Authorisation for the Board of Directors

The Company's own shares

Authorisations granted by the AGM held on 20 March 2009
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 20 March 2009 authorised the Board of Directors to decide on the acquisition of a maximum of 200,000 of the company's own shares. The repurchase authorisation is valid for 18 months after the decision of the General Meeting. The shares shall be repurchased to improve company's capital structure and/or to be used as consideration in future acquisitions or other arrangements related to the company's business or as part of the company's incentive program, and/or to finance investments. Shares may be held, cancelled or conveyed by the company. The company's own shares shall be repurchased otherwise than in proportion to the holdings of the shareholders by using the non-restricted equity through public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd at the market price prevailing at the time of acquisition. Based on the authorisation, the company has repurchased 200,000 of its own shares between  26 February - 27 July 2010 . Average price per share was approximately 1.06 euros.

The General Meeting also authorised the Board of Directors to decide on the conveyance of a maximum of 255,057 of the company's own shares. The authorisation will be valid for 18 months after the end of the General Meeting. Within the authorisation the company has conveyed 31,877 of its own shares as emoluments to the Board of Directors on 1 April 2010. The price of the conveyed shares was EUR 1.60 per share.

Authorisations granted by the AGM held on 23 March 2010
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 23 March 2010 authorised the Board of Directors to decide on the acquisition of a maximum of 200,000 of the company's own shares. The repurchase authorisation is valid for 18 months after the decision of the General Meeting. The shares shall be repurchased to improve company's capital structure and/or to be used as consideration in future acquisitions or other arrangements related to the company's business or as part of the company's incentive program, and/or to finance investments. Shares may be held, cancelled or conveyed by the company. The company's own shares shall be repurchased otherwise than in proportion to the holdings of the shareholders by using the non-restricted equity through public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd at the market price prevailing at the time of acquisition.

The General Meeting also authorised the Board of Directors to decide on the conveyance of a maximum of 200,682 of the company's own shares. The authorisation will be valid for 18 months after the end of the General Meeting.

The board of Directors has not exercised these authorities.

Other authorisation for the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors still has authorisation to issue 300,000 more stock options in accordance with the 2009 stock option plan, which would entitle holders to subscribe for 300,000 Suominen shares. The validity of the authorisation to issue 6,325,098 new shares remaining from the authorisation granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 1 June 2010 expired on 31 December 2010, after which the Board of Directors is not otherwise authorised to issue special rights entitling to shares, option rights and/or convertible bonds.