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Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting of UPM-Kymmene Corporation
Notice is given to the shareholders of UPM-Kymmene Corporation (the "Company" or "UPM") of the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on Monday, August 31, 2026 starting at 14:00 (EEST) at the Congress Wing of Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre (Messukeskus), entrance at Rautatieläisenkatu 3, 00520 Helsinki, Finland. The reception of attendees who have registered for the meeting will commence at 13:00 (EEST) at the meeting venue.
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UPM-Kymmene Corporation Stock Exchange Release (Notice to general meeting) July 16, 2026 at 13:00 EEST HELSINKI, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Notice is given to the shareholders of UPM-Kymmene Corporation (the "Company" or "UPM") of the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on Monday, August 31, 2026 starting at 14:00 (EEST) at the Congress Wing of Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre (Messukeskus), entrance at Rautatieläisenkatu 3, 00520 Helsinki, Finland. The reception of attendees who have registered for the meeting will commence at 13:00 (EEST) at the meeting venue. Shareholders can also exercise their voting rights by voting in advance. Instructions for advance voting are presented in section C of this notice. Shareholders may follow the meeting through a webcast. Instructions for following the webcast and obtaining the webcast link are available at www.upm.com/egm2026 . The webcast starts on August 31, 2026 at 14:00 (EEST). It is not possible to ask questions, make counterproposals, otherwise speak, or vote through the webcast. Following the webcast is not considered as participation in the Extraordinary General Meeting or exercise of shareholder rights. Coffee will not be served in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting. A. Matters on the agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting 1. Opening of the meeting 2. Calling the meeting to order 3. Election of persons to scrutinize the minutes and to supervise the counting of votes 4. Recording the legality of the meeting 5. Recording the attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes 6. Approval of the Demerger Plan and resolving on the Partial Demerger The Board of Directors of UPM proposes to the Extraordinary General Meeting that the Extraordinary General Meeting resolves on the partial demerger in accordance with the demerger plan approved by the Board of Directors on April 29, 2026 (the "Demerger Plan") and approves the Demerger Plan so that, as part of the demerger resolution, the Extraordinary General Meeting resolves as a whole on the matters presented below conditional upon the completion of the demerger. The resolution on the approval of the Demerger Plan and on the partial demerger shall be made by a qualified majority of two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast and the shares represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The Demerger Plan is available on UPM's website at www.upm.com/egm2026 . According to the Demerger Plan, UPM will demerge so that all assets and liabilities of UPM relating to the UPM Plywood business area, or predominantly serving the UPM Plywood business area, are transferred to WISA Group Plc ("WISA Group"), a company to be established in the demerger (the "Demerger").