2008-08-15 07:00:00 CEST

2008-08-15 07:00:03 CEST


REGLAMENTUOJAMA INFORMACIJA

Suomių Anglų
Ramirent - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

RAMIRENT GROUP'S INTERIM REPORT JANUARY - JUNE, 2008


RAMIRENT PLC        INTERIM REPORT    15.8.2008 at 8:00 a.m.                    

RAMIRENT GROUP'S INTERIM REPORT JANUARY - JUNE, 2008                            

GROWTH CONTINUED, BUT PROFITS DECLINED                                          

JANUARY-JUNE 2008 HIGHLIGHTS                                                    

- Net sales increased by 18.8% to EUR 342.9 (1-6/2007: 288.6) million           
- Operating profit before depreciations (EBITDA) increased by 9.7% to EUR 112.1 
(102.2) million                                                                 
- Operating profit (EBIT) was EUR 65.0 (65.5) million, EBIT-margin 19.0% (22.7%)
- Earnings per share of EUR 0.38 (0.42)                                         
- Gross capital expenditure was EUR 172.1 (147.2) million, of which machinery   
and equipment EUR 139.2 (145.7) million                                         
- Net debt of EUR 373.5 (279.6) million and gearing of 112.5% (99.4%)           
- Return on invested capital (ROI) of 25.8% (28.4%)                             
- For the full-year 2008, Ramirent estimates net sales growth to continue, but  
the profit before taxes and earnings per share to be below 2007 level.          

SECOND QUARTER 2008 HIGHLIGHTS                                                  

- Net sales increased by 18.9% to EUR 180.8 (152.0) million                     
- Operating profit (EBIT) was EUR 35.5 (36.5) million, EBIT-margin of 19.6%     
(24.0%); excluding property sale gains EUR 35.1 (33.9) million                  
- Earnings per share of EUR 0.20 (0.24)                                         

COMMENTS BY CEO KARI KALLIO                                                     

“Ramirent´s strong growth continued during the first half of the year, however, 
the operating profit declined due to the further softening of markets especially
in the Baltics.                                                                 

Overall, the market sentiment weakened during the second quarter and the        
economic downturn had a negative impact on the investments and construction     
activities in many of our countries. The market development is diverging more   
between different countries.                                                    

In the Nordic countries, our business operations in Finland and Sweden continued
on a good level, while in Norway our operations weakened due to the slow down in
the construction market. In Denmark, construction activities are still          
decreasing, which continues to burden our operations, especially through tough  
price competition.                                                              

In Europe East, strong growth continued in Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania, while 
our business volumes and operating profits decreased in Estonia and Latvia      
compared to the last year. In Europe Central, growth was strong in Poland, Czech
Republic and Slovakia, while in Hungary our operations stayed on low level due  
to the weak market.                                                             

We expect the rental market growth to continue to slow down. We have adjusted   
our investment plans to the market situation. We aim to take advantage of our   
wide geographical presence and will reinforce the process of re-allocating fleet
capacity to countries facing favourable market conditions. We have increased    
focus on cost reduction in the countries with weak market expectations and      
unsatisfactory profitability.                          

As the majority of the investments for 2008 have been completed, we will delimit
our investments and expect cash flow to be positive for the second half of the  
year and gearing to improve.                                                    

For the full-year 2008, we expect net sales growth to continue, but the profit  
before taxes and earnings per share to be below 2007 levels.”                   


