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Finnlines - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

Finnlines Plc Interim report January - March 2011 (Unaudited)


Helsinki, Finland, 2011-05-19 15:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Finnlines Plc Stock Exchange Release 19 May 2011  at 16:00





INTERIM REPORT JANUARY - MARCH 2011 (Unaudited)





JANUARY - MARCH 2011 IN BRIEF





MEUR                                     1-3 2011  1-3 2010  1-12 2010
Revenue                                     139.0     121.5      561.1
EBITDA                                       15.1      16.1       85.9
Result before interest and taxes (EBIT)      -0.1       1.4       25.6
% of revenue                                 -0.1       1.2        4.6
Result before taxes                          -6.1      -3.8        3.7
EPS, EUR                                    -0.10     -0.07       0.05
Equity ratio, %                              27.9      29.2       29.1
Gearing, %                                  209.7     202.7      198.8
Shareholders' equity/share, EUR              9.03      9.03       9.14



Calculation of key ratios is presented on page 12.





GENERAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT



During Q1 2011, the recovery of market volumes continued. Based on the
statistics by the Finnish Maritime Administration (FMA), the Finnish seaborne
imports carried in container, lorry and trailer units increased by 15 per cent
and exports by 24 per cent during January- March 2011 compared to the previous
year (measured in tons). The Finnish export and import volumes 2010 and 2011
are not comparable as such as Q1 2010 was affected by the stevedoring strike in
March. According to the statistics published by Shippax, trailer and lorry
volumes transported by sea between Southern Sweden and Germany increased in
January-March by 6 per cent compared to 2010. During the same period private
and commercial passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden decreased by 1 per
cent. Between Finland and Germany the corresponding decrease was 20 per cent
mainly due to the stevedoring strike in 2010, which then increased the amount
of commercial passengers (FMA). 





FINNLINES TRAFFIC



During the first quarter of the year, traffic was influenced by a number of
external disturbances. Unexpected stevedoring strikes and very hard ice
conditions in the Baltic Sea caused several temporary schedule changes,
reroutings and stoppages. The increase in oil prices has also affected the
result of the first quarter negatively. 



During the first quarter of the year, Finnlines operated on average 24 vessels
in its own traffic, compared to 23 vessels in the same period in 2010. 



The cargo volumes transported during January-March totalled approximately
155,000 (148,000 in 2010) units, 17,000 (9,000) cars (not including passengers'
cars ) and 499,000 (390,000) tons of freight not possible to measure in units.
In addition, some 121,000 private and commercial passengers were transported. 





FINANCIAL RESULTS



The Finnlines Group recorded revenue totalling EUR 139.0 million (121.5), an
increase of 14.4 %. Shipping and Sea Transport Services generated revenue
amounting to EUR 126.5 million (110.9) and Port Operations EUR 18.7 million
(14.8). The internal revenue between the segments was EUR 6.1 million (4.2). 



Result before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was EUR 15.1 million
(16.1). Vessel lease expenses have decreased by EUR 2.3 million compared to the
same period of the previous year. 



Result before interest and taxes (EBIT) was EUR -0.1 million (1.4). EBIT for
the first quarter of  2010 was improved by EUR 2.9 million refund of excess
charged fairway dues. Financial income was EUR 0.2 million (1.4) and financial
expenses totalled EUR -6.2 million (-6.7). Result before taxes (EBT) was EUR
-6.1 million (-3.8) and earnings per share (EPS) were EUR -0.10 (-0.07). 





STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, FINANCING AND CASH-FLOW



Interest-bearing net debt increased by EUR 29.9 million compared to the same
period 2010 and amounted to EUR 888.0 million (858.2). The equity ratio
calculated from the balance sheet was 27.9% (29.2) and gearing was 209.7%
(202.7). Vessel lease commitments decreased by EUR 34.3 million from the end of
March 2010 due to the redelivery of chartered tonnage. 



