Larox Oyj - Company Announcement

LAROX'S MARKET MAKING PARTNER

LAROX CORPORATION        COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT   9.10.2008   at 4.50 pm 


LAROX'S MARKET MAKING PARTNER                                                   

Kaupthing Bank Oyj has informed Larox Corporation that they have asked Helsinki 
Stock Exchange to interrupt the trading of Kaupthing Bank shares and due to that
Kaupthing Bank has stopped their market making services for the time being.     

Larox Corporation and Kaupthing Bank Oyj have a valid market making             
agreement, which fulfils the requirements of Helsinki Stock Exchange's LP       
operation. The market making agreement aims at facilitating e.g. private        
investors´ trading, increasing the share's liquidity and decreasing the share   
price volatility.                                                               


LAROX CORPORATION                                                               

Jori Halkola                                                                    
Chief Financial Officer                                                         
+358 (0)207 687 228, +358 40 516 7690                                           


www.larox.com                                                                   


Distribution NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd., Central media                            


Larox develops, designs and manufactures industrial filters and is a leading    
technology company in its field. Larox is a full service solution provider in   
filtration for separating solids from liquids. It supplies comprehensive        
aftermarket services throughout the lifespan of the Larox solution. Companies   
world-wide in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related industries 
benefit from the Larox technologies. Larox operates in over 40 countries and has
over 460 employees. Larox Group is headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland where 
the Group also has production facilities. Net sales in 2007 totaled 158.3       
million euros, of which more than 95 % were generated by exports and the        
company's foreign operations.