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Interim Report 1 January - 30 September 2008

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LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC   INTERIM REPORT  28 October 2008  8.00 am  
             
INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY - 30 SEPTEMBER 2008                                    

- Net sales for the third quarter EUR 151.2 million (EUR 138.6 million);        
operating profit EUR 17.6 million (EUR 15.5 million); operating profit excluding
non-recurring and imputed items EUR 16.3 million (EUR 16.9 million); earnings   
per share EUR 0.31 (EUR 0.28)                                                   
- Net sales for January-September EUR 452.9 million (EUR 406.4 million);        
operating profit EUR 50.6 million (EUR 36.7 million); operating profit excluding
non-recurring and imputed items EUR 36.4 million (EUR 41.0 million); earnings   
per share EUR 0.99 (EUR 0.63)                                                   
- Full-year net sales are expected to increase by approximately 10%. Operating  
profit is expected to be somewhat lower than in the previous year. Due to the   
capital gain from Ekokem shares, earnings will exceed those for the previous    
year.                                                                           
- The equity ratio is expected to remain healthy and the financing for 2009 has 
been secured.                                                                   


GROUP NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE                                       

Third quarter                                                                   
Lassila & Tikanoja's net sales for the third quarter totalled EUR 151.2 million 
(EUR 138.6 million), showing an increase of 9.1%. The growth was entirely       
organic. The operating profit was EUR 17.6 million (EUR 15.5 million),          
representing 11.6% (11.2%) of net sales. The operating profit excluding         
non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 16.3 million (EUR 16.9 million).        
Earnings per share were EUR 0.31 (EUR 0.28).                                    

Strong organic growth continued. However, the general increase in costs and the 
reduction in recycling volumes hampered financial performance in the third      
quarter. Measures to boost production efficiency continued in order to adapt to 
increased production costs, and prices were revised. Changes in the fair values 
of oil derivatives raised operating profit by EUR 1.3 million (EUR -0.5         
million).                                                                       

January-September                                                               
The nine-month net sales increased by 11.4% to EUR 452.9 million (EUR 406.4     
million), with corporate acquisitions accounting for 2.0 percentage points of   
this growth. Operating profit amounted to EUR 50.6 million (EUR 36.7 million),  
representing 11.2% (9.0%) of net sales. The operating profit excluding          
non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 36.4 million (EUR 41.0 million).        
Earnings per share were EUR 0.99 (EUR 0.63).                                    

Organic growth outperformed market growth, and new service products were        
introduced to the market. Operating profit fell due to a rise in the general    
cost level, particularly in the prices of transport fuels. Similarly, the       
reduction in recycling volumes and the decreased demand for recovered fuels and 
biofuels attributable to the mild winter burdened financial performance. Changes
in the fair values of oil derivatives decreased operating profit by EUR 0.1     
million (EUR 2.1 million).                                                      

A capital gain of EUR 14.3 million from the sale of Ekokem shares in January    
increased the operating profit.                                                 

Financial summary                                                               
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|                  |  7-9/ | 7-9/ | Change |  1-9/ |   1-9/ | Change  |  1-12/ |
|                  |  2008 | 2007 |      % | 2008  |   2007 |      %  |  2007  |
|                  |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
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| Net sales, EUR   | 151.2 | 138. |    9.1 | 452.9 |  406.4 |    11.4 |  554.6 |
| million          |       |    6 |        |       |        |         |        |
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| Operating profit |  16.3 | 16.9 |   -3.6 |  36.4 |   41.0 |   -11.2 |   54.3 |
| excluding        |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
| non-recurring    |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
| and imputed      |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
| items, EUR       |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
| million*         |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
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| Operating        |  17.6 | 15.5 |   13.6 |  50.6 |   36.7 |    38.0 |  48.8  |
| profit, EUR      |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
| million          |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
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| Operating        |  11.6 | 11.2 |        |  11.2 |    9.0 |         |   8.8  |
| margin, %        |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
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| Profit before    |  16.2 | 14.2 |   14.5 |  47.2 |   33.6 |    40.4 |  44.5  |
| tax, EUR million |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
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| Earnings per     |  0.31 | 0.28 |   10.7 |  0.99 |   0.63 |    57.1 |  0.83  |
| share, EUR       |       |      |        |       |        |         |        |
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| EVA, EUR million |   9.7 |  8.8 |   10.2 |  28.3 |   18.5 |    53.0 |  23.0  |
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* Breakdown of operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items is    
presented at the end of the explanatory statement.                              

NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BY DIVISION                                 

Environmental Services                                                          

July-September                                                                  
The net sales of Environmental Services (waste management, recycling services,  
L&T Biowatti, environmental products) rose by 8.6% to EUR 73.7 million (EUR 67.9
million). The operating profit was EUR 9.7 million (EUR 9.7 million), and the   
operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 9.7 million  
(EUR 9.9 million).                                                              

Strong organic growth continued. Prices were revised and measures to boost      
production efficiency continued. The profitability of recycling services        
weakened due to smaller transport and processing volumes resulting from the     
slowdown in construction and to the decrease in the sales prices of recycled raw
materials.                                                                      

Construction of added capacity at the Kerava recycling plant proceeded in       
schedule, and the first stage (recycled timber unit) is expected to be on line  
early next year. Construction of the second stage (construction waste recycling 
plant) is about to begin, and the plant is expected to be completed in about a  
year.                                                                           

L&T Biowatti reached its targets thanks to an increase in the demand for        
biofuels during the period. However, the rising costs affected its operations,  
and production limitations in the mechanical forest industry hampered the       
procurement of byproducts for raw material. The wood pellet plant in Luumäki    
with an annual capacity of about 20,000 tonnes was introduced at the beginning  
of October.                                                                     

International operations within Environmental Services expanded, and performance
developed favourably. Profitability development was particularly good in Latvia 
thanks to production efficiency measures and decreased costs.                   

Net sales for environmental products increased considerably and financial       
performance improved.                                                           

January-September                                                               
Environmental Services' net sales for January-September totalled EUR 225.9      
million (EUR 205.1 million); an increase of 10.1%. The operating profit was EUR 
26.3 million (EUR 26.6 million), and the operating profit excluding             
non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 26.3 million (EUR 27.8 million).        

Due to the steep rise in the general cost level and transport fuel prices,      
prices were revised. Financial uncertainty and particularly the slowdown in     
construction lowered the amount of intake volumes at recycling plants. Measures 
to enhance production efficiency were launched to adjust to higher production   
costs.                                                                          

Construction of substantial added capacity began at the Kerava recycling plant, 
which will double the plant's capacity to almost 400,000 tonnes by 2010. At the 
same time, the recovery rate will increase significantly. Due to the reduced    
capacity of the landfill at the Kerava plant for technical reasons, the costs of
disposal of plant reject will increase. The industrial landfill site constructed
in Kotka will be opened before the end of the year.                             

The demand for L&T Biowatti's biofuels fell clearly short of the expected level 
due to the exceptionally mild winter. The mild winter also hampered the         
collection of forest processed chips and raised subcontracting costs. L&T       
Biowatti will revise its organisation, expand its service offerings, and invest 
in its own collecting, processing and transport equipment. The production of    
wood pellets was launched at the beginning of the final quarter.                

Business in Russia and Latvia developed as planned. Resources were increased to 
expand international operations.                                                
                                                                                
All units of Lassila & Tikanoja plc's Environmental Services received           
certificates for quality, environmental management, occupational health and     
safety. The objective of certification is to improve service and reinforce      
shared operating procedures.                                                    

Net sales for environmental products increased and performance development was  
positive.                                                                       

Property and Office Support Services                                            

July-September                                                                  
The net sales of Property and Office Support Services (property maintenance and 
cleaning services) grew by 8.4% to EUR 56.3 million (EUR 52.0 million). The     
operating profit was EUR 4.8 million (EUR 4.2 million), and the operating profit
excluding non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 4.8 million (EUR 4.6 million).

The division's strong organic growth continued, particularly in property        
maintenance, and additional services sold well in both product lines. Prices    
were revised. Net sales from international operations increased in Russia and   
Latvia.                                                                         

The division's performance improved as a result of profit improvement in        
property maintenance and smaller losses from international operations.          
Production efficiency improvement measures continued to respond to rising       
production costs, and the action programme to improve profitability in Sweden   
proceeded according to plans.                                                   

January-September                                                               
The January-September net sales of Property and Office Support Services         
increased by 13.2% to EUR 169.0 million (EUR 149.3 million). The operating      
profit was EUR 7.6 million (EUR 7.0 million), and the operating profit excluding
non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 7.6 million (EUR 7.4 million).          

