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Lassila & Tikanoja plc Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2007

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- Net sales for the second quarter EUR 138.8 million, growth 28.0%; operating   
profit EUR 12.0 million, growth 8.9%; earnings per share EUR 0.20 (EUR 0.20)    
- Net sales for January-June EUR 267.9 million, growth 28.2%; operating profit  
EUR 21.2 million, growth 5.9%; earnings per share EUR 0.35 (EUR 0.36)           
- Full-year net sales are estimated to increase by clearly more than 20% but    
earnings per share are estimated to decline.                                    


GROUP NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE                                       

Second quarter                                                                  

Lassila & Tikanoja's net sales for the second quarter stood at EUR 138.8 million
(EUR 108.4 million). The operating profit was EUR 12.0 million (EUR 11.1        
million), which is 8.7% (10.2%) of net sales. The net sales increased by 28.0%, 
16.9 percentage points of which came from corporate acquisitions.               

Strong organic growth continued thanks to successful new sales. The demand for  
Industrial Services continued to be particularly strong. The operating profit   
was burdened by losses in the joint venture Salvor Oy (EUR 1.1 million), as well
as imputed changes in the fair values of oil derivatives purchased for hedging  
the oil re-refinery business to be started in 2008 (EUR -0.5 million).          

January-June                                                                    

The six-month net sales increased by 28.2% and stood at EUR 267.9 million (EUR  
209.0 million), 17.4 percentage points of this growth coming from corporate     
acquisitions. Earnings per share were EUR 0.35 (EUR 0.36).                      

Organic growth exceeded market growth, and the company's market position        
strengthened. This was primarily attributable to well-functioning product       
development, marketing and sales operations, as well as strong industrial       
demand. Several new service products were introduced to the market. The         
operating profit was burdened by losses in the joint venture Salvor Oy (EUR 1.3 
million), as well as imputed changes in the fair values of oil derivatives (EUR 
-1.7 million). The above items have a combined negative effect of EUR 0.07 on   
earnings per share for January-June.                                            

Financial summary                                                               
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|                 |   4-6 |   4-6 | Change |   1-6 |    1-6 | Change |    1-12 |
|                 | /2007 | /2006 |      % | /2007 |  /2006 |      % |   /2006 |
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| Net sales, EUR  | 138.8 | 108.4 |   28.0 | 267.9 |  209.0 |   28.2 |   436.0 |
| million         |       |       |        |       |        |        |         |
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| Operating       |  12.0 |  11.1 |    8.9 |  21.2 |   20.0 |    5.9 |    50.2 |
| profit, EUR     |       |       |        |       |        |        |         |
| million         |       |       |        |       |        |        |         |
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| Operating       |   8.7 |  10.2 |        |   7.9 |    9.6 |        |    11.5 |
| margin, %       |       |       |        |       |        |        |         |
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| Profit before   |  11.1 |  10.7 |    4.2 |  19.4 |   19.4 |      0 |    48.5 |
| tax, EUR        |       |       |        |       |        |        |         |
| million         |       |       |        |       |        |        |         |
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| Earnings per    |  0.20 |  0.20 |      0 |  0.35 |   0.36 |   -2.8 |    0.90 |
| share, EUR      |       |       |        |       |        |        |         |
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| EVA, EUR        |   6.0 |   5.7 |    5.3 |   9.6 |    9.5 |    1.1 |    28.6 |
| million         |       |       |        |       |        |        |         |
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NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BY DIVISION                                 

Environmental Services                                                          

Second quarter                                                                  
The net sales of Environmental Services (waste management, recycling services,  
L&T Biowatti, environmental products) in the second quarter amounted to EUR 72.2
million (EUR 51.7 million), an increase of 39.7%. The operating profit was EUR  
8.1 million (EUR 7.8 million).                                                  

Organic growth continued to improve thanks to strong new sales. During the      
period, new substantial service contracts were signed with parties including    
producers' organisations and large-scale customers. The earnings from waste     
management improved. The earnings from recycling services were burdened by      
unprofitable landfill construction business within the joint venture Salvor and 
a loss on disposal of this business. The final amount of the loss will be       
determined by the end of the year when all contracts in progress are completed. 
A contract of lease was signed with the City of Kerava, making it possible to   
start the planning for a new plant. The company already has legally valid       
environmental permits for expanding the operations.                             

L&T Biowatti's net sales and earnings developed as planned.                     

