OKMETIC OYJ   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE      20 JANUARY 2012         AT 9.30 A.M.

ACQUITTAL FOR THE PRESIDENT IN INSIDER MATTER RELATED TO SHARE TRADES BY LSO OSUUSKUNTA

The Helsinki Court of Appeal has decided not to change the acquittal for President Kai Seikku rendered by the Helsinki District Court on 20 December 2010 and has dismissed the prosecutor's claims on negligent abuse of insider information. The charge was related to Seikku's actions while he was still working for his previous employer HKScan Oyj.

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For further information, please contact:

President Kai Seikku, Okmetic Oyj,
tel. +358 400 200 288, email: kai.seikku@okmetic.com

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Okmetic is a technology company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise to the solar cell industry. Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost their competitiveness and profitability.

Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production process. 

Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China.

Okmetic's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki under the code OKM1V. For more information on the company, please visit our website at www.okmetic.com.

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