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RAISIO TO REPURCHASE OWN SHARES

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Raisio plc           Stock Exchange Release 2 August 2005 at 11.00 Finnish time


RAISIO TO REPURCHASE OWN SHARES

The Board of Directors of Raisio plc has decided to start a share repurchase
programme based on the authorisation given by the AGM on 31 March 2005. The
repurchases will be started on 10 August at the earliest and will continue until
otherwise announced.

The maximum amount to be purchased is 6,529,289 free shares (V-shares) and
1,728,162 restricted shares (K-shares), i.e. maximum of 5% of the share capital
and votes. If any restricted shares are converted into free shares, the share-
type specific maximum amounts shall also be changed accordingly. The shares shall
be purchased at the market price through public trading on the Helsinki Stock
Exchange.

Raisio shares will be repurchased in order to develop the capital structure of
the company, to be used for funding or implementing acquisitions or other
arrangements, or to be otherwise further assigned or cancelled. Raisio does not
currently have any own shares in its possession.


RAISIO PLC


Taru Narvanmaa
Executive Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations
tel. +358 2 443 2240 or +358 50 590 9398


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