Waste management operations in the Moscow region expanded to a new town in May  
with the gradual transfer of waste management in the town of Sergiev Posad to   
L&T's responsibility.                                                           

Environmental products' financial performance improved as a result of strong    
growth in net sales.                                                            

January-June                                                                    

Environmental Services' net sales for January-June amounted to EUR 138.0 million
(EUR 98.8 million), an increase of 39.7%. The operating profit was EUR 16.7     
million (EUR 15.1 million).                                                     

Strong organic growth continued, and the number of municipal transport contracts
increased. The volume of recycling services increased thanks to new sales and   
added plant capacity. Losses in the joint venture Salvor Oy increased           
substantially due to financial failures in landfill construction and closedown  
contracts. The company divested its unprofitable landfill construction business 
and has also initiated other corrective measures. The earnings of environmental 
products were on a par with the comparison period.                              

An extension to capacity was introduced at the Tampere recycling plant. A new   
recycling plant at Joensuu will be completed in August, followed by extensions  
to the Turku and Valkeakoski plants later this year. The recycling plant in     
Dubna, Russia is expected to be completed in the beginning of next year. The    
situation with environmental permits has developed favourably even though       
appeals against environmental permits are slowing down plant and processing area
projects to some extent. The planning of new recycling plants will continue.    

The acquisition of a majority holding in Biowatti Oy was completed on 1 February
2007. L&T Biowatti is the leading bioenergy company utilising renewable energy  
sources in Finland. It engages in the procurement, processing, marketing and    
delivery of wood-based fuels for customers. L&T Biowatti's net sales and        
earnings developed almost as planned.                                           


Property and Office Support Services                                            

Second quarter                                                                  

The net sales of Property and Office Support Services (property maintenance and 
cleaning services) totalled EUR 48.7 million (EUR 41.2 million), an increase of 
18.0%. The operating profit was EUR 1.7 million (EUR 1.5 million).              

Organic growth was fairly good even though price competition was intense. The   
performance of both product lines improved in Finland even though the earnings  
of property maintenance were burdened by an unprofitable electrical installation
contract. Operations abroad remained unprofitable as expected.                  

Kiinteistöhuolto Jauhiainen Oy and Siivouspalvelu Ta-Bu Oy were acquired in the 
beginning of June. Kiinteistöhuolto Jauhiainen Oy is a property maintenance     
company operating in the Helsinki region that posted net sales of EUR 6.5       
million in 2006. It employs 65 people. Siivouspalvelu Ta-Bu Oy operates in the  
Helsinki and Varkaus regions. Its net sales amounted to EUR 5.3 million in 2006,
and it employs around 200 people.                                               

January-June                                                                    

The January-June net sales of Property and Office Support Services totalled EUR 
97.4 million (EUR 82.4 million), an increase of 18.2%. The operating profit was 
EUR 2.8 million (EUR 2.8 million).                                              

Organic growth continued in Finland, with net sales growing particularly in     
maintenance of technical systems. Mild weather early in the year did not have   
much of an improving effect on performance, because snow ploughing is mostly    
covered by fixed-price advance agreements with subcontractors. There were no    
snow transports that would have provided for additional invoicing. A large      
number of new contracts started in cleaning services, and the costs of          
initiation hampered profitability.                                              

Operations in Russia and Latvia have been reorganised. Sales performance in     
Latvia has been good and an earnings improvement is expected.                   

Three acquisitions have been carried out in Sweden within one year, generating  
aggregate net sales of approximately EUR 30 million in 2007. The current focus  
in Sweden is on integrating these companies into one and building a sales       
organisation.                                                                   

The division's operations abroad were running at a loss.                        


Industrial Services                                                             

Second quarter                                                                  

The net sales of Industrial Services (hazardous waste management, industrial    
cleaning, damage repair services and wastewater services) amounted to EUR 19.1  
million (EUR 16.5 million), an increase of 15.7%. The operating profit was EUR  
2.6 million (EUR 2.3 million). The division's operating profit was burdened by  
calculated changes in the fair values of oil derivatives amounting to EUR 0.5   
million.                                                                        

Strong organic growth continued in the net sales of all product lines. Growth   
was facilitated by a high industrial utilisation rate, expanded service network 
and new customer contracts based on strategic partnership that evens out        
fluctuation in demand. The profitability of all product lines improved through  
better productivity and control over fixed costs.                               