At the end of the period, cash and deposits together with unused committed
working capital credits and the undrawn part of committed credits for
newbuildings amounted to EUR 120.5 million. The company has a commercial paper
programme amounting to EUR 100 million of which the company has issued EUR 26
million at the end of March. 





CAPITAL EXPENDITURE



Gross capital expenditure in the review period totalled EUR 24.6 million (5.0)
and consists mainly of payments for newbuildings (22.4 million). Two of the six
newbuildings (MS Finnbreeze and MS Finnsea) were delivered from the shipyard in
China during March 2011. The vessels are taken into use in Finnlines' service
during the second quarter 2011. The next two vessels will be delivered during
the fourth quarter of 2011 and the rest of the newbuildings during the second
half of 2012. Depreciation amounted to EUR 15.2 million (14.7). 





PERSONNEL



The Group employed an average of 2,039 (1,950) persons during the period,
consisting of 1,102 (1,035) persons on shore and 937 (915) persons at sea. The
increase in the average number of personnel is due to two reasons: in the
comparison period there were more temporary layoffs and the company increased
the number of employees in the passenger services unit after the sales and
marketing agreement with a third party company came to an end. 



Finnsteve Companies (Finnsteve Oy Ab, Containersteve Oy Ab and FS-Terminals Oy
Ab) started co-operation negotiations in the port of Kotka, Turku and Helsinki
with all personnel groups during the last quarter of 2010. These negotiations
resulted in termination of about 160 employments in total. 





DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING



The Annual General Meeting of Finnlines Plc held on 19 April 2011 approved the
Financial Statements and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and
the President and CEO from liability for the financial year 2010. 



The Annual General Meeting approved the Board of Directors proposal not to pay
any dividend. 



The Annual General Meeting decided that the Board of Directors shall have six
members. The current Board Members  were re-elected to the Board: Mr Emanuele
Grimaldi, Mr Gianluca Grimaldi, Mr Diego Pacella, Mr Antti Pankakoski, Mr Olav
Rakkenes and Mr Jon-Aksel Torgersen. The Board of Directors elected Mr 
Emanuele Grimaldi as Chairman and Mr Diego Pacella as Vice-Chairman. 



The firm of authorised public accountants Deloitte & Touche was appointed as
the Company's auditors for 2011. 



The Annual General Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to resolve on the
issuance of new shares in one or several tranches so that the total number of
shares issued based on the authorization is 20 000 000 at maximum. The
authorization is valid until the next Annual General Meeting. The authorization
replaces the Annual General Meeting's authorization to decide on a share issue
of 14 April 2010. 





RISKS



The main business risk in shipping is overcapacity of tonnage. Overall the
ro-ro market looks better than other maritime transport sectors, where
newbuildings are further increasing the imbalance between supply and demand of
tonnage. For the ro-ro sector this does not apply. Moreover, around 50% of the
current global ro-ro fleet is over 25 years old and needs to be scrapped for
environmental reasons. 



Finnlines constantly monitors the stability and the payment habits of its
customers and currently there are no significant risks related to this. 



Finnlines holds adequate credit lines to maintain liquidity in the current
business environment. 



The 2010 Financial statements contains a thorough description of Finnlines'
risks and risk management, and there are no essential changes to that report. 





ESSENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS



The 2010 Financial statements contains a thorough description of legal
proceedings and the following is a description of the changes compared to what
was reported in the financial statements: 



Taxation of internal vessel sales carried out in 2007 by Finnlines' Swedish
subsidiary includes uncertainties.  The decision of the tax authorities was
that a SEK 97.2 million (EUR 9.5) tax debt should be paid.  The Company
appealed against this decision and requested postponement of the payment of the
tax debt, which was granted. The Appeal Court rendered its decision in January
2011 in favour of the tax authorities and the tax debt became payable. The
Company submitted in February 2011 the leave for appeal at the Administrative
High Court. The Company paid the tax debt including accrued interest in March
2011. The amount paid is presented as receivable due to the ongoing appeal
process. As the Company recorded a deferred tax liability due to the temporary
timing difference in the tax year in question, this matter does not have any
significant effect on the Company's result. 



