Lemminkäinen and YIT will complete the merger
LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION 16.3.2007 On 16 March 2007 Lemminkäinen Corporation's Annual General Meeting adopted the Company's final accounts for 2006 and granted the Managing Director and the members of the Board of Directors freedom from responsibility. Payment of dividend The Annual General Meeting decided in accordance with the
LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION 16.3.2007 On 16 March 2007 Lemminkäinen Corporation's Annual General Meeting adopted the Company's final accounts for 2006 and granted the Managing Director and the members of the Board of Directors freedom from responsibility. Payment of dividend The Annual General Meeting decided in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal to pay a dividend of EUR 1.50 per share, i.e. a total dividend pay-out of EUR 25 531 875.00. Dividend will be paid to those shareholders registered on the list of shareholders kept by Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd on the record date (21 March 2007). The dividend will be paid on 28 March 2007. Board membership and fees The Annual General Meeting confirmed the number of members of the Board of Directors as five. Messrs. Berndt Brunow, Heikki Pentti, Teppo Taberman and Sakari Tamminen were re-elected to serve as members of the Board of Directors. Ms. Kristina Pentti, M.Sc. (Econ.) was newly elected to serve as a board member. The Annual General Meeting confirmed that fees of EUR 2 700 per month be paid to the members of the Board of Directors and EUR 11 000 per month be paid to the Chairman of the Board. Election of auditor and audit fee PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, a firm of authorised public accountants, was re-elected to serve as the Company's auditor. The audit fee will be paid on the basis of an approved invoice. Helsinki, 16 March 2007 LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION Katri Sundström Investor Relations Manager DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Exchanges Key media www.lemminkainen.com Lemminkäinen operates in all areas of the construction sector. Its main business areas are building contracting, infrastructure construction, the building materials industry and technical building services. Net sales in 2006 were EUR 1 795.9 million, of which international operations accounted for about one third. The Company employs about 8 500 people. The main markets are in the Baltic Rim region, where the Group has established a presence by setting up local subsidiaries. In specialised area of construction the Company serves its clients all over the world. Lemminkäinen's share is quoted on Helsinki Exchanges.