The construction of a waste oil re-refinery for the joint venture L&T Recoil Oy 
started.                                                                        

January-June                                                                    

The January-June net sales of Industrial Services amounted to EUR 34.9 million  
(EUR 29.6 million), an increase of 17.6%. The operating profit was EUR 2.7      
million (EUR 3.1 million).                                                      

The net sales of all product lines increased, with the strongest growth in      
damage repair services and wastewater services. Thanks to a mild winter, demand 
in all product lines was good for the time of the year. Industrial demand did   
not even out but continued to be strong also in the second quarter. The         
division's market position has strengthened, which is reflected in factors such 
as an increase in the number of major customer contracts. The earnings          
improvement in day-to-day operations was affected by good demand as well as     
improved productivity. The damage repair service network expanded to two new    
locations.                                                                      

A new alternative liquid fuel (ALF) was introduced to the market to replace     
waste oil that is routed to re-refining. The operating profit was burdened by   
changes in the fair values of L&T Recoil's oil derivatives amounting to EUR 1.7 
million. Oil derivatives are used to hedge the profitability of the upcoming    
re-refinery in situations where the market price of oil falls substantially.    
Changes in the fair value of oil derivatives have a quarterly earnings effect.  
The re-refinery is estimated to be completed in the spring of 2008.             


FINANCING                                                                       

At the end of the period, interest-bearing liabilities amounted to EUR 25.4     
million more than a year earlier. Net interest-bearing liabilities, totalling   
EUR 104.9 million, increased by EUR 19.3 million from the comparison period and 
by EUR 52.5 million from the beginning of the year. Net finance costs exceeded  
those for the comparison period by EUR 0.5 million in the second quarter, and by
EUR 1.2 million in January-June. In the second quarter, interest expenses       
increased by EUR 0.5 million, and in January-June by EUR 0.9 million, as a      
result of the growth in interest-bearing liabilities and a rise in the interest 
rate level. No changes in the fair values of interest rate swaps were recognised
in the second quarter, while an income of EUR 0.1 was recognised in finance     
income in the comparison period. No changes in the fair values of interest rate 
swaps were recognised in January-June either, while an income of EUR 0.5 was    
recognised in finance income in the comparison period. Net finance costs were   
0.7% (0.3%) of net sales and 8.4% (3.0%) of operating profit.                   

A total of EUR 0.2 million arising from the changes in the fair value of an     
interest rate swap to which hedge accounting under IAS 39 is applied, was       
recognised in equity in January-June.                                           

The equity ratio was 42.2% (46.3%)and the gearing rate 61.2 (55.4). In          
January-June, cash flows from operating activities amounted to EUR 24.7 million 
(EUR 24.2 million), and EUR 5.8 million were tied up in the working capital (EUR
7.4 million).                                                                   


CAPITAL EXPENDITURE                                                             

Capital expenditure totalled EUR 64.7 million (EUR 23.8 million). Approximately 
EUR 47.3 million were spent on company acquisitions. The combined annual net    
sales of the acquired companies totalled EUR 87.3 million. In addition,         
production plants were built and machinery and equipment were replaced.         

In early June, Kiinteistöhuolto Jauhiainen Oy and Siivouspalvelu Ta-Bu Oy were  
acquired.                                                                       
Kiinteistöhuolto Jauhiainen Oy specialises in property maintenance services in  
the Helsinki region, and its net sales for the year 2006 amounted to EUR 6.5    
million. It employs 65 people. Siivouspalvelu Ta-Bu Oy is a cleaning services   
company operating both in the Helsinki region and in Varkaus in Central Finland.
Its net sales for the year 2006 amounted to EUR 5.3 million, and it employs some
200 people.                                                                     

The following acquisitions were made in the first quarter:                      

In December 2006 an agreement was signed on the acquisition of the majority     
(70%) of the shares of Biowatti Oy from the acting management of the company for
Environmental Services. The acquisition became effective on 1 February 2007     
after the approval of the competition authority. Biowatti is the leading Finnish
bio energy supplier utilising renewable energy sources, operating in the        
procurement, processing, marketing and delivery of wood-based fuels. The main   
products are by-products of forest and wood processing industries and logging   
chips. The net sales of Biowatti for the year 2006 amounted to EUR 64.2 million.
Bio fuel sales account for two thirds and industrial raw materials sales for one
third of the net sales.                                                         

A Swedish cleaning services company Skånsk Allservice AB together with          
subsidiaries Hygienutveckling AB and Hygienutvickling A/S operating in Norway   
were acquired in January for Property and Office Support Services. The          
consolidated net sales of the group totalled EUR 10.8 million in 2006, most of  
which came from hygiene services for the food industry. Kiinteistöhuolto Pentti 
Nissinen Oy was acquired for property maintenance services.                     