Finnlines received information on the last day of January 2010 that the Finnish
Transport Workers' Union (“Union”) has filed legal actions against Finnlines'
port operations subsidiary for compensation of weekend work. The legal actions
are handled in three District Courts in Finland and concern 393 employees of
the port subsidiary represented by the Union. The claim is based on weekly
resting times and compensation thereof. The employees claim that they have not
received sufficient weekly rest/ compensation from 2008-2009. The case raised
in the District Court of Kotka resulted in a judgement by default in favour of
the defendant company. The parties reached a settlement in the case raised in
the District Court of Turku. The Union paid the main part of defendant's legal
fees. The case raised in the District Court of Helsinki is under process. The
Company considers the basis of the actions under process groundless. The total
amount of all claims could now be estimated to be about EUR 0.5 million in
maximum. 





EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD



MS Finnbreeze entered Finnlines traffic in mid April and MS Finnsea in mid May,
both plying in North Sea traffic. 





OUTLOOK FOR THE REMAINING PART OF 2011



In 2010, import and export volumes started to recover which influenced
positively the performance of the Company. For 2011, the Company expects this
positive trend to continue. 



The tough competition in the ports where the company operates has negatively
influenced the price levels of port services. The Finnlines port operation
companies have been compelled to cut the number of personnel, from which
considerable savings are expected. However, a substantial part of these  will
only be  realised in 2012 due to notice periods. 



During 2011, the Company will take the delivery of major part of its
newbuildings and will, during the year, have a modern optimized fleet to meet
future demands and challenges. During the last two years the Company has been
reshaped and optimized both with respect to efficiency and cost. Based on
expected market development and the financial state of the Company, the Board
of Directors expects an improved result in 2011 compared to previous year. 







The second interim report of 2011, 1 January - 30 June, will be published on
Thursday, 28 July 2011. 





Finnlines Plc

The Board of Directors





                                    Uwe Bakosch

                                    President/CEO













ENCLOSURES



- Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, IFRS

- Consolidated statement of financial position, IFRS

- Consolidated statement of changes in equity, IFRS

- Consolidated statement of cash flows, IFRS (condensed)

- Revenue and result by business segment

- Property, plant and equipment

- Contingencies and commitments

- Shares, market capitalisation and trading information

- Calculation of ratios







DISTRIBUTION



NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.

Main media





This interim report is unaudited.





FINNLINES' BUSINESS



Finnlines is one of the largest North-European liner shipping companies,
providing sea transport services mainly in the Baltic and the North Sea. In
addition to freight, the Company's ro-pax vessels carry passengers between five
countries and eight ports.  The Company also provides port services in
Helsinki, Turku and Kotka. The company has subsidiaries or sales offices in
Germany, Belgium, the UK, Sweden, Denmark and Poland and a representative
office in Russia. Finnlines is a Finnish listed company and part of the Italian
Grimaldi Group. 