KEY FIGURES                                                                     

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| (EUR million)         | 4-6/2008 | 4-6/2007 |     1-6/|     1-6/|  1-12/2007 |
|                       |          |          |     2008|     2007|            |
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| Net sales             |    180.8 |    152.0 |   342.9 |   288.6 |      634.3 |
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| Operating profit      |     60.0 |     55.7 |   112.1 |   102.2 |      237.0 |
| before depreciation   |          |          |         |         |            |
| (EBITDA)              |          |          |         |         |            |
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| Operating profit      |     35.5 |     36.5 |    65.0 |    65.5 |      157.5 |
| (EBIT)                |          |          |         |         |            |
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| % of net sales        |    19.6% |    24.0% |   19.0% |   22.7% |      24.8% |
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| Profit before taxes   |     30.3 |     34.9 |    56.4 |    62.0 |      145.8 |
| (EBT)                 |          |          |         |         |            |
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| Net profit for the    |     21.7 |     26.2 |    41.2 |    46.3 |      110.2 |
| period                |          |          |         |         |            |
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| Earnings per share    |     0.20 |     0.24 |    0.38 |    0.42 |       1.02 |
| (EPS), EUR            |          |          |         |         |            |
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| Equity per share, EUR |          |          |    3.06 |    2.59 |       3.14 |
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| Return on invested    |          |          |   25.8% |   28.4% |      31.7% |
| capital (ROI), % 1)   |          |          |         |         |            |
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| Net debt              |          |          |   373.5 |   279.6 |      235.9 |
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| Gearing, %            |          |          |  112.5% |   99.4% |      69.2% |
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| Equity ratio, %       |          |          |   37.5% |   39.3% |      46.3% |
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| Gross investments in  |          |          |   172.1 |   147.2 |      217.5 |
| non-current assets    |          |          |         |         |            |
| (EUR million)         |          |          |         |         |            |
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| Gross investments, %  |          |          |   50.2% |   51.0% |      34.3% |
| of net sales          |          |          |         |         |            |
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| Personnel, average    |          |          |   3,996 |   3,261 |      3,407 |
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| Personnel at end of   |          |          |   4,134 |   3,484 |      3,642 |
| period                |          |          |         |         |            |
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1) The figures are calculated on a rolling twelve month basis.                  


OPERATING ENVIRONMENT                                                           

Ramirent is a construction machinery and equipment rentals company, operating in
the Northern, Central and Eastern European markets. The Group is headquartered  
in Vantaa and has 357 (296) permanent outlets in thirteen countries.            

In the Nordic region, the level of construction activities remained high in     
Finland and Sweden, while it weakened in Norway and Denmark. New residential    
construction slowed down in many countries, but other areas of construction     
compensated for this. In Central and Eastern European countries, the            
construction market continued to grow rapidly, except for Estonia, Latvia and   
Hungary where construction activities have slowed down significantly. The       
Company expects that the rental market has grown faster than the construction   
markets. However, the operating environment has overall become more challenging.


GROUP NET SALES AND PROFIT                                                      

Investments in new capacity and acquisitions contributed to net sales growth by 
18.8% to EUR 342.9 (288.6) million. Growth was strongest in Europe Central      
(+69%). The growth was primarily organic. The Group's net sales by segment were 
as follows:                                                                     

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| (EUR million)       | 4-6/08 | 4-6/07 | Change |  1-6/08 | 1-6/07 |  Change |
|                     |        |        |        |         |        |         |
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| Finland             |   39.3 |   34.6 |    14% |    72.7 |    61.7 |     18% |
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| Sweden              |   45.4 |   36.7 |    24% |    87.1 |    72.5 |     20% |
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| Norway              |   38.5 |   33.3 |    16% |    75.6 |    68.1 |     11% |
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| Denmark             |   15.0 |   14.0 |     7% |    28.7 |    26.5 |      8% |
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| Europe East         |   23.4 |   21.0 |    11% |    43.5 |    38.4 |     13% |
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| Europe Central      |   21.0 |   12.8 |    64% |    37.6 |    22.3 |     69% |
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The Group's operating profit (EBIT) for the review period was EUR 65.0 (65.5)   
million. Repair and maintenance costs were higher after a long period of high   
utilisation. The negative market development in Norway and Denmark, as well as  
in the Baltic countries and Hungary affected the Group level profitability,     
together with costs for expanding the outlet network and opening new markets.   
The Group's operating margin was 19.0% (22.7%). The Group's operating margins by
segments were as follows:                                                       