The remaining portion of the shares of Suomen Keräystuote Oy was purchased for  
recycling services within Environmental Services. Lassila & Tikanoja held       
already 94.5% of Suomen Keräystuote shares.                                     


PERSONNEL                                                                       

In January - June, the average number of employees converted into full-time     
equivalents was 7,398 (6,698). At the end of the period, the total number of    
full-time and part-time employees was 9,486 (8,542). Of them 2,274 (1,490)people
worked outside Finland.                                                         


SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL                                                        

Traded volume and price                                                         
The volume of trading in Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares on OMX Nordic Exchange in
Helsinki from January through June was 9,482,125, which is 24.6% (17.8%) of the 
average number of shares. The value of trading was EUR 235.8 million. The       
trading price varied between EUR 20.78 and EUR 27.96. The closing price was EUR 
25.10. The market capitalisation was EUR 971.8 million (EUR 621.5 million) at   
the end of the period.                                                          

Share capital                                                                   
At the beginning of the year the company's registered share capital amounted to 
EUR 19,264,087. Since the beginning of the year, 187,916 shares have been       
subscribed for pursuant to 2002C options. After these subscriptions the share   
capital is EUR 19,358,045, and the number of the shares 38,716,090 shares.      

On 30 July 2007, the Board approved the subscriptions of 35,539 new shares made 
pursuant to the 2002C share options. As a result of these subscriptions, the    
company's registered share capital will increase by EUR 17,769.50 to EUR        
19,375,814.50 and the number of the shares will increase to 38,751,629 shares   
after the increase has been entered in the Trade Register.                      

Option plans 2002 and 2005                                                      
The subscription periods for 2002A and 2002B share options have ended. 280,000  
2002C options have been issued. 274,000 have been granted to key persons of the 
company.                                                                        
Until 20 July 2007, a total of 241,155 shares have been subscribed for pursuant 
to the 2002C options. Pursuant to the remaining outstanding 2002C options a     
maximum of 32,845 shares can be subscribed for, which is 0.1% of the current    
number of shares. The subscription period ends on 30 October 2007. The share    
subscription price is EUR 11.46. The 2002C options have been listed on the      
Helsinki Stock Exchange since 2 May 2006.                                       

In 2005, 600,000 share options were issued, each entitling its holder to        
subscribe for one share of Lassila & Tikanoja plc. Presently, 26 key persons    
hold 165,000 2005A options, 35 key persons hold 195,000 2005B options and 41 key
persons hold 230,000 2005C options. L&T Advance Oy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Lassila & Tikanoja plc, holds 5,000 2005A options and 5,000 2005B options.      

The share subscription price for 2005A options is EUR 14.22, for 2005B options  
EUR 16.98 and for 2005C options EUR 26.87. The options issued under the share   
option plan 2005 entitle their holders to subscribe for a maximum of 1.6% of the
current number of shares. The share subscription period for the 2005A options   
starts on 1 November 2007.                                                      

Shareholders                                                                    
At the end of the financial period, the company had 4,795 (4,538) shareholders. 
Nominee-registered holdings accounted for 15.1% (9.2%) of the total number of   
shares.                                                                         

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 26 March
2007, adopted the financial statements for the financial year 2006 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 21.2 million, as   
proposed by the Board of Directors, be paid for the financial year 2006. The    
dividend payment date was 5 April 2007.                                         

The Annual General Meeting confirmed the number of the members of the Board of  
Directors five (5). The following Board members were re-elected to the Board    
until the end of the following AGM: Lasse Kurkilahti, Juhani Lassila, Juhani    
Maijala and Soili Suonoja. Eero Hautaniemi was elected as a new member 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 of Directors' proposal to amend   
the Articles of Association in order to align them with the new Finnish         
Companies Act. The provisions on minimum and maximum share capital as well as on
minimum and maximum number of shares were also removed.                         