Contract revenue increased, and the sales of additional services in both product
lines were successful. Production costs rose and price competition remained     
intense. Operations were adapted to increased production costs, and prices were 
revised.                                                                        

New service products were introduced to the market. New products in cleaning    
services included the L&T® EcoCleaning concept, which received the Nordic       
Ecolabel, also known as the Swan label, as the first product of the industry in 
Finland. The concept provides customers the opportunity to carry out concrete   
environment-friendly actions.                                                   

The holding in Blue Service Partners was sold to the joint venture partner in   
the beginning of February.                                                      

Loss from international operations declined, and operations in Russia and Latvia
developed as planned. In Sweden an extensive action programme has been launched 
to improve profitability.                                                       

Industrial Services                                                             

July-September                                                                  
The net sales of Industrial Services (hazardous waste management, industrial    
solutions, damage repair services and wastewater services) went up by 15.2% to  
EUR 22.9 million (EUR 19.9 million). The operating profit was EUR 3.7 million   
(EUR 2.1 million), and the operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed 
items EUR 2.4 million (EUR 3.0 million).                                        

Net sales increased in all product lines, and prices were revised. Fluctuation  
in demand continued, which was challenging from the production adjustment       
perspective. Demand for damage repair service was low in the third quarter.     

There were several coinciding shutdowns in the industry, which resulted in      
increased subcontracting. Furthermore, costs associated with the storage of raw 
materials for the L&T Recoil re-refinery and the starting of operations burdened
the financial performance. The completion of the facility will be delayed until 
next spring because of a design flaw in the piping. Changes in the fair value of
oil derivatives raised operating profit by EUR 1.3 million (EUR -0.5 million).  

New partner agreements were signed in the industrial solutions business.        

Key priorities in operations included profitability improvement and production  
adjustment to the forthcoming slower winter season.                             

January-September                                                               
The January-September net sales of Industrial Services totalled EUR 62.3 million
(EUR 55.6 million); an increase of 12.1%. The operating profit was EUR 4.0      
million (EUR 4.6 million), and the operating profit excluding non-recurring and 
imputed items EUR 4.1 million (EUR 7.3 million).                                

Production could not be adapted quickly enough to the rapid fluctuations in the 
demand for Industrial Services. Earnings were also adversely affected by        
recycled fuel delivery difficulties early this year. Changes in the fair values 
of oil derivatives amounted to EUR -0.1 million (EUR -2.1 million).             

New partner agreements were made in damage repair services, and the service     
network was expanded.                                                           

Prices were revised, and profitability improvement measures were initiated in   
all product lines.                                                              


FINANCING                                                                       

At the end of the period, interest-bearing liabilities amounted to EUR 10.9     
million more than a year earlier. Net interest-bearing liabilities, totalling   
EUR 117.6 million, increased by EUR 6.5 million from the comparison period and  
by EUR 31.3 million from the beginning of the year. Net finance costs exceeded  
those for the comparison period by EUR 0.1 million in the third quarter and by  
EUR 0.4 million in January-September. Interest expenses increased by EUR 0.2    
million in the third quarter and by EUR 0.6 million in January-September as a   
result of the growth in interest-bearing liabilities and a rise in the interest 
rate level.                                                                     

An expense of EUR 0.1 million arising from changes in the fair values of        
interest rate swaps was recognised in the finance costs in the third quarter,   
equalling to the amount for the comparison period.                              
In January-September, an expense of EUR 0.2 million arising from the change in  
the fair value of interest rate swaps was recognised this year as well as in the
comparison period.                                                              

Net finance costs were 0.8% (0.8%) of net sales and 6.8% (8.4%) of operating    
profit. The equity ratio was 44.9% (42.6%) and the gearing rate 57.3 (61.7).    
Cash flows from operating activities in January-September amounted to EUR 41.8  
million (EUR 34.4 million), and EUR 8.5 million (EUR 17.7 million) were tied up 
in the working capital.                                                         

The equity ratio is expected to remain healthy, and financing for 2009 has      
already been secured.                                                           


DIVIDEND                                                                        

The Annual General Meeting held on 1 April 2008 resolved on a dividend of EUR   
0.55 per share. The dividend, totalling EUR 21.3 million, was paid to the       
shareholders on 11 April 2008.                                                  


CAPITAL EXPENDITURE                                                             

Capital expenditure totalled EUR 52.2 million (EUR 77.6 million). Production    
plants were built and machinery and equipment were purchased and information    
systems were replaced.                                                          

In the second quarter the property maintenance services business of Rantakylän  
Talonhuolto Oy and in the first quarter the cleaning services business of       
Siivouspalvelu Siivoset Oy and the cleaning services business of Siivousliike   
Lainio Oy were acquired into Property and Office Support Services. The business 
of Obawater Oy was acquired into waste water services within Industrial         
Services. The combined annual net sales of the acquired businesses totalled EUR 
0.7 million.                                                                    

PERSONNEL                                                                       

In January-September, the average number of employees converted into full-time  
equivalents was 8,177 (7,723). At the end of the period, the total number of    
full-time and part-time employees was 9,625 (9,226). Of them 7,326 (6,989)      
people worked in Finland and 2,299 (2,237) people in other countries.           