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|       |    4-6/2008    |    4-6/2007     |    1-6/2008     |    1-6/2007     |
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|       |   EUR | EBIT-% |    EUR | EBIT-% |    EUR | EBIT-% |    EUR | EBIT-% |
|       | milli |        | millio |        | millio |        | millio |        |
|       |    on |        |      n |        |      n |        |      n |        |
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| Finla |   9.8 |  25.0% |    8.3 |  23.9% |   16.3 |  22.5% |   14.7 |  23.9% |
| nd    |       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Swede |  10.3 |  22.6% |    7.6 |  20.7% |   19.3 |  22.2% |   15.0 |  20.7% |
| n     |       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Norwa |   7.8 |  20.4% |    8.3 |  24.9% |   14.8 |  19.5% |   16.1 |  23.6% |
| y     |       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Denma |   1.7 |  11.2% |    2.5 |  17.8% |    2.5 |   8.7% |    3.8 |  14.2% |
| rk    |       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Europ |   3.7 |  16.0% |    6.2 |  29.4% |    7.9 |  18.1% |   10.9 |  28.4% |
| e     |       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| East  |       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Europ |   2.0 |   9.3% |    2.7 |  21.4% |    3.5 |   9.3% |    4.9 |  22.2% |
| e     |       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Centr |       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| al    |       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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The net financial items increased to EUR -8.6 (-3.5) and included a non-cash    
item of EUR -2.5 million due to the hedging of the long-term incentive          
programs.                                                                       

The Group's profit before taxes for the review period was EUR 56.4 (62.0)       
million. The net profit for the review period was EUR 41.2 (46.3) million. The  
return on invested capital was 25.8% (28.4%) and the return on equity was 34.3% 
(37.7%).                                                                        


CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND DEPRECIATION                                            

The Group companies' gross capital expenditure on non-current assets totalled   
EUR 172.1 (147.2) million of which EUR 139.2 million was machinery and          
equipment. The total gross capital expenditure includes estimated additional    
consideration for acquisitions. The investment program during the first half of 
the year was continued to meet customer demands and to develop outlet network in
the growing markets.                                                            

Group goodwill totalled EUR 105.5 (76.5) million at the end of the review       
period.                                                                         


FINANCIAL POSITION AND BALANCE SHEET                                            

The Group's first-half year cash flow from operating activities was positive,   
amounting to EUR 59.7 (71.5) million. Cash flow from investing activities       
amounted to EUR -144.4 (-132.2) million. Cash flow from financing activities    
totalled EUR 85.5 (61.1) million. At the end of the review period, liquid assets
stood at EUR 2.0 (1.6) million, resulting in a net change in cash of EUR 0.8    
(0.5) million compared to the year-end.                                         Ramirent's interest-bearing liabilities increased by EUR 138.5 million from     
year-end 2007 and totalled EUR 375.5 (281.1) million. Net debt amounted to EUR  
373.5 (279.6) million at the end of the review period. During the review period,
the company paid EUR 54.3 (32.5) million in dividends. Gearing amounted to      
112.5% (99.4%).                                                                 

Total assets amounted to EUR 885.7 (716.4) million and the Group's equity ratio 
was 37.5% (39.3%).                                                              


BUSINESS SEGMENTS                                                               

During the review period, Ramirent Group's business operations grew in all      
business segments compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The
operating profit increased only in Sweden and Finland compared to the previous  
year.                                                                           

Finland                                                                         

In Finland, business operations continued to grow based on the strong           
development in the overall Finnish construction market, shipyards and industrial
projects. Net sales increased by 18% and totalled EUR 72.7 (61.7) million. The  
operating profit (EBIT) was EUR 16.3 (14.7) million and the operating profit    
margin (EBIT-%) decreased to 22.5% (23.9%). Increased usage of operational      
leasing had a slightly negative effect on EBIT-margins.                         