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                                                          

In a release disclosed on 23 July 2007, the company announced that the full-year
financial result is estimated to be lower than in the previous year, though the 
operative result for the final half of the year is expected to remain on the    
same level as in the previous year. Previously the company estimated that the   
full-year financial performance will improve. Full-year net sales are still     
estimated to increase by clearly more than 20%.                                 


NEAR-TERM UNCERTAINTIES                                                         

The most substantial near-term uncertainty factor is the possibility that the   
performance of foreign units within Property and Office Support Services may not
improve on the planned schedule. The slow pace of licensing procedures may cause
delays in the implementation of planned recycling plant investments in Finland  
as well as Russia. Changes in the fair values of oil derivatives associated with
L&T Recoil's business depend on the development of world market prices for oil, 
and may have a substantial effect on the operating profit of Industrial         
Services. Fluctuations in the price of carbon dioxide emission allowances have a
substantial effect on the demand for L&T Biowatti's wood-based fuels; however,  
there is not much room for further decreases in the price in 2007. The final    
amount of the loss on the disposal of the joint venture Salvor's landfill       
construction business will be determined by the end of the year as contracts in 
progress are completed.                                                         



PROSPECTS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR 2007                                         

The prospects for Lassila & Tikanoja's markets remain mostly good. The demand   
for Environmental Services in Finland will remain strong thanks to closures of  
old landfills by the end of November and amendments to waste legislation.       
Increasing plant capacity and a versatile service offering are expected to      
improve L&T's market position.                                                  

The market outlook for Property and Office Support Services in Finland is       
reasonable as outsourcing continues. The competitive situation is quite         
challenging, however, and margins will remain tight. The full-year result for   
cleaning operations abroad will be in the red but the loss is expected to be    
smaller than a year earlier.                                                    

The market outlook for Industrial Services is quite positive. Strong demand     
seems to continue, and L&T's position in the market is further strengthening.   

The price of emission allowances (EUR per tonne of carbon dioxide) will         
substantially affect the pricing of renewable energy sources and thus the demand
for them. The price level for the new emissions trading period starting as of   
the beginning of 2008 exceeds clearly the price level for the current period.   
This is expected to improve the competitive ability of renewable energy sources 
and lead to a normalisation of purchasing volumes in the beginning of 2008. The 
Finnish government programme has brought the increased utilisation of forest    
processed chips into focus as the aim is to increase the proportion of renewable
energy sources.                                                                 

During the current year, L&T Biowatti will strengthen the procurement of raw    
materials, increase stocks, improve its delivery capacity and thus prepare for  
increased demand in 2008.                                                       

The Joensuu recycling plant and the extensions to capacity at the Turku and     
Valkeakoski plants will be completed during the latter half of the year. The    
plant at Dubna in Russia will be completed in early 2008. The planning of new   
plants will continue. Due to completed corporate acquisitions and other         
investment decisions made, the full-year capital expenditure will exceed the    
previous year's level.                                                          

Organic growth is expected to continue at a healthy level. Full-year net sales  
are estimated to increase by clearly more than 20% but earnings per share are   
estimated to decline. The result of operations in the latter half of the year is
estimated to remain at the previous year's level. The operating profit for the  
final half of the previous year was, however,  boosted by non-recurring gains on
disposals and imputed changes in the fair values of oil derivatives, totalling  
EUR 2.9 million.                                                                



CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 JANUARY - 30 JUNE 2007                         

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 of 31 December 2006 have been applied. These interim financial       
statements have been prepared in accordance with the IFRS standards and         
interpretations that were effective on 31 March 2007. The new IFRIC             
interpretations (7-10) valid as of 1 January 2007 did not affect the            
consolidated financial statements. IFRS 7 (effective as of 1 January 2007) does 
not affect these interim financial statements, because they are condensed.      
Income tax expense is based on the estimated average annual income tax rate,    
which would be applicable to expected total annual earnings.                    