SHARE AND SHARE CAPITAL                                                         

Traded volume and price                                                         
The volume of trading in Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki   
from January through September was 15,370,189 which is 39.6% (39.0%) of the     
average number of shares. The value of trading was EUR 261.4 million. The       
trading price varied between EUR 12.88 and EUR 23.00. The closing price was EUR 
13.80. The market capitalisation was EUR 535.4 million (EUR 876.9 million) at   
the end of the period.                                                          

Share capital                                                                   
At the beginning of the year the company's registered share capital amounted to 
EUR 19,392,187. Since the beginning of the year, 14,500 shares have been        
subscribed for pursuant to 2005A share options. After these subscriptions the   
share capital is EUR 19,399,437, and the number of the shares 38,798,874 shares.

Share option scheme 2005                                                        
In 2005, 600,000 share options were issued, each entitling its holder to        
subscribe for one share of Lassila & Tikanoja plc. In the beginning of the      
exercise period, 25 key persons held 162,000 2005A options. 32 key persons hold 
176,000 2005B options and 40 key persons hold 221,500 2005C options. L&T Advance
Oy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lassila & Tikanoja plc, holds 8,000 2005A      
options, 24,000 2005B options and 8,500 2005C options and these options will not
be exercised.                                                                   

The exercise price for the 2005A options is EUR 14.22, for 2005B options EUR    
16.98 and for 2005C options EUR 26,87. The exercise period for 2005A options is 
2 November 2007 to 29 May 2009, for 2005B options 3 November 2008 to 31 May     
2010, and for 2005C options 2 November 2009 to 31 May 2011.                     

The outstanding options issued under the share option plan 2005 entitle their   
holders to subscribe for a maximum of 1.4% of the current number of shares. The 
2005A options have been listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki since 2 November 2007.    

Share option scheme 2008                                                        
The Annual General Meeting of the year 2008 resolved to issue 230,000 share     
option rights, each entitling its holder to subscribe for one share of Lassila &
Tikanoja plc. 41 key persons hold 220,500 options and L&T Advance Oy 9,500      
options.                                                                        
The exercise price for the 2008 options is EUR 16.27. The exercise              
price of the share options shall, as per the dividend record date, be reduced by
the amount of dividend which exceeds 70% of the profit per share for the        
financial period to which the dividend applies. However, only such dividends    
whose distribution has been agreed upon after the option pricing period and     
which have been distributed prior to the share subscription are deducted from   
the subscription price. The exercise price shall, however, always amount to at  
least EUR 0.01. The exercise period will be from 1 November 2010 to 31 May      
2012.                                                                           
As a result of the exercise of the outstanding 2008 share options, the          
number of shares may increase by a maximum of 220,500 new shares, which is 0.6% 
of the current number of shares.                                                

Shareholders                                                                    
At the end of the financial period, the company had 5,978 (5,050) shareholders. 
Nominee-registered holdings accounted for 10.7% (13.3%) of the total number of  
shares.                                                                         

Notifications on major holdings                                                 
On 26 March 2008, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company announced that its     
holding of the shares and votes in Lassila & Tikanoja plc had fallen to 4.52%.  

On 20 May 2008, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company announced that its   
holding of the shares and votes in Lassila & Tikanoja plc had exceeded the      
threshold of 10%.                                                               

Authorisation for the Board of Directors                                        
The Board of Directors is not authorised to effect any share issues or to launch
a convertible bond or a bond with warrants. Neither is the Board authorised to  
decide on the repurchase nor disposal of the company's own shares.              


RESOLUTIONS BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING                                       

The Annual General Meeting of Lassila & Tikanoja plc, which was held on 1 April 
2008, adopted the financial statements for the financial year 2007 and released 
the members of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO from liability. 
The AGM resolved that a dividend of EUR 0.55, a total of EUR 21.3 million, as   
proposed by the Board of Directors, be paid for the financial year 2007. The    
dividend payment date was 11 April 2008.                                        

The Annual General Meeting confirmed the number of the members of the Board of  
Directors six. The following Board members were re-elected to the Board until   
the end of the following AGM: Eero Hautaniemi, Lasse Kurkilahti, Juhani Lassila 
and Juhani Maijala. Heikki Bergholm and Matti Kavetvuo were elected as new      
members for the same term.                                                      

PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Authorised Public Accountants, were elected auditors 
with Heikki Lassila, Authorised Public Accountant, acting as Principal Auditor. 