Sweden                                                                          

In Sweden, the growth and profitability improvement continued. Due to good      
market development and the acquisition of Hyresmaskiner i Stockholm AB at       
yearend 2007, net sales grew by 20% to EUR 87.1 (72.5) million. The operating   
profit margin (EBIT-%) was 22.2% (20.7%). The operating profit (EBIT) increased 
to EUR 19.3 (15.0) million due to better utilization of the fleet and           
organisational resources as well as an enhanced outlet network and new customer 
groups.                                                                         

Norway                                                                          

In Norway, Ramirent's Norwegian subsidiary Bautas AS's net sales increased by   
11% to EUR 75.6 (68.1) million. The operating profit (EBIT) decreased to EUR    
14.8 (16.1) million and the operating profit margin (EBIT-%) was 19.5% (23.6%). 
The profitability was burdened by cost increases and lower utilisation in       
certain product and geographical areas.                                         

Denmark                                                                         

In Denmark, business operations grew at a slower rate compared to the previous  
year, as a consequence of the declining construction market. Net sales grew by  
8% to EUR 28.7 (26.5) million. Tough competition has lowered price levels at the
same time as overall costs have increased. The operating profit (EBIT) was EUR  
2.5 (3.8) million, and the operating profit margin (EBIT-%) was 8.7% (14.2%).   

Europe East                                                                     

Ramirent's business operations in Europe East (Russia, Estonia, Latvia,         
Lithuania and Ukraine) grew by 13% to EUR 43.5 (38.4) million. Sales decreased  
in Estonia and Latvia, while strong growth continued in Russia, Lithuania and   
Ukraine. The operating margin (EBIT-%) decreased to 18.1% (28.4%) due to the    
negative development in Estonia and Latvia. Operating profit (EBIT) decreased to
EUR 7.9 (10.9) million. Adjustment of the fleet capacity and cost structure     
continued in Estonia and Latvia.                                                

Europe Central                                                                  

Ramirent's business operations in Europe Central (Poland, Hungary, the Czech    
Republic and Slovakia) continued to grow rapidly. Net sales increased by 69% to 
EUR 37.6 (22.3) million. Investments in new capacity, the entry into Slovakia   
and expansion of the outlet network in Poland and the Czech Republic have       
improved Ramirent's overall market position. However, in Hungary the low market 
demand continued. The planned ramp-up costs in Poland, the Czech Republic and   
Slovakia and the negative development in Hungary decreased the operating profit 
(EBIT) to EUR 3.5 (4.9) million. The operating profit margin (EBIT-%) was 9.3%  
(22.2%).                                                                        


PERSONNEL AND ORGANISATION                                                      

In the review period, the Group employed an average of 3,996 (3,261) people, of 
whom 707 (674) worked in the Finnish operations, 656 (587) in the Swedish       
operations, 682 (619) in the Norwegian operations, 255 (220) in the Danish      
operations, 679 (551) in Europe East and 1,001 (598) in Europe Central, and 16  
(12) in the Group administration.                                               

At the end of the review period, the Group had 357 (296) outlets, of which 95   
(95) were in Finland, in Sweden 57 (48), in Norway 38 (37), in Denmark 18 (16), 
in Europe East 52 (49) and in Europe Central 97 (52).                           


BUSINESS RISKS                                                                  

The main risks affecting Ramirent's business operations are connected to        
economic cycles in the construction industry and increased competition.         
Retaining and attracting personnel is one of the main short-term risks.         

Ramirent is subject to certain financial risks of which the foreign currency and
interest rate risks are regarded to be of greater importance than other         
financial risks.                                                                

Ramirent's business risks and risk management have been described in the Annual 
Report 2007. The Company estimates that the risk exposure has increased,        
especially with regards to residential construction due to the turmoil in the   
financial markets, compared to year-end 2007. Financial risks related to        
customer credit risks and interest rates have increased. Additionally, cost     
pressure has increased and business environment has in general become less      
benign in our markets. In response, stricter risk management routines have been 
implemented.                                                                    


SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL                                                        

On 8 May, 2008, Ramirent's Board of Directors decided to cancel 1,108 of the    
Company's shares that were returned to the Company according to the terms and   
conditions of the 2006 incentive scheme.                                        

On 30 June, 2008, Ramirent's share capital was EUR 11,685,081.87 divided into   
108,697,328 shares.                                                             