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, IFRS





EUR 1,000                                     1 Jan - 31  1 Jan - 31  1 Jan - 31
                                                Mar 2011    Mar 2010    Dec 2010
Revenue                                          139,047     121,506     561,108
Other income from operations                         437       2,455       4,287
Materials and services                           -56,486     -43,409    -202,964
Personnel expenses                               -28,433     -25,062    -110,635
Depreciation, amortisation and write-offs        -15,168     -14,653     -60,322
Other operating expenses                         -39,514     -39,396    -165,850
Total operating expenses                        -139,601    -122,521    -539,770
Result before interest and taxes (EBIT)             -117       1,440      25,625
Financial income                                     177       1,390       3,793
Financial expenses                                -6,180      -6,655     -25,734
Result before taxes                               -6,120      -3,825       3,683
Income taxes                                       1,514         566      -1,450
Result for the reporting period                   -4,606      -3,259       2,234
Other comprehensive income:                                                     
Exchange differences on translating foreign            1         -37          -7
 operations                                                                     
Change in cash flow hedging reserve               -1,183       1,375       1,418
Income tax relating to components of other           308        -357        -369
 comprehensive income                                                           
Total comprehensive income for the reporting      -5,480      -2,278       3,276
 period                                                                         
Result for the reporting period attributable                                    
 to:                                                                            
Parent company shareholders                       -4,555      -3,190       2,243
Non-controlling interests                            -51         -69          -9
                                                  -4,606      -3,259       2,234
Total comprehensive income for the reporting                                    
 period attributable to:                                                        
Parent company shareholders                       -5,430      -2,209       3,285
Non-controlling interests                            -51         -69          -9
                                                  -5,480      -2,278       3,276
Result for the reporting period attributable                                    
 to parent company shareholders calculated           
 as earnings per share (EUR/share):                                             
Undiluted earnings per share                       -0.10       -0.07        0.05
Diluted earnings per share                         -0.10       -0.07        0.05
Average number of shares:                                                       
Undiluted                                     46,821,037  46,821,037  46,821,037
Diluted                                       46,821,037  46,821,037  46,821,037





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, IFRS





EUR 1,000                                         31 Mar      31 Mar      31 Dec
                                                    2011        2010        2010
ASSETS                                                                          
Non-current assets                                                              
Property, plant and equipment                  1,273,388   1,230,989   1,263,626
Goodwill                                         105,644     105,644     105,644
Intangible assets                                  9,366      10,726       9,736
Investment properties                                  0       1,576           0
Share of associated companies                          0       1,514           0
Other financial assets                             4,562       4,788       4,562
Receivables                                        1,762         957       1,820
Deferred tax assets                                4,491       2,971       4,225
                                               1,399,213   1,359,163   1,389,613
Current assets                                                                  
Inventories                                        8,469       6,550       6,567
Accounts receivable and other receivables         97,357      82,268      69,900
Income tax receivables                                82          96          82
Bank and cash                                     11,583       3,897       6,452                                  117,491      92,812      83,001
Total assets                                   1,516,703   1,451,976   1,472,614
EQUITY                                                                          
Equity attributable to parent company                                           
 shareholders                                                                   
Share capital                                     93,642      93,642      93,642
Share premium account                             24,525      24,525      24,525
Fair value reserve                                -4,648      -3,805      -3,773
Translation differences                              117          87         117
Unrestricted equity reserve                       21,015      21,015      21,015
Retained earnings                                287,979     287,101     292,534
                                                 422,630     422,566     428,060
Non-controlling interests                            816         807         867
Total equity                                     423,447     423,373     428,927
LIABILITIES                                                                     
Long-term liabilities                                                           
Deferred tax liabilities                          87,767      86,566      89,459
Interest-free liabilities                              8          16          12
Pension liabilities                                2,297       2,348       2,310
Provisions                                         4,562       4,312       4,562
Interest-bearing liabilities                     692,539     701,253     701,606
                                                 787,174     794,496     797,951
Current liabilities                   
Accounts payable and other liabilities            98,862      71,874      88,130
Income tax liabilities                               104         649         104
Provisions                                            30         777          30
Current interest-bearing liabilities             207,088     160,806     157,473
                                                 306,083     234,106     245,736
Total liabilities                              1,093,257   1,028,603   1,043,687
Total  equity and liabilities                  1,516,703   1,451,976   1,472,614





STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 2010, IFRS





EUR 1,000                   Equity attributable to parent company shareholders  
                            Share      Share  Translatio       Fair  Unrestricte
                           capita      issue           n      value     d equity
                                l    premium  difference   reserves      reserve
                                                       s                        
Equity 1 January 2010      93,642     24,525         124     -4,822       21,015
Comprehensive income for                                                        
 the reporting period:                                                          
Exchange differences on                              -37                        
 translating foreign                                                            
 operations                                                                     
Change in cash flow                                           1,375             
 hedging reserve                                                                
Income tax relating to                                         -357             
 components of other                                                            
 comprehensive income                                                           
Total comprehensive                                  -37      1,017             
 income for the reporting                                                       
 period                                                                         
Equity 31 March 2010       93,642     24,525          87     -3,805       21,015





EUR 1,000                           Equity attributable  Non-controllin    Total
                                     to parent company      g interests   equity
                                       shareholders                             
                                      Retained    Total  
                                      earnings           
Equity 1 January 2010                  290,291  424,775             876  425,651
Comprehensive income for the                                                    
 reporting period:                                                              
Result for the reporting period         -3,190   -3,190             -69   -3,259
Exchange differences on                             -37                      -37
 translating foreign operations                                                 
Change on hedging reserve                         1,375                    1,375
Income tax relating to components                  -357                     -357
 of other comprehensive income                                                  
Total comprehensive income for the      -3,190   -2,209             -69   -2,278
 reporting period                                                               
Equity 31 March 2010                   287,101  422,566             807  423,373





STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 2011, IFRS





EUR 1,000                   Equity attributable to parent company shareholders  
                            Share      Share  Translatio       Fair  Unrestricte
                           capita      issue           n      value     d equity
                                l    premium  difference   reserves      reserve                                  s                        
Equity 1 January 2011      93,642     24,525         117     -3,773       21,015
Comprehensive income for                                                        
 the reporting period                                                           
Exchange differences on                                1                        
 translating foreign                                                            
 operations                                                                     
Change on hedging reserve                                    -1,183             
Income tax relating to                                          308             
 components of other                                                            
 comprehensive income                                                           
Total comprehensive                                    1       -875             
 income for the reporting                                                       
 period                                                                         
Equity 31 March 2011       93,642     24,525         117     -4,648       21,015





EUR 1,000                           Equity attributable  Non-controllin    Total
                                     to parent company      g interests   equity
                                       shareholders                             
                                      Retained    Total  
                                      earnings           
Equity 1 January 2011                  292,534  428,060             867  428,927
Comprehensive income for the                                                    
 reporting period:                                                              
Result for the reporting period         -4,555   -4,555             -51   -4,606
Exchange differences on                               1                        1
 translating foreign operations                                                 
Change on hedging reserve                        -1,183                   -1,183
Income tax relating to components                   308                      308
 of other comprehensive income                                                  
Total comprehensive income for the      -4,555   -5,430             -51   -5,480
 reporting period                                                               
Equity 31 March 2011                   287,979  422,630             816  423,447





CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT, IFRS (CONDENSED)





EUR 1,000                              1 Jan-31 Mar   1 Jan-31 Mar  1 Jan-31 Dec
                                               2011           2010          2010
Cash flows from operating activities                                            
Result for the reporting period              -4,606         -3,259         2,234
Non-cash transactions and other              19,600         19,144        82,484
 adjustments                                                                    
Changes in working capital                   -8,679        -17,742        10,187
Net financial items and income taxes        -16,750         -7,344       -27,118
Net cash generated from operating           -10,434         -9,200        67,787
 activities                                                                     
Cash flow from investing activities                                             
Net investments in tangible and             -24,954         -4,988       -81,839
 intangible assets                                                              
Disposal of subsidiaries                                                   1,650
Proceeds from sale of investments                               11           159
Other investing activities                       56            223         2,621
Net cash used in investing                  -24,897         -4,754       -77,409
 activities                                                                     
Cash flows from financing activities                                            
Loan withdrawals                             16,880                       44,120
Net increase in current                      43,473         31,673        33,744
 interest-bearing liabilities                                                   
Repayment of loans                          -19,938        -19,949       -69,379
Increase / decrease in long-term                 47             20         1,482
 receivables                                                                    
Net cash from (used in) financing            40,462         11,744         9,967
 activities                                                                     
Change in cash and cash equivalents           5,130         -2,211           344
Cash and cash equivalents 1 January           6,452          6,103         6,103
Effect of foreign exchange rate                   0              5             5
 changes                                                                        
Cash and cash equivalents at the end         11,583          3,897         6,452
 of period                                                                      