The Annual General Meeting approved the Board's proposal to issue 230,000 share 
options to key personnel of the Lassila & Tikanoja Group and/or to a            
wholly-owned subsidiary of Lassila & Tikanoja plc.                              

At its organising meeting following the Annual General Meeting, the Board of    
Directors re-elected Juhani Maijala as Chairman of the Board and Juhani Lassila 
as Vice Chairman.                                                               


SUMMARY OF STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 2 OF THE      
SECURITIES MARKETS ACT                                                          

On 22 January 2008, Lassila & Tikanoja sold its holding in the shares of Ekokem 
Oy Ab to Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Lassila & Tikanoja had     
obtained possession of the shares over a period of several years and they no    
longer had any connection to the business operations of the company and were,   
consequently, not essential for them. A tax-exempt capital gain arising from the
sale was recognised in the financial statements for the first quarter of the    
year 2008. The positive effect of the sale on the profit for the period will be 
EUR 14.2 million.                                                               

In a release disclosed on 22 July 2008, the company announced that the full-year
operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items is estimated to be   
somewhat lower than in the previous year. Previously the company estimated that 
the full-year financial performance will remain at the same level as in the     
previous year.                                                                  

On 3 October 2008, the company announced that the waste oil re-refinery of joint
venture L&T Recoil Oy will not be completed until next spring, while earlier it 
was expected to be completed towards the end of this year. Flaws had been       
detected in the piping design, which postpone the completion with a few months. 


NEAR-TERM UNCERTAINTIES                                                         

Although the markets in which L&T primarily operates are not highly cyclical,   
slowdown in economy may reduce transport and recycling volumes and the number of
commissioned assignments. The slowdown in the construction business has already 
translated into lower volumes of construction waste, and it is highly likely    
that further slowdown is in the horizon. Planning and implementing work is more 
difficult because of the rapid fluctuations in the demand for Industrial        
Services, particularly in forest industry.                                      

A further postponement in the starting of L&T Recoil's operations and changes in
the fair values of oil derivatives associated with the business may have a      
substantial effect on the operating profit of Industrial Services. If the next  
winter is mild, this will have a negative impact on L&T Biowatti's earnings     
development. Heavier forest industry production restrictions are very likely,   
which will hamper L&T Biowatti's supply of by-products for raw material. A      
planned amendment to Latvian waste legislation may have adverse effects on the  
competition situation for waste management in Riga.                             


PROSPECTS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR                                              

Full-year net sales are expected to increase by approximately 10 per cent. The  
operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items is expected to be    
somewhat lower than in the previous year. However, due to the capital gain from 
Ekokem shares, earnings will exceed those for the previous year.                

In Environmental Services, the slowdown in the construction and forest          
industries will affect transport and intake volumes. In other respects, the     
market outlook for Environmental Services is stable. The full-year operating    
profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items for Environmental Services is  
expected to be at a slightly lower level than a year ago.                       

The market outlook for Property and Office Support Services will remain stable. 
However, the competitive environment will remain challenging, and the financial 
uncertainties may reflect in the number of commissioned assignments. The        
division's international operations are expected to improve their performance   
but still remain in the red. The full-year operating profit excluding           
non-recurring and imputed items from Property and Office Support Services is    
expected to fall somewhat short of the previous year's level due to higher      
social costs.                                                                   

Strong fluctuations in the demand for Industrial Services are likely to continue
in the final quarter, and production adjustment measures will continue. After   
the end of the period, a decision has been made to discontinue the division's   
soil washing services which have been making a loss. As a result, a             
non-recurring expense amounting to approximately EUR 2.6 million will be        
recognised for the final quarter. The division's full-year operating profit     
excluding non-recurring and imputed items will fall short of last year's level. 

Operations will focus on profitability improvement. Investments will be lower   
than in the previous year.                                                      


BREAKDOWN OF OPERATING PROFIT EXCLUDING NON-RECURRING AND IMPUTED ITEMS         

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| EUR million                    |   7-9/ |   7-9/ |   1-9/ |   1-9/ |   1-12/ |
|                                |   2008 |   2007 |  2008  |  2007  |   2007  |
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| Operating profit               |   17.6 |   15.5 |   50.6 |   36.7 |    48.8 |
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| Non-recurring items            |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Loss on sale of landfill       |        |    0.5 |        |    1.8 |     2.3 |
| operations of Salvor and       |        |        |        |        |         |
| integration of the remaining   |        |        |        |        |         |
| Salvor's operations            |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Reorganisation of Property and |        |    0.4 |        |    0.4 |    0.4  |
| Office Support Services        |        |        |        |        |         |
| operations in Russia           |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Gain on sale of the shares of  |        |        |  -14.3 |        |         |
| Ekokem                         |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Oil derivatives                |   -1.3 |    0.5 |    0.1 |    2.1 |    2.8  |
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| Operating profit excluding     |   16.3 |   16.9 |   36.4 |   41.0 |   54.3  |
| non-recurring and imputed      |        |        |        |        |         |
| items                          |        |        |        |        |         |
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CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 JANUARY-30 SEPTEMBER 2008                      