SHARE TURNOVER AND PERFORMANCE                                                  

During the review period, 72,590,423 (43,861,616) shares were traded on the OMX 
Nordic Exchange Helsinki at a total value of EUR 710,803,470 (749,453,046), i.e.
66.8% (40.5%) of Ramirent's total stock was traded. The highest price quoted in 
the review period was EUR 12.68 (21.50) and the lowest EUR 6.55 (11.02). The    
average price of the period under review was EUR 9.84 (16.12) and the last      
quotation on the period's last trading day was EUR 6.62 (20.14). The Company's  
market value at the end of the period under review was EUR 719,576,311          
(2,184,572,024).                                                                


SHAREHOLDERS                                                                    

The ten principal shareholders on 30 June, 2008 were:                           

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|                                      | Shares            |   % of shares and |
|                                      |                   |             votes |
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| Nordstjernan AB                      |        28,100,080 |            25.85% |
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| Oy Julius Tallberg Ab                |        11,627,229 |            10.70% |
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| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance       |         7,951,299 |             7.32% |
| Company                              |                   |                   |
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| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance   |         2,322,828 |             2.14% |
| Company                              |                   |                   |
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| Odin Norden                          |         2,026,160 |             1.86% |
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| Odin Forvaltnings AS                 |         1,473,759 |             1.36% |
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| Odin Europa SMB                      |         1,326,231 |             1.22% |
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| The State Pension Fund               |           920,000 |             0.85% |
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| Fondita Nordic Small Cap Investment  |           900,000 |             0.83% |
| Fund                                 |                   |                   |
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| Veritas Pension Insurance Company    |           870,000 |             0.80% |
| Ltd.                                 |                   |                   |
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| Nominee-registered shareholders      |        24,952,583 |            22.96% |
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| Other shareholders                   |        26,227,159 |            24.13% |
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| Total                                |       108,697,328 |            100.0% |
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On 30 May, 2008, Ramirent received a disclosure under chapter 2, section 9 of   
the Securities Markets Act from Nordstjernan AB. On 29 May 2008, the holdings of
Nordstjernan AB in Ramirent Plc increased to 27,889,089 shares representing     
25.7% of Ramirent Plc's shares and voting rights.                               


DECISIONS MADE BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF 9 APRIL, 2008                   

The decisions made by the Annual General Meeting can be read on the previous    
interim report and on the Company's homepage www.ramirent.com.                  

Distribution of dividends                                                       
The Annual General Meeting in 2008 decided on a dividend of EUR 0.50 (0.30) per 
share for 2007. The dividend was paid on 28 April 2008.                         

LONG-TERM FINANCIAL TARGETS                                                     

Ramirent is focusing on profitable growth and a strong financial position that  
provides financial stability for long-term business decisions. The long-term    
financial targets are as follows:                                               
- Earnings per share growth of at least 15% per annum                           
- Return on invested capital annually of at least 18%                           
- Dividend payout ratio of at least 40% of the annual net profit.               

EVENTS AFTER THE REVIEW PERIOD                                                  

On 5 August 2008, Mr. Freek Nijdam resigned from the Ramirent Board of Directors
due to health reasons. Mr. Nijdam was a Ramirent Board member since 2007. The   
Ramirent Board of Directors currently consists of the following six members: Mr.
Peter Hofvenstam (chairman), Mrs. Susanna Renlund (vice-chairman), Mr.          
Kaj-Gustaf Bergh, Mr. Torgny Eriksson, Mr. Ulf Lundahl and Mr. Erkki Norvio.    

OUTLOOK 2008                                                                    

The operating environment has in 2008 become more challenging. Overall, Ramirent
expects the rental market growth to slow down.                                  

In the Nordic region, Euroconstruct estimates the total construction output to  
slow down to 1.5% this year with strongest growth of 3% in Sweden and Finland,  
Norway lowering to 0.8% and Denmark -0.7%. In Central and Eastern Europe,       
Ramirent expects sustained growth in most of the construction markets during    
2008, except in the Baltics and Hungary where the construction markets have     
distinctly slowed down.                                                         

Since the outlook for the machinery rental markets has become uncertain,        
Ramirent has revised its capital expenditure plans, and will prioritize         
reallocation of existing capacity and bolt-on acquisitions. To safeguard cash   
flow and profitability, Ramirent will, on an ongoing basis, maintain a          
disciplined approach to capital spending and focus on cost reduction in         
countries with weak market expectations.                                        

