Instructions for the participants in the general meeting
1. The right to participate and registration
Each shareholder, who is on 12 March 2010 registered in the shareholders' register of the company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd., has the right to participate in the Annual General Meeting. A shareholder, whose shares are registered on his/her personal Finnish book-entry account, is registered in the shareholders' register of the company.
A shareholder, who wants to participate in the Annual General Meeting, shall register for the meeting no later than 19 March 2010 at 10.00 a.m. by giving a prior notice of participation. Such notice can be given as of 12 February 2010:
a) on the company's website at www.m-real.com;
b) by e-mail to AGM2010@m-real.com;
c) by telephone to +358 10 4654190; or
d) by mail to M-real Corporation, Legal Services/Karjalainen, P.O. Box 20, FI-02020 Metsä.
In connection with the registration, a shareholder shall notify his/her name, personal identification number, address, telephone number and the name of a possible assistant or proxy representative and the personal identification number of such proxy representative.
2. Proxy representative and powers of attorney
A shareholder may participate in the general meeting and exercise his/her rights at the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative shall produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at the meeting. Possible proxy documents should be delivered in originals to M-real Corporation, Legal Services/Karjalainen, P.O. Box 20, FI-02020 Metsä on the final date for registration at the latest.
3. Holders of nominee registered shares
A holder of nominee registered shares is advised to request from his/her custodian bank, without delay, necessary instructions regarding the registration in the shareholder's register of the company, the issuing of proxy documents and registration for the general meeting. The account management organisation of the custodian bank will register a holder of nominee registered shares wishing to participate in the general meeting to be temporarily entered into the shareholders' register of the company on 19 March 2010 by 10.00 a.m. at the latest. A shareholder, who is registered in the temporary shareholders' register, is concurrently registered for the meeting.
4. Other instructions and information
Pursuant to chapter 5, section 25 of the Company's Act, a shareholder who is present at the general meeting has the right to request information with respect to the matters to be considered at the meeting.
The personal data given to the company is used only in connection with the general meeting and the processing of related registrations.
On the date of this notice, the total number of shares in M-real Corporation is 36,339,550 A-shares and 291,826,062 B-shares carrying an aggregate of 1,018,617,062 votes. According to the Articles of Association each A share carries twenty (20) votes while each B share carries one (1) vote.