NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
PONSSE OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 27 FEBRUARY 2003 3.00 PM
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Ponsse Oyj's shareholders are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday 20 March 2003 at 10am at Iisalmi Cultural Centre, Kirkkopuistonkatu 9, FIN-74100 Iisalmi, Finland. The following matters will be taken up at the meeting: matters belonging to the Annual General Meeting according to Section 13 of the Articles of Association as well as the Boards proposal that a bonus in the amount of EUR 25 be paid to the staff of Ponsse Oyj for each complete working month during the year 2002. Bonuses will not be paid for employment relationships that ended before 27 February 2003. 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 10 March 2003 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 17 March 2003, 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 0.65 per share be paid for 2002. Dividends will be paid to shareholders who are registered at the record date, 25 March 2003, 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 1 April 2003. Vieremä, 27 February 2003 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PONSSE OYJ Tommi Ruha, President, CEO Further information: CFO Mikko Paananen, tel. +358 (0)17 768 4648 www.ponsse.com DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Exchanges Main Media