ACCOUNTING POLICIES                                                             

This interim financial report is in compliance with IAS 34, Interim Financial   
Reporting Standard. The same accounting policies as in the annual financial     
statements for the year 2007 have been applied. These interim financial         
statements have been prepared in accordance with the IFRS standards and         
interpretations as adopted by the EU. Forthcoming standards and interpretations 
are presented in the accounting policies in Annual Report 2007. Income tax      
expense is based on the estimated average annual income tax rate excluding the  
tax-exempt gain on sale of Ekokem shares.                                       

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS require the     
management to make such estimates and assumptions that affect the carrying      
amounts at the balance sheet date for the assets and liabilities and the amounts
of revenues and expenses. Judgements are also made in applying the accounting   
policies. Actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions.         

The interim financial statements have not been audited.                         


INCOME STATEMENT                                                                
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| EUR 1000               |    7-9/ |     7-9/ |     1-9/ |     1-9/ |    1-12/ |
|                        |    2008 |     2007 |    2008  |    2007  |    2007  |
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| Net sales              | 151 243 |  138 569 |  452 938 |  406 441 |  554 613 |
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| Cost of goods sold     |    -129 | -116 792 | -396 756 | -348 719 | -478 151 |
|                        |     016 |          |          |          |          |
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| Gross profit           |  22 227 |   21 777 |   56 182 |   57 722 |   76 462 |
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| Other operating income |   2 016 |    1 044 |   17 888 |    2 672 |    3 834 |
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| Selling and marketing  |  -3 491 |   -3 156 |  -11 711 |  -10 866 |  -14 616 |
| costs                  |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Administrative         |  -2 941 |   -2 797 |   -9 232 |   -8 686 |  -11 614 |
| expenses               |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Other operating        |    -228 |   -1 393 |   -2 510 |   -4 166 |   -5 291 |
| expenses               |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Operating profit       |  17 583 |   15 475 |   50 617 |   36 676 |   48 775 |
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| Finance income         |     373 |      258 |    1 189 |    1 037 |    1 661 |
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| Finance costs          |  -1 719 |   -1 552 |   -4 625 |   -4 107 |   -5 978 |
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| Profit before tax      | 16 237  |   14 181 |   47 181 |   33 606 |   44 458 |
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| Income tax expense     |  -4 303 |   -3 499 |   -8 745 |   -9 074 |  -12 291 |
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| Profit for the period  |  11 934 |   10 682 |   38 436 |   24 532 |   32 167 |
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| Attributable to:       |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Equity holders of the  |  11 929 |   10 680 |   38 432 |   24 278 |   31 909 |
| company                |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Minority interest      |       5 |        2 |        4 |      254 |      258 |
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Earnings per share for profit attributable to the equity holders of the company:
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| Earnings per share,    |    0.31 |     0.28 |     0.99 |     0.63 |    0.83  |
| EUR                    |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Earnings per share,    |    0.31 |     0.27 |     0.99 |     0.63 |     0.82 |
| EUR - diluted          |         |          |          |          |          |
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BALANCE SHEET                                                                   
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| EUR 1000                                    |   9/2008 |   9/2007 |  12/2007 |
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| ASSETS                                      |          |          |          |
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| Non-current assets                          |          |          |          |
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| Intangible assets                           |          |          |          |
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| Goodwill                                    |  119 498 |  120 167 |  119 946 |
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| Intangible assets arising from business     |   26 081 |   32 324 |   30 600 |
| combinations                                |          |          |          |
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| Other intangible assets                     |   12 270 |    9 425 |   11 571 |
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| Total                                       |  157 849 |  161 916 |  162 117 |
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| Property, plant and equipment               |          |          |          |
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| Land                                        |    3 690 |    3 519 |    3 532 |
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| Buildings and constructions                 |   38 218 |   37 950 |   39 594 |
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| Machinery and equipment                     |  109 693 |   98 168 |  103 832 |
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| Other                                       |      114 |      275 |       82 |
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| Advance payments and construction in        |   26 582 |    6 098 |    4 830 |
| progress                                    |          |          |          |
