceeds deducted by the announcement and sales costs will be deposited to the  
State Provincial Office of Western Finland. The owner or other right holder of  
the shares previously on the joint account is then entitled to a share of       
proceeds corresponding to the amount of his/her share holdings. Withdrawal of   
the share of proceeds can be made after the deposition has been approved by the 
State Provincial Office.                                                        

To claim their portion of the proceeds from the sale of the shares, shareholders
or other right holder must present a claim and submit their share certificates  
and any evidence of title to the Turku office of the State Provincial Office of 
Western Finland. The percentage of the sales proceeds to which a claimant is    
entitled will be paid out of the funds deposited with the State Provincial      
Office of Western Finland upon presentation of the aforementioned documents. The
right to proceeds from the sale of the shares will expire in ten years' time    
from the date of depositing the funds with the State Provincial Office.         
                                                                                

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC                                                              

Asmo Ritala                                                                     
Corporate councel                                                               

More details: Asmo Ritala, tel. +358 10 402 4005                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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