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NOTICE OF EXELS EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Exel Oyjs Board of Directors has at their meeting on 12 August 2004
decided to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting on Wednesday 15
September 2004.
The Board of Directors proposes that an extra dividend of EUR 0.50 per
share be paid for the financial period which ended on December 31,
2003.
The total amount of the extra dividend would be approximately EUR 2.7
million. The date of payment would, according to the proposal of the
Board, be 27 September 2004. The extra dividend will be paid to
shareholders registered in the companys shareholder register,
maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd., on 20
September 2004.
The background for the dividend proposal of the Board of Directors is
the continued strong development of profits and cash flow, which has
further strengthened the financial position of the Company.
EXEL OYJ
Board of Directors
Enclosure: Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The shareholders of Exel Oyj are hereby invited to attend an
Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 15 September
2004 at 10.00 at the World Trade Centers Marski Hall,
Aleksanterinkatu 17, Helsinki, Finland.
Agenda for the Extraordinary General Meeting:
Proposal by the Board of Directors for the distribution of extra
dividend
The Board of Directors proposes for the Extraordinary General Meeting
that an extra dividend of EUR 0.50 per share be paid for the financial
period that ended on 31 December 2003. The extra dividend will be paid
to shareholders registered in the shareholder register of Exel Oyj
maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. on 20
September 2004. It is proposed that the extra dividend be paid on 27
September 2004.
Right to attend the meeting
A shareholder is entitled to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting
if registered in the Companys shareholder register maintained by the
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Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. no later than 5 September
2004.
Notification of intended attendance in the Extraordinary General
Meeting must be given to the Company by 4.00 pm Finnish time on 6
September 2004 by letter addressed to Exel Oyj, Soile Parta, PO Box
29, 52701 Mäntyharju, Finland, by e-mail to soile.parta@exel.fi or by
telephone at +358 15 3461 233/Soile Parta. Written notifications shall
be received by Exel Oyj prior to the expiration of the notification
period. Shareholders are asked to deliver possible proxies to the
aforementioned address in connection with the notification.
Helsinki, 12 August 2004
EXEL OYJ
Board of Directors