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| Total                                       |  178 297 |  146 010 |  151 870 |
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| Other non-current assets                    |          |          |          |
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| Investments in associates                   |          |        3 |          |
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| Available-for-sale investments              |      502 |    2 978 |      410 |
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| Finance lease receivables                   |    4 827 |    3 605 |    3 823 |
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| Deferred income tax assets                  |    1 373 |      596 |      924 |
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| Other receivables                           |      644 |      252 |      236 |
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| Total                                       |    7 346 |    7 434 |    5 393 |
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| Total non-current assets                    |  343 492 |  315 360 |  319 380 |
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| Current assets                              |          |          |          |
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| Inventories                                 |   17 261 |   14 197 |   14 350 |
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| Trade and other receivables                 |   84 827 |   87 259 |   71 824 |
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| Derivative receivables                      |    1 069 |      440 |    1 189 |
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| Advance payments                            |    2 994 |    2 068 |      774 |
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| Available-for-sale investments              |    5 988 |    1 996 |   21 287 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents                   |    8 883 |    8 495 |    9 521 |
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| Total current assets                        |  121 022 |  114 455 |  118 945 |
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| TOTAL ASSETS                                |  464 514 |  429 815 |  438 325 |
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| EUR 1000                                    |   9/2008 |   9/2007 |  12/2007 |
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| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                      |          |          |          |
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| Equity                                      |          |          |          |
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| Equity attributable to equity holders of    |          |          |          |
| the company                                 |          |          |          |
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| Share capital                               |   19 399 |   19 376 |   19 392 |
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| Share premium reserve                       |   50 673 |   50 115 |   50 474 |
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| Other reserves                              |     -757 |       -3 |   14 055 |
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| Retained earnings                           |   97 556 |   86 166 |   86 327 |
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| Profit for the period                       |   38 432 |   24 278 |   31 909 |
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| Total                                       |  205 303 |  179 932 |  202 157 |
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| Minority interest                           |      189 |      186 |      187 |
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| Total equity                                |  205 492 |  180 118 |  202 344 |
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| Liabilities                                 |          |          |          |
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| Non-current liabilities                     |          |          |          |
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| Deferred income tax liabilities             |   29 952 |   29 504 |   29 842 |
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| Pension obligations                         |      632 |      510 |      542 |
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| Provisions                                  |    1 128 |      928 |      953 |
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| Interest-bearing liabilities                |   78 425 |   65 276 |   81 411 |
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| Other liabilities                           |      870 |      488 |      500 |
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| Total                                       |  111 007 |   96 706 |  113 248 |
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| Current liabilities                         |          |          |          |
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| Interest-bearing liabilities                |   54 092 |   56 335 |   35 757 |
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| Trade and other payables                    |   92 601 |   95 022 |   85 183 |
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| Derivative liabilities                      |    1 078 |      440 |      897 |
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| Tax liabilities                             |      244 |    1 044 |      794 |
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| Provisions                                  |          |      150 |      102 |
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| Total                                       |  148 015 |  152 991 |  122 733 |
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| Total liabilities                           |  259 022 |  249 697 |  235 981 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                |  464 514 |  429 815 |  438 325 |
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT                                                             