The consolidated financial statements do not include the 1 to 30 June income    
statements of Kiinteistöhuolto Jauhiainen Oy and Siivouspalvelu Ta-Bu Oy        
acquired on 1 June 2007. Their preliminary acquisition prices have been         
recognised in the consolidated goodwill. Their interim accounts as of the date  
of acquisition will only be completed after the consolidated interim accounts of
30 June 2007.                                                                   

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              |     4-6 |     4-6 |      1-6 |       1-6 |      1-12 |
|                       |   /2007 |   /2006 |    /2007 |     /2006 |     /2006 |
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| NET SALES             | 138 759 | 108 430 |  267 872 |   208 994 |   436 004 |
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| Cost of goods sold    |    -119 |  -92 25 | -231 927 |  -179 069 |  -367 968 |
|                       |     485 |       3 |          |           |           |
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| GROSS PROFIT          |  19 274 |  16 177 |   35 945 |    29 925 |    68 036 |
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| Other operating       |     986 |     253 |    1 628 |       856 |     4 702 |
| income                |         |         |          |           |           |
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| Selling and marketing |  -3 888 |  -3 233 |   -7 710 |    -6 205 |   -12 844 |
| costs                 |         |         |          |           |           |
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| Administrative        |  -2 950 |  -1 964 |   -5 889 |    -4 205 |    -8 660 |
| expenses              |         |         |          |           |           |
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| Other operating       |  -1 382 |    -176 |   -2 773 |      -351 |    -1 049 |
| expenses              |         |         |          |           |           |
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| OPERATING PROFIT      |  12 040 |  11 057 |   21 201 |    20 020 |    50 185 |
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| Finance income        |     464 |     446 |      779 |       987 |     1 509 |
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| Finance costs         |  -1 388 |    -837 |   -2 555 |    -1 579 |    -3 208 |
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| Share of profit of    |         |         |          |           |        18 |
| associates            |         |         |          |           |           |
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| PROFIT BEFORE TAX     |  11 116 |  10 666 |   19 425 |    19 428 |    48 504 |
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| Income tax expense    |  -3 332 |  -2 897 |   -5 575 |    -5 382 |   -13 249 |
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| PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD |   7 784 |   7 769 |   13 850 |    14 046 |    35 255 |
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| Attributable to:      |         |         |          |           |           |
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| Equity holders of the |   7 704 |   7 580 |   13 598 |    13 729 |    34 613 |
| parent                |         |         |          |           |           |
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| Minority interest     |      80 |     189 |      252 |       317 |       642 |
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Earnings per share for profit attributable to the equity holders of the parent: 
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| Earnings per share,   |    0.20 |    0.20 |     0.35 |      0.36 |      0.90 |
| EUR                   |         |         |          |           |           |
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| Earnings per share,   |    0.20 |    0.20 |     0.35 |      0.36 |      0.90 |
| EUR - diluted         |         |         |          |           |           |
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BALANCE SHEET                                                                   
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| EUR 1000                                |     6/2007 |     6/2006 |  12/2006 |
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| ASSETS                                  |            |            |          |
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| Non-current assets                      |            |            |          |
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| Intangible assets                       |            |            |          |
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| Goodwill                                |    125 815 |    103 719 |  106 611 |
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| Intangible assets arising from business |     32 137 |     10 035 |    9 893 |
| combinations                            |            |            |          |
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| Other intangible assets                 |      9 138 |      7 444 |    7 903 |
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| Total                                   |    167 090 |    121 198 |  124 407 |
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| Property, plant and equipment           |            |            |          |
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| Land                                    |      3 251 |      4 900 |    3 215 |
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| Buildings and constructions             |     36 478 |     38 770 |   38 239 |
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| Machinery and equipment                 |     93 127 |     93 085 |   90 397 |
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| Other                                   |        288 |         49 |      174 |
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| Advance payments and construction in    |      4 227 |      1 656 |    2 013 |
| progress                                |            |            |          |
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| Total                                   |    137 371 |    138 460 |  134 038 |
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| Other non-current assets                |            |            |          |
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| Investments in associates               |          3 |          3 |        3 |
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| Available-for-sale investments          |      2 976 |      2 927 |    2 954 |
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| Finance lease receivables               |      3 435 |      3 086 |    3 174 |
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| Deferred income tax assets              |        466 |        502 |      425 |
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| Other receivables                       |        226 |        197 |      229 |
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| Total                                   |      7 106 |      6 715 |    6 785 |
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| Total non-current assets                |    311 567 |    266 373 |  265 230 |
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| Current assets                          |            |            |          |
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| Inventories                             |      8 669 |      4 235 |    4 315 |
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| Trade and other receivables             |     72 523 |     55 840 |   58 094 |
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| Advance payments                        |      2 274 |      2 121 |      155 |
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| Available-for-sale investments          |      3 295 |      1 997 |   13 955 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents               |     10 014 |      5 250 |   10 835 |
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| Total current assets                    |     96 775 |     69 443 |   87 354 |
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| TOTAL ASSETS                            |    408 342 |    335 816 |  352 584 |
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| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                  |            |            |          |
