Proposal for persons to be elected as members of the Supervisory Board          

The Annual General Meeting of Atria Plc will be held on April 29, 2009. Based on
the information the company has received, shareholders representing over 10% of 
the number of votes conferred by the Company's shares announce a proposal for   
persons to be elected as members of the Supervisory Board:                      

Member                                Term expires                              

Juha-Matti Alaranta                   2012                                      
Juho Anttikoski                       2010                                      
Mika Asunmaa                          2010                                      
Lassi-Antti Haarala                   2012                                      
Juhani Herrala                        2010                                      
Henrik Holm                           2012                                      
Pasi Ingalsuo                         2011                                      
Veli Koivisto                         2011                                      
Olavi Kuja-Lipasti                    2011                                      
Teuvo Mutanen                         2011                                      
Mika Niku                             2012                                      
Seppo Paavola                         2012                                      
Heikki Panula                         2010                                      
Pekka Parikka                         2011                                      
Ari Pirkola                           2010                                      
Marita Riekkinen                      2010                                      
Juho Tervonen                         2012                                      
Tomi Toivanen                         2012                                      
Timo Tuhkasaari                       2011                                      



Total of 19 members.                                                            

New candidates for the Atria Supervisory Board are Juho Anttikoski, Mika Niku,  
Marita Riekkinen and Tomi Toivanen. They will be presented at the Annual General
Meeting on the 29th of April 2009.  Presentations of the new candidates are     
available on Atria's website at www.atria.fi/konserni, in section 'General      
Meetings' - 'Notices of general meetings'.                                      


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