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| EUR 1000                                    |  9/2008 |   9/2007 |   12/2007 |
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| Cash flows from operating activities        |         |          |           |
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| Profit for the period                       |  38 436 |   24 532 |   32 167  |
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| Adjustments                                 |         |          |           |
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| Income tax expense                          |   8 745 |    9 074 |   12 291  |
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| Depreciation and amortisation and           |  28 067 |   24 540 |   33 432  |
| impairment                                  |         |          |           |
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| Finance income and costs                    |   3 436 |    3 070 |    4 317  |
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| Oil derivatives                             |      81 |   2 215  |    2 947  |
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| Gain on sale of shares                      | -14 258 |          |           |
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| Other                                       |    -906 |     -583 |     -859  |
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| Net cash generated from operating           |  63 601 |   62 848 |   84 295  |
| activities before change in working capital |         |          |           |
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| Change in working capital                   |         |          |           |
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| Change in trade and other receivables       | -14 113 |  -17 965 |   -4 903  |
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| Change in inventories                       |  -2 925 |   -6 135 |   -6 824  |
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| Change in trade and other payables          |   8 525 |    6 385 |   -1 450  |
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| Change in working capital                   |  -8 513 |  -17 715 |  -13 177  |
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| Interest paid                               |  -3 554 |   -2 424 |   -5 104  |
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| Interest received                           |   1 093 |      747 |    1 460  |
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| Income tax paid                             | -10 858 |   -9 056 |  -12 041  |
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| Net cash from operating activities          |  41 769 |   34 400 |   55 433  |
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| Cash flows from investing activities        |         |          |           |
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| Acquisition of subsidiaries and businesses, |    -420 |  -39 716 |  -37 050  |
| net of cash acquired                        |         |          |           |
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| Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries and      |         |          |    1 878  |
| businesses, net of sold cash                |         |          |           |
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| Purchases of property, plant and equipment  | -53 285 |  -32 157 |  -49 109  |
| and intangible assets                       |         |          |           |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and   |   1 734 |    3 777 |    2 261  |
| equipment and intangible assets             |         |          |           |
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| Purchases of available-for-sale investments |    -110 |      -75 |     -147  |
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| Change in other non-current receivables     |      -6 |       26 |        1  |
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| Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale    |  16 813 |      942 |    1 098  |
| investments                                 |         |          |           |
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| Dividends received                          |       3 |        1 |        4  |
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| Net cash used in investment activities      | -35 271 |  -67 202 |  -81 064  |
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| Cash flows from financing activities        |         |          |           |
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| Proceeds from share issue                   |     206 |    2 561 |    2 936  |
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| Change in short-term borrowings             |   7 365 |   24 488 |   23 011  |
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| Proceeds from long-term borrowings          |  20 000 |   30 000 |   50 302  |
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| Repayments of long-term borrowings          | -11 864 |  -17 092 |  -39 909  |
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| Dividends paid                              | -21 315 |  -21 361 |  -21 360  |
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| Net cash generated from financing           |  -5 608 |   18 596 |   14 980  |
| activities                                  |         |          |           |
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| Net change in liquid assets                 |     890 |  -14 206 |  -10 651  |
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| Liquid assets at beginning of period        |  14 008 |   24 790 |   24 790  |
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| Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates |     -35 |      -92 |     -131  |
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| Change in fair value of current             |       8 |       -1 |           |
| available-for-sale investments              |         |          |           |
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| Liquid assets at end of period              |  14 871 |   10 491 |   14 008  |
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Liquid assets                                                                   
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| EUR 1000                                      | 9/2008 |  9/2007 |   12/2007 |
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| Cash                                          |  8 883 |   8 495 |     9 521 |
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| Certificates of deposit and commercial papers |  5 988 |   1 996 |     4 487 |
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| Total                                         | 14 871 |  10 491 |    14 008 |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                                                  
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| EUR 1000     | Share | Share | Re-val | Re-ta |     Equity | Mino-r |  Total |
|              | capit | premi | ua-tio |  ined |    attrib. |    ity | equity |
|              |    al |    um |      n | earn- |  to equity | inter- |        |
|              |       | reser |    and |  ings | holders of |    est |        |
|              |       |    ve |  other |       |        the |        |        |
|              |       |       | reserv |       |    company |        |        |
|              |       |       |     es |       |            |        |        |
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| Equity at    |    19 |    50 | 14 055 |   118 |    202 157 |    187 |    202 |
| 1.1.2008     |   392 |   474 |        |   236 |            |        |    344 |
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| Hedging      |       |       |    -46 |       |        -46 |        |    -46 |
| reserve,     |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| change in    |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| fair value   |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
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| Current      |       |       |    -14 |       |    -14 233 |        |    -14 |
| available-fo |       |       |    233 |       |            |        |    233 |
| r-sale       |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| investments, |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| reversal of  |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| change in    |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| fair value   |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| due to sale  |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
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| Translation  |       |       |   -533 |       |       -533 |     -2 |   -535 |
| differences  |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
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| Items        |       |       |    -14 |       |    -14 812 |     -2 |    -14 |
| recognised   |       |       |    812 |       |            |        |    814 |
| directly in  |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| equity       |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
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| Profit for   |       |       |        |    38 |     38 432 |      4 | 38 436 |
| the period   |       |       |        |   432 |            |        |        |
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| Total        |       |       |    -14 |    38 |     23 620 |      2 | 23 622 |
| recognised   |       |       |    812 |   432 |            |        |        |
| income and   |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| expenses     |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
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| Share option |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| remuneration |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
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| Subscription |     7 |   199 |        |       |        206 |        |    206 |
| s            |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| pursuant to  |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| 2005 options |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
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| Remuneration |       |       |        |   643 |        643 |        |    643 |
| expense of   |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| share        |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
| options      |       |       |        |       |            |        |        |
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| Dividends    |       |       |        |   -21 |    -21 323 |        |    -21 |
| paid         |       |       |        |   323 |            |        |    323 |
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| Equity at    |    19 |    50 |   -757 |   135 |