Finnlines - Company Announcement

Finnlines Plc informs

Finnlines Plc   Stock Exchange Release 3 March 2010   

THE HELSINKI DISTRICT COURT RENDERED ITS JUDGMENT IN THE ACTION FOR AMENDMENT
OF DIVIDEND DECISION INITIATED AGAINST FINNLINES BY ILMARINEN 

The Helsinki District Court has today rendered its judgment in the action
initiated by Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen against Finnlines Plc.
In its action Ilmarinen has objected to the decision by Finnlines' General
Meeting held on 20 May 2008 to distribute 180,216.39 euros as a minimum
dividend and has demanded that the minimum dividend be increased. 

The District Court has found the decision of the General Meeting held on 20 May
2008 to be in violation of the provisions of the Finnish Companies Act relating
to minimum dividend and has approved Ilmarinen's claim to have the resolution
of the General Meeting amended so that the minimum dividend instead of
180,216.39 euros as above should have been 17,181,000 euros. 

The District Court has in addition ordered Finnlines to compensate Ilmarinen's
legal costs by an amount of 300,035.15 euros together with interest at
statutory rate. 

It is possible to appeal against the judgment by the District Court with the
Helsinki Court of Appeal. Finnlines will consider filing for an appeal against
the District Court's judgment after having examined the reasoning of the
District Court's judgment. The time limit to file an appeal is 30 days as from
the date following the rendering of the judgment. 



In Helsinki on 3 March 2010


Finnlines Plc


Seija Turunen			Tapani Voionmaa
CFO				Executive Vice President
				Corporate Legal Matters

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