Decisions of Atria Group Plc's Annual General Meeting

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Atria Plc                 STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   29 April 2010, 3 pm          
Decisions of Atria Group Plc's Annual General Meeting                           

Atria Plc's Annual General Meeting was held today in Helsinki at the Finlandia  
Hall. The AGM approved the financial statements and the consolidated financial  
statements for 2009 and discharged the members of the Supervisory Board and the 
Board of Directors as well as the President and CEO from liability for 2009.    

Dividend of EUR 0.25 per share                                                  

The AGM approved that a dividend of EUR 0.25 be paid for each share for the     
financial year 2009. Dividends are paid to shareholders who are entered on the  
record date for the payment of dividends in the Company's shareholder register  
kept by Euroclear Finland Oy. The record date for the payment of dividends is   
4 May 2010 and the date of payment is 11 May 2010.                              

Election of Auditor                                                             

In accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal, PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, 
a firm of Chartered Public Accountants, was elected as the company's auditor    
until the closing of the next AGM. The audit firm has notified that the auditor 
with the principal responsibility shall be Authorised Public Accountant Juha    
Wahlroos.                                                                       

Purchase of treasury shares                                                     

The AGM approved the Board of Directors' proposals on the purchase of treasury  
shares and on a share issue.                                                    

Donations                                                                       

The AGM approved the Board of Directors' proposal on the donation of a maximum  
amount of EUR 150,000 to be made to the operation of universities or other      
educational institutions.                                                       

Composition and remuneration of the Supervisory Board                           

The AGM decided that the composition of the Supervisory Board would be as       
follows:                                                                        

Member                                Term ends                                 

Juha-Matti Alaranta                   2012                                      
Juho Anttikoski                       2013                                      
Mika Asunmaa                          2013                                      
Lassi-Antti Haarala                   2012                                      
Juhani Herrala                        2013                                      
Henrik Holm                           2012                                      
Veli Hyttinen                         2013                                      
Pasi Ingalsuo                         2011                                      
Juha Kiviniemi                        2011                                      
Veli Koivisto                         2011                                      
Teuvo Mutanen                         2011                                      
Mika Niku                             2012                                      
Seppo Paavola                         2012                                      
Heikki Panula                         2013                                      
Pekka Parikka                         2011                                      
Ari Pirkola                           2013                                      
Juho Tervonen                         2012                                      
Tomi Toivanen                         2012                                      
Timo Tuhkasaari                       2011                                      
A total of 19 members.                                                          


The AGM decided that the meeting fees of the members of the Supervisory Board   
will remain unchanged. The fees are EUR 250 per meeting, the compensation for   
loss of working time EUR 250 per meeting and proceeding day, the fee payable to 
the Chairman of the Supervisory Board EUR 3,000 per month and the fee payable to
the Deputy Chairman EUR 1,500 per month.            

Amendment of the Articles of Association                                        

The AGM approved the Board of Directors' proposals for amendments to the        
Articles of Association Articles 13 and 15 of the Articles of Association were  
amended to read as follows:                                                     


Article 13: Venue of General Meetings, notice of meeting and registration       

The company's General Meetings shall be held in Kuopio or Helsinki, Finland. The
notice to convene the General Meeting shall be communicated by publishing the   
notice on the company website and by a stock exchange release at the earliest   
three (3) months and at the latest three (3) weeks before the General Meeting,  
however, no later than nine (9) days prior to the record date for the General   
Meeting. In addition, the Board of Directors may decide to publish the notice,  
or delivery notification of the notice, in one or more national newspapers      
determined by the Board, or in some other manner it may decide. To have the     
right to participate in a General Meeting, a shareholder must register with the 
company no later than on the day mentioned in the notice of meeting, which can  
be no earlier than ten (10) days before the meeting.                            

Article 15: Book-entry system                                                   
The company's shares belong to the book-entry system.                           


ATRIA PLC                                                                       
Matti Tikkakoski                                                                
President and CEO                                                               


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