NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
PONSSE OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23 FEBRUARY 2004 9.00 AM
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Ponsse Oyj's shareholders are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 16 March 2004 at 10am at Iisalmi Cultural Centre, Kirkkopuistonkatu 9, FIN-74100 Iisalmi, Finland. BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED Business of the Annual General Meeting as provided by Article 13 of the Articles of Association as well as the Boards proposal that a bonus in the amount of EUR 60 be paid to the staff of Ponsse Oyj for each complete working month during the year 2003. Bonuses will not be paid if the contract of employment ended before 11 February 2004. INFORMATION Accounting documents and the Board's proposal are available for the inspection of shareholders for a period of one week before the meeting at the company's head office, Ponsse Oyj, FIN-74200 Vieremä, Finland. Copies of these documents will be sent to shareholders on request. ELIGIBILITY TO ATTEND To be eligible to attend the Annual General Meeting, shareholders should be registered by 5 March 2004 in the share register kept by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. Shareholders wishing to attend the Annual General Meeting should notify the company of their intention to do so by 4pm Finnish time on 11 March 2004, either in writing to Ponsse Oyj, Share Register, FIN- 74200 Vieremä, Finland, by telephone on +358 (0)17 768 461, by fax on +358 (0)17 768 4690 or on the companys website at www.ponsse.com/yhtiokokous. Written notifications must arrive before the deadline above. Any letters of attorney should also be received before the deadline. PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND The Board of Directors has decided to recommend to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of EUR 2.00 per share be paid for 2003. Dividends will be paid to shareholders who are registered at the record date, 19 March 2004, as company shareholders in the share register kept by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. The Board of Directors will recommend to the Annual General Meeting that the dividend be paid on 26 March 2004. Vieremä, 11 February 2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PONSSE OYJ Juha Vidgrén, President, CEO Further information: CFO Mikko Paananen, tel. +358 (0)17 768 4648 www.ponsse.com DISTRIBUTION HEX Helsinki Exchanges Main News Media