CANDIDATES TO PONSSE PLC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PONSSE PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 24 April 2009 AT 9:00 A.M.

CANDIDATES TO PONSSE PLC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ponsse Plc's shareholders, who represent more than 50 per cent of the votes of
the company's shares, have informed the company that in Ponsse Plc's Annual
General Meeting, which will be held on 28 April 2009, they will propose the
appointment of the following persons as members of the Board of Directors:
Maarit Aarni-Sirviö, Ilkka Kylävainio, Seppo Remes, Ossi Saksman, Einari
Vidgrén and Juha Vidgrén. Their period of office will last until the next
Annual General Meeting. Of the persons proposed, Ossi Saksman is not previously
member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Saksman (born 1951) is a qualified
administrative notary. He currently acts as Chairman of the Boards of Directors
of Osuuskunta KPY, Savon Energiaholding Oy, Kuopion Puhelin Oy and KPY Sijoitus
Oy and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oy Carlson, and is member of
the Board of Directors of Enfo Plc, Savon Voima Plc and Kuopio University
Foundation. In addition, he is member of the Policy-Holder Advisory Board of
Ilmarinen and member of Pohjola's Regional Advisory Board for North Savo. In
addition to elected positions, Mr. Saksman acted as the CEO of Oy Carlson in
1991-2008. 

The current members of Ponsse Plc's Board of Directors are presented on Ponsse
Plc's website www.ponsse.com/english/investors/corporate_info/board.php 

Vieremä 24 April 2009

PONSSE PLC

Einari Vidgrén
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Juha Vidgrén
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Juha Vidgrén, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, tel. +358 40 730 0047

PONSSE PLC

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