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| EQUITY                                  |            |            |          |
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| Equity attributable to equity holders   |            |            |          |
| of the parent                           |            |            |          |
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| Share capital                           |     19 358 |     19 207 |   19 264 |
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| Share premium reserve                   |     49 725 |     46 842 |   47 666 |
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| Revaluation and other reserves          |        163 |        282 |      326 |
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| Retained earnings                       |     85 942 |     72 087 |   72 291 |
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| Profit for the period                   |     13 598 |     13 729 |   34 613 |
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| Total                                   |    168 786 |    152 147 |  174 160 |
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| Minority interest                       |      2 706 |      2 481 |    2 709 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY                            |    171 492 |    154 628 |  176 869 |
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| LIABILITIES                             |            |            |          |
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| Non-current liabilities                 |            |            |          |
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| Deferred income tax liabilities         |     30 221 |     19 321 |   22 350 |
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| Pension obligations                     |        457 |        265 |      352 |
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| Provisions                              |        806 |        723 |      936 |
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| Interest-bearing liabilities            |     64 360 |     58 534 |   59 031 |
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| Other liabilities                       |        484 |        385 |      431 |
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| Total                                   |     96 328 |     79 228 |   83 100 |
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| Current liabilities                     |            |            |          |
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| Interest-bearing liabilities            |     53 892 |     34 310 |   18 231 |
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| Trade and other payables                |     86 155 |     66 928 |   73 174 |
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| Tax liabilities                         |        304 |        443 |      938 |
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| Provisions                              |        171 |        279 |      272 |
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| Total                                   |    140 522 |    101 960 |   92 615 |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES                       |    236 850 |    181 188 |  175 715 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES            |    408 342 |    335 816 |  352 584 |
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT                                                             
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| EUR 1000                                    |  6/2007 |   6/2006 |   12/2006 |
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| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        |         |          |           |
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| Profit for the period                       |  13 850 |   14 046 |    35 255 |
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| Adjustments                                 |         |          |           |
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| Income tax expense                          |   5 575 |    5 382 |   13 249  |
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| Depreciation and amortisation and           |  15 821 |   13 800 |    28 155 |
| impairment                                  |         |          |           |
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| Finance income and costs                    |   1 776 |      592 |     1 699 |
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| Other                                       |   1 199 |     -666 |    -2 447 |
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| Net cash generated from operating           |  38 221 |   33 154 |    75 911 |
| activities before change in working capital |         |          |           |
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| Change in working capital                   |         |          |           |
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| Change in trade and other receivables       |  -5 645 |   -9 647 |    -8 380 |
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| Change in inventories                       |  -1 097 |      541 |       541 |
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| Change in trade and other payables          |     967 |    1 699 |     9 585 |
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| Change in working capital                   |  -5 775 |   -7 407 |     1 746 |
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| Interest paid                               |  -1 859 |     -890 |    -2 925 |
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| Interest received                           |     636 |      189 |       938 |
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| Income tax paid                             |  -6 565 |     -813 |    -5 776 |
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| NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES          |  24 658 |   24 233 |    69 894 |
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| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        |         |          |           |
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| Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash    | -38 622 |   -7 049 |   -10 658 |
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| Purchases of property, plant and equipment  | -16 413 |  -13 164 |   -34 878 |
| and intangible assets                       |         |          |           |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and   |   2 888 |    1 400 |    13 727 |
| equipment and intangible assets             |         |          |           |
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| Purchases of available-for-sale investments |    -102 |      337 |           |
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| Change in other long-term receivables       |      24 |       36 |        -7 |
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| Proceeds from sale of available-for sale    |      45 |       47 |       353 |
| investments                                 |         |          |           |
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| Dividends received                          |         |        4 |         9 |
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| NET CASH USED IN INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES      | -52 180 |  -18 389 |   -31 454 |
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| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        |         |          |           |
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| Proceeds from share issue                   |   2 153 |      253 |     1 018 |
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| Change in short-term borrowings             |  20 352 |    2 269 |   -14 525 |
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| Proceeds from long-term borrowings          |  30 000 |   15 000 |    15 000 |
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| Repayments of long-term borrowings          | -15 037 |   -8 116 |    -7 041 |
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| Dividends paid                              | -21 360 |  -15 257 |   -15 339 |
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| NET CASH GENERATED FROM FINANCING           |  16 108 |   -5 851 |   -20 887 |
| ACTIVITIES                                  |         |          |           |
