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INVITATION TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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Tecnomen Corporation                STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
                                    5 March 2004 at 8.30 am


INVITATION TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The shareholders of Tecnomen Corporation are invited to the Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders which is to be held on Wednesday, 
24 March 2004 at 3 p.m., in Adams-Sali, Erottajankatu 15-17, 
Helsinki. Registration for the meeting begins at 2 p.m.

The following matters are on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders:

1) Matters to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of
   Shareholders pursuant to Section 14 of the Articles of 
   Association

2) Authorisation of Board of Directors to dispose of the company's
   own shares

The Board of Directors of Tecnomen Corporation proposes that the
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders authorise the Board to dispose
of all the company's own shares acquired under the authorisation given
to the Board or otherwise in the possession of the company. The
authorisation includes the right to decide on the parties to whom the
company’s shares are to be disposed of and with what priority, the
right to disapply shareholders' pre-emptive rights of subscription
when disposing of the shares, and the right to determine the criteria
for setting the selling price. The shares can also be disposed of in
public trading on the Helsinki Exchanges.

The company's own shares can be disposed of to be used as
consideration in company acquisitions, in purchasing assets relating
to the company's business operations or in carrying out other
arrangements to develop the company's business, in consolidating the
company's capital structure, to cover the social security costs
arising from stock options, or as part of the company's remuneration
or incentive scheme, or otherwise for resale issuance or for
invalidation in a manner and to an extent to be decided by the Board.
Shares may be disposed of for other consideration than cash. It is not
proposed that the authorisation include the right to dispose of shares
to the company’s insiders.

The authorisation will be effective for one year from the decision of
the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

It is proposed that the authorisation to dispose of the company’s own
shares, given to the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders on 25 March 2003, be cancelled.

3) Authorisation of Board of Directors to raise the company's share
   capital by issuing new shares and/or convertible bonds and/or 
   stock options

The Board of Directors of Tecnomen Corporation proposes that the
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders authorise the Board to decide
to raise the share capital by issuing new shares and/or convertible
bonds and/or stock options in one or more issues. The number of new
shares through share issuance or subscription of shares in exchange
for the convertible bonds or pursuant to the stock options may be at
most 7,518,515 shares, and the company's share capital may rise by at
most a total of EUR 601,481.20.

The Board proposes that the authorisation include the right to
disapply the shareholders' pre-emptive rights - as stated in Chapter
4, Section 2 of the Companies Act - to subscribe to new shares,
convertible bonds and/or stock options, and the right to determine the
criteria for setting the subscription price and to set the
subscription price, to determine the terms for subscription of new
shares and the terms of convertible bonds and/or share options. The
subscription price may not be less than the nominal value of the
share.

The Board may disapply shareholders’ pre-emptive rights if it is
justified by some weighty financial consideration from the company’s
perspective, such as to carry out company acquisitions or other
arrangements to develop the company's business operations, to finance
investments, to reinforce the company's capital structure, to cover
the social security costs arising from share options, or to set up a
remuneration or incentive scheme for the company.

The Board is authorised to decide on those who are entitled to
subscribe, but the decision may not be made so that it benefits the
company's insiders. In addition, the Board may decide that
subscription to an issue of new shares, convertible bonds or share
options may be in kind, may use the right of set-off or may be on
other specific conditions.

The authorisation is effective for one year from the decision of the
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

It is proposed that the authorisation to increase the company's share
capital by issuing new shares and/or convertible bonds and/or stock
options, given to the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders on 25 March 2003, be cancelled.

4) Payment of dividend

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders that no dividend be paid for the financial period that
ended on 31 December 2003 and that the loss for the year be
transferred to the retained earnings account.

Documents available

Financial statements, the proposals of the Board of Directors, and
other documents as required by the Companies Act will be available
for inspection by shareholders as from Wednesday, 17 March 2004 at
the company’s Head Office at Finnoonniitynkuja 4, 02270 Espoo. The
Annual Report or copies of the documents will be sent to shareholders
upon request (info@tecnomen.com, tel. +358 9 8047 8767).

Right to attend

Shareholders who are registered on Friday, 12 March 2004 in the
register of shareholders maintained by the Finnish Central Securities
Depository Ltd or who according to Chapter 3a, Section 4, paragraph 2
of the Companies Act, have the right to participate in the Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders and who have notified the company by 
3 p.m. Finnish time on 17 March 2004, may attend the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders. A nominee registered shareholder can be
temporarily entered in the company’s Shareholder Register. Nominee
registered shareholders should contact their asset manager in good
time, before 12 March 2004, for temporary registration.

Registration

Shareholders wishing to attend the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders and exercise their voting rights shall notify the
company by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 March 2004. Shareholders can
register either:

i)   by letter to Tecnomen Corporation, Annual General Meeting of
     Shareholders/Tuija Kerminen, P.O. Box 93, FIN-02271 Espoo, 
     Finland
ii)  by telephone, +358 9 8047 8767/Tuija Kerminen,
iii) by telefax, +358 9 8047 8212 or
iv)  by e-mail to info@tecnomen.com.

Letters authorising a proxy to exercise voting rights shall be sent
by post to the above address. Notification and letters of
authorisation must reach the company before the end of the
notification period.

Espoo, 27 February 2004

TECNOMEN CORPORATION


The Board of Directors


FURTHER INFORMATION
Kristiina Hoppu, Leading Legal Counsel, Tecnomen Corporation,
tel. +358 9 804 781
Maarit Mikkonen, IR Manager, Tecnomen Corporation,
tel. +358 9 8047 8027


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