REVENUE AND RESULT BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS





                                        1 Jan-31 Mar  1 Jan-31 Mar  1 Jan-31 Dec
                                                2011          2010          2010
                                         MEUR      %   MEUR      %   MEUR      %
Revenue                                                                         
Shipping and sea transport services     126.5   91.0  110.9   91.3  513.7   91.5
Port operations                          18.7   13.4   14.8   12.2   72.3   12.9
Intra-group revenue                      -6.1   -4.4   -4.2   -3.4  -24.9   -4.4
External sales                          139.0  100.0  121.5  100.0  561.1  100.0
Result before interest and taxes                                                
 (EBIT)                                                                         
Shipping and sea transport services       2.9           5.9          39.3       
Port operations                          -3.0          -4.5         -13.7       
Result before interest and taxes         -0.1           1.4          25.6       
 (EBIT) total                                                                   
Financial items                          -6.0          -5.3         -21.9       
Result before taxes                      -6.1          -3.8           3.7       
Income taxes                              1.5           0.6          -1.4       
Result for the reporting period          -4.6          -3.3           2.2       





PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 2010





EUR 1,000            Land  Buildi    Vessels  Machiner        Advance      Total
                              ngs                y and     payments &
                                              equipmen   acquisitions           
                                                     t  under constr.           
Acquisition cost 1     35  78,943  1,254,854   103,524        133,545  1,570,900
 January                                                                        
Exchange rate                                        3                         3
 differences                                                                    
Increases                              2,085        28          2,869      4,982
Disposals                  -1,394         -7      -202                    -1,602
Acquisition cost 31    35  77,549  1,256,932   103,353        136,413  1,574,283
 March 2010                                                                
Accumulated                -7,676   -271,610   -51,557                  -330,843
 depreciation,                                                                  
 amortisation and                                                               
 write-offs 1                                                                   
 January                                                                        
Exchange rate                                       -2                        -2
 differences                                                                    
Cumulative                  1,394          7       180                     1,580
 depreciation on                                                                
 reclassifications                                                              
 and disposals                                                                  
Depreciation for             -727    -11,705    -1,597                   -14,029
 the reporting                                                                  
 period                                                                         
Accumulated                -7,009   -283,308   -52,977                  -343,294
 depreciation,                                                                  
 amortisation and                                                               
 write-offs 31                                                                  
 March                                                                          
Book value 31 March    35  70,540    973,624    50,376        136,413  1,230,989
 2010                                                                           





PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 2011



EUR 1,000           Land  Buildin    Vessels  Machiner        Advance      Total
                               gs                y and     payments &
                                              equipmen   acquisitions           
                                                     t  under constr.           
Acquisition cost 1    72   78,923  1,302,037   100,460        167,050  1,648,543
 January                                                                        
Exchange rate                                      -15                       -15
 differences                                                                    
Increases                       1      1,540        66         22,761     24,368
Disposals                                -61      -256                      -317
Reclassifications                         12                      -12          0
Acquisition cost      72   78,924  1,303,528   100,255        189,799  1,672,579
 31 March 2011                                                                  
Accumulated               -10,510   -319,792   -54,615                  -384,917
 depreciation,                                                                  
 amortisation and                                                               
 write-offs 1                                                                   
 January                                                                        
Exchange rate                                       13                        13
 differences                                                                    
Cumulative                                61       256                       317
 depreciation on                                                                
 reclassifications                                                              
 and disposals                                                                  
Depreciation for             -684    -12,473    -1,447                   -14,604
 the reporting                                                                  
 period                                                                   
Accumulated               -11,195   -332,204   -55,792                  -399,191
 depreciation,                                                                  
 amortisation and                                                               
 write-offs 31                                                                  
 March                                                                          
Book value 31         72   67,730    971,324    44,463        189,799  1,273,388
 March 2011                                                                     





CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS





EUR 1,000                                           31 Mar     31 Mar     31 Dec
                                                      2011       2010       2010
Minimum leases payable in relation to                                           
 fixed-term leases:                                                             
Vessel leases (Group as lessee):                                                
Within 12 months                                    24,736     34,395     28,410
                                      1-5 years     11,109     35,720     14,785
                                                    35,845     70,115     43,195
Vessel leases (Group as lessor):                                                
Within 12 months                                         0      4,031      1,147
                                                         0      4,031      1,147
Other leases (Group as lessee):                                                 
Within 12 months                                     6,589      6,965      6,658
                                      1-5 years     17,971     21,240     18,596
After five years                                    15,162     18,714     15,904
                                                    39,722     46,918     41,158
Other leases (Group as lessor):                                                 
Within 12 months                                       347        200        237
                                                       347        200        237
Collateral given                                                                
Loans from financial institutions                  725,160    736,471    727,419
Vessel mortgages provided as guarantees for the  1,189,500  1,153,500  1,173,500
 above loans                                                                    
Other collateral  given on own behalf                                           
Pledged deposits                                       469        469        472
Corporate mortgages                                    606        606        606
                                                     1,075      1,075      1,078
Other obligations                                   81,536    132,094    103,819
Obligations of parent company on behalf of                                      
 subsidiaries                                                                   
Guarantees                                           6,913      6,913      6,913
                                                     6,913      6,913      6,913
VAT adjustment liability related to real estate     10,811     12,106     11,134
 investments                                                                    





Open derivative instruments:





                            Fair value                   Contract amount        
       1000 EUR     31 Mar     31 Mar     31 Dec    31 Mar     31 Mar     31 Dec
                      2011       2010       2010      2011       2010       2010
Currency               -88        655        657    13,796     21,812     22,003
 derivatives                                                                    
Interest rate            0     -1,419          0         0    120,000          0
 swaps                                                                          





SHARES, MARKET CAPITALISATION AND TRADING INFORMATION





                        31 March 2011  31 March 2010
Number of shares           46,821,037     46,821,037
Market capitalisation,          369.9          351.2
EUR million                                         







                                  1 Jan - 31 Mar 2011  1 Jan - 31 Mar 2010
Number of shares traded, million                  0.6                  0.6







                1 Jan - 31 Mar 2011    
             High   Low  Average  Close
Share price  8.15  7.68     7.97   7.90





CALCULATION OF RATIOS





Earnings per share (EPS), EUR :



Result attributable to parent company shareholders

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Weighted average number of outstanding shares





Shareholders' equity per share, EUR :



Shareholders' equity attributable to parent company shareholders

----------------------------------------------------------------

Undiluted number of shares at the end of period





Gearing, %:



Interest-bearing liabilities - cash and bank equivalents

-------------------------------------------------------- X 100

Shareholders' equity + non-controlling interests





Equity ratio, %:



Shareholders' equity + non-controlling interests

------------------------------------------------ X 100

Assets total - received advances







Taxes corresponding to the result for the reporting period are presented as
income taxes in the interim report. 





RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS





There were no material related party transactions during the reporting period.
The business transactions were carried out using market-based pricing. 





REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES



This interim report is prepared in accordance with IAS 34 (Interim Financial
Reporting) using the same accounting policies and methods as in the annual
financial statements for 2010. All figures in the accounts have been rounded
and consequently the sum of individual figures can deviate from the presented
sum figure. 



The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the valuation of the
reported assets and liabilities and other information such as contingent
liabilities and the recognition of income and expenses in the income statement.
Although the estimates are based on the management's best knowledge of current
events and actions, actual results may differ from the estimates.