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| NET CHANGE IN LIQUID ASSETS                 | -11 414 |       -7 |    17 553 |
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| Liquid assets at beginning of period        |  24 790 |    7 252 |     7 252 |
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| Effect of changes of foreign exchange rates |     -66 |        2 |       -15 |
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| Change in fair value of current             |      -1 |          |           |
| available-for-sale investments              |         |          |           |
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| LIQUID ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD              |  13 309 |    7 247 |    24 790 |
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Liquid assets                                                                   
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| EUR 1000                                    |  6/2007 |   6/2006 |   12/2006 |
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| Cash                                        |  10 014 |    5 250 |    10 835 |
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| Current available-for-sale investments      |   3 295 |    1 997 |    13 955 |
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| Total                                       |  13 309 |    7 247 |    24 790 |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                                                  
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| EUR 1000    |  Share |  Share |   Re- |     Re- |  Equity |  Mino- |   Total |
|             | capita | premiu | valua |  tained |  attrib |   rity |  equity |
|             |      l |      m |     - |   earn- |      to | inter- |         |
|             |        | reserv |  tion |    ings |  equity |    est |         |
|             |        |      e |   and |         | holders |        |         |
|             |        |        | other |         |  of the |        |         |
|             |        |        |   re- |         |  parent |        |         |
|             |        |        | serve |         |         |        |         |
|             |        |        |     s |         |         |        |         |
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| EQUITY AT   | 19 264 | 47 666 |   326 | 106 904 | 174 160 |  2 709 | 176 869 |
| 1.1.2007    |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Hedging     |        |        |   207 |         |     207 |        |     207 |
| fund,       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| change in   |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| fair        |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| value       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Current     |        |        |    -7 |         |      -7 |        |      -7 |
| available   |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| for sale    |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| investments |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| ,           |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| change in   |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| fair value  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Currency    |        |        |  -363 |         |    -363 |     -1 |    -364 |
| translation |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| differences |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Items       |        |        |  -163 |         |    -163 |     -1 |    -164 |
| recognised  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| directly    |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| in equity   |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Profit for  |        |        |       |  13 598 |         |    252 |         |
| the period  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Total       |        |        |  -163 |  13 598 |  13 435 |    251 |  13 686 |
| recognised  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| income and  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| expenses    |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Share       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| option      |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| remuneratio |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| n           |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Subscriptio |     94 |  2 059 |       |         |   2 153 |        |   2 153 |
| ns          |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| pursuant to |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
|  2002       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| options     |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Remuneratio |        |        |       |     228 |     228 |        |     228 |
| n           |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| expense of  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| share       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| options     |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Dividends   |        |        |       | -21 190 | -21 190 |   -180 | -21 370 |
| paid        |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Purchase of |        |        |       |         |         |    -74 |     -74 |
| a minority  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| EQUITY AT   | 19 358 | 49 725 |   163 |  99 540 | 168 786 |  2 706 | 171 492 |
| 30.6.2007   |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| EQUITY AT   | 19 189 | 46 606 |  -179 |  87 250 | 152 866 |  2 166 | 155 032 |
| 1.1.2006    |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Hedging     |        |        |   425 |         |     425 |        |     425 |
| fund,       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| change in   |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| fair        |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| value       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Current     |        |        |     1 |         |       1 |        |       1 |
| available   |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| for sale    |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| investments |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| ,           |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| change in   |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| fair value  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Currency    |        |        |    35 |         |      35 |     -1 |      34 |
| translation |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| differences |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Items       |        |        |   461 |         |     461 |     -1 |     460 |
| recognised  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| directly    |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| in equity   |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Profit for  |        |        |       |  13 729 |  13 729 |    316 |  14 045 |
| the period  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Total       |        |        |   461 |  13 729 |  14 190 |    315 |  14 505 |
| recognised  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| income and  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| expenses    |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Share       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| option      |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| remuneratio |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| n           |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Subscriptio |     18 |    236 |       |         |     254 |        |     254 |
| ns          |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| pursuant to |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
|  2002       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| options     |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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| Remuneratio |        |        |       |     192 |     192 |        |     192 |
| n           |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| expense of  |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| share       |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
| options     |        |        |       |         |         |        |         |
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