Notification regarding transaction by Valmet Oyj's

Valmet Oyj March 16, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. EET

Valmet Oyj's Executive Team members received shares under Valmet's Long-Term Incentive (LTI) plan 2016 on March 16, 2017. The shares were awarded based on set performance criteria for 2016 and on the person's position at that time.

Valmet - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Vähäpesola, Jari Position: Other senior manager Issuer: Valmet LEI: 213800D9O7FUQDH83V62

Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 213800D9O7FUQDH83V62_20170315103736_3 ____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2017-03-16 Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI4000074984 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE

Transaction Details (1): Volume: 8565 Unit price: 0.00000 EUR

Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 8565 Volume weighted average price: 0.00000 EUR

Further information, please contact: Rasmus Oksala, General Counsel, tel. +358 10 672 0026 Calle Loikkanen, Director, Investor Relations, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0020

VALMET

Kari Saarinen CFO

Calle Loikkanen Director, Investor Relations

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