Decisions by Vaisala Corporation's Annual General Meeting

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Mar 26, 2014 at 2:45 PM

Decisions by Vaisala Corporation's Annual General Meeting and the organizing meeting of the Board of Directors

Vaisala Corporation Stock Exchange Release March 26, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. Decisions by Vaisala Corporation's Annual General Meeting and the organizing meeting of the Board of Directors Vaisala Corporation's Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Vaisala's head office in Finland. The meeting approved the financial statements and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO from liability for the financial period January 1-December 31, 2013. Dividend The Annual General Meeting decided a dividend of EUR 0.90 per share, corresponding to the total of EUR 16,253,292.60. The record date for the dividend payment is March 31, 2014 and the payment date is April 7, 2014. Remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors The Annual General Meeting decided that the annual fee payable to the Board members for the term until the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2015 is: the Chairman of the Board of Directors EUR 45,000 and each Board member EUR 35,000. Approximately 40 percent of the annual remuneration will be paid in Vaisala Corporation's A shares acquired from the market and the rest in cash. In addition, the Annual General Meeting decided that the compensation per attended meeting for the Chairman of the Audit Committee is EUR 1,500 and EUR 1,000 for each member of the Audit Committee for the term until the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2015. The compensation per attended meeting for the Chairman and each member of the Remuneration and HR Committee and any other committee established by the Board of Directors is EUR 1,000 for the term until the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2015. Composition of the Board of Directors The Annual General Meeting confirmed that the number of Board members is seven. Mikko Niinivaara and Raimo Voipio were re-elected for the term until the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2017. Petra Lundström and Pertti Torstila were elected as new members of the Board of Directors. Due to stipulations of the Articles of Association concerning the term of the members of the Board of Directors Petra Lundström was elected for the term until the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2015. Pertti Torstila was elected for the term until the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2017. Auditor and their remuneration The Annual General Meeting elected Deloitte & Touche Oy, Authorized Public Accountants, as auditor of the Company until the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2015. Deloitte & Touche Oy has informed that APA Merja Itäniemi will act as the auditor with the principal responsibility. The Auditor's fee is paid according to their reasonable invoice presented to the company. Authorization for directed acquisition of own A shares The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to decide on the directed acquisition of a maximum of 160,000 of the Company's own A shares in one or more instalments with funds belonging to the Company's unrestricted equity. The new authorization replaces the previous one and is valid until the closing of the Annual General Meeting in 2015, however, no longer than September 26, 2015. Authorization to transfer Company's own shares The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to decide on the transfer of a maximum of 319,150 own A-shares. The transfer of own shares may be carried out in deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive rights and may be transferred as a directed issue without payment as part of the Company's share based incentive plan. The authorization can also be used to grant special rights entitling subscription of own shares, and the subscription price of the shares can instead of cash also be paid in full or in part as contribution in kind. The new authorization replaces the previous one and is valid until March 26, 2019. Donations The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to decide on donations of maximum EUR 250,000. The authorization is valid until the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2015. The organizing meeting of the Board of Directors At its organizing meeting held after the Annual General Meeting the Board elected Raimo Voipio to continue as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Yrjö Neuvo to continue as the Vice Chairman. The composition of the Board committees was decided to be as follows: Maija Torkko was elected as the Chairman and Petra Lundström and Mikko Niinivaara as members of the Audit Committee. The Chairman and all members of the Audit Committee are independent both of the Company and of significant shareholders. Raimo Voipio was elected as the Chairman and Yrjö Neuvo and Maija Torkko as members of the Remuneration and HR Committee. Raimo Voipio is independent of the Company. Yrjö Neuvo and Maija Torkko are independent both of the Company and of significant shareholders. Additional information Kaarina Muurinen, CFO gsm +358 40 577 5066 Vaisala Corporation Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Key media www.vaisala.com Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building on 78 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of life by providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and measurement products and services for chosen weather-related and industrial markets. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs approximately 1,500 professionals worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange. www.vaisala.com www.twitter.com/VaisalaGroup [HUG#1772033]

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