Valmet establishes new share-based incentive plans for key employees

Valmet Oyj's stock exchange release on December 17, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. EET

The Board of Directors of Valmet has resolved to establish two new share-based incentive plans for key employees of the group. The plans aim to align the interests of shareholders and key employees, increase the company's value in the long-term, support the execution of `Lead the Way' strategy, and retain top talent with share-based incentives.

The rewards will be paid partly in Valmet shares and partly in cash to cover taxes and statutory social security contributions arising from the reward. As a rule, no reward will be paid if the key employee's employment or director contract terminates before the reward payment.

Performance Share Plan 2026-2028

The Performance Share Plan 2026-2028 consists of one performance period, covering the financial years 2026-2028. The target group in the performance period 2026-2028 consists of approximately 200 key employees, including the members of the Executive Leadership Team and the President and CEO.

The target group has an opportunity to earn shares of Valmet based on performance. The performance criteria of the plan are tied to:

• Absolute Total Shareholder Return,

• Organic net sales growth, and

• Emission reduction in own operations.

The value of the rewards to be paid corresponds to a maximum total of 767,000 shares of Valmet (roughly 0.4% of all Valmet shares), including also the proportion to be paid in cash. The potential rewards from the plan will be paid out within five (5) months after the end of the performance period.

Restricted Share Pool 2026-2028

The Restricted Share Pool 2026-2028 is intended to be used as a tool for example ensuring retention of key talents to the company, attracting a new talent or other specific situations determined by the Board of Directors.

The Restricted Share Pool 2026-2028 consists of one vesting period, covering the financial years 2026-2028. The Board of Directors may allocate rewards from the plan during the financial year 2026.

The value of the rewards to be paid on the basis of the plan corresponds to a maximum total of 115,000 shares of Valmet (roughly 0.1% of all Valmet shares), including also the proportion to be paid in cash. The rewards from the plan will be paid out within five (5) months after the end of the vesting period.  Prerequisites for the payment of the reward are that Valmet's Comparable EBITA exceeds a threshold value and that the employment or director contract of the participant has not been terminated before the reward payment.

Shareholding obligation

The Executive Leadership Team members are obligated to hold 100 percent of the shares received from the plans, until the value of the Executive Leadership Team member's total shareholding in Valmet equals to their annual base salary for the calendar year preceding the payment of the reward. Such number of Valmet Corporation shares must be held as long as the membership in the Executive Leadership Team continues.

Further information, please contact:

Pekka Rouhiainen, VP, Investor Relations, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0020

VALMET

Katri Hokkanen

CFO

Pekka Rouhiainen

VP, Investor Relations

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Valmet is a global technology leader serving process industries. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

In 2024, Valmet's net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.4 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.  

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