Since the investments will be delimited, Ramirent expects cash flow to be       
positive for the second half of the year and gearing to improve.                
                                                                                
For the full-year 2008, Ramirent estimates net sales growth to continue, but    
Ramirent estimates the profit before taxes and earnings per share to be below   
2007 level.                                                                     



SEGMENT INFORMATION, INCOME STATEMENT, BALANCE SHEET, CONDENSED CASH FLOW       
STATEMENT, STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY, ACQUISITIONS, KEY FIGURES, AND       
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES                                                          

Ramirent Plc adopted the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on 1
January, 2005. The same definitions of key financial figures have been applied  
as in Ramirent Plc's annual financial statements for 2007.                      

Segment information is presented for Ramirent's primary segment, which is       
determined by geographical split. From January 2008 the Ramirent Europe segment 
is reported as two separate segments, Europe East (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,  
Ukraine and Russia) and Europe Central (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and     
Slovakia). The comparative figures for 2007 have been reported accordingly. The 
operating profit includes a non-recurring gain from the divestment of           
properties, which has not been allocated to any segment.                        


QUARTERLY SEGMENT INFORMATION                                                   


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| (EUR million)        |  4-6/08 | 1-3/08  |  4-6/07  |    1-3/07 |    1-12/07 |
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| Net sales            |         |         |          |           |            |
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| Finland              |    39.3 |    33.4 |     34.6 |      27.1 |      133.6 |
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| Sweden               |    45.4 |    41.7 |     36.7 |      35.8 |      152.6 |
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| Norway               |    38.5 |    37.1 |     33.3 |      34.8 |      145.9 |
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| Denmark              |    15.0 |    13.7 |     14.0 |      12.5 |       57.0 |
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| Europe East          |    23.4 |    20.0 |     21.0 |      17.4 |       91.0 |
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| Europe Central       |    21.0 |    16.6 |     12.8 |       9.5 |       55.4 |
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| Sales between        |    -1.8 |    -0.5 |     -0.5 |      -0.4 |       -1.3 |
| segments             |         |         |          |           |            |
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| Net sales, total     |   180.8 |   162.1 |    152.0 |     136.6 |      634.3 |
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| Other operating      |     1.1 |     1.7 |      2.8 |       0.3 |        5.8 |
| income               |         |         |          |           |            |
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| Operating profit     |         |         |          |           |            |
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| Finland              |     9.8 |     6.5 |      8.3 |       6.4 |       34.8 |
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| % of net sales       |   25.0% |   19.6% |    23.9% |     23.6% |      26.1% |
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| Sweden               |    10.3 |     9.0 |      7.6 |       7.4 |       35.1 |
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| % of net sales       |   22.6% |   21.7% |    20.7% |     20.7% |      23.0% |
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| Norway               |     7.8 |     6.9 |      8.3 |       7.8 |       35.9 |
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| % of net sales       |   20.4% |   18.6% |    24.9% |     22.4% |      24.6% |
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| Denmark              |     1.7 |     0.8 |      2.5 |       1.3 |       10.2 |
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| % of net sales       |   11.2% |    5.9% |    17.8% |     10.4% |      17.9% |
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| Europe East          |     3.7 |     4.1 |      6.2 |       4.7 |       29.4 |
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| % of net sales       |   16.0% |   20.6% |    29.4% |     27.2% |      32.3% |
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| Europe Central       |     2.0 |     1.5 |      2.7 |       2.2 |       12.9 |
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| % of net sales       |    9.3% |    9.2% |    21.4% |     23.3% |      23.2% |
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| Operating profit not |     0.2 |     0.6 |      0.9 |      -0.8 |       -0.8 |
| allocated to         |         |         |          |           |            |
| segments             |         |         |          |           |            |
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| Group operating      |    35.5 |    29.5 |     36.5 |      29.0 |      157.5 |
| profit               |         |         |          |           |            |
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| % of net sales       |   19.6% |   18.2% |    24.0% |     21.3% |      24.8% |
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Operating profit not allocated to segments consists of the capital gains from   
selling the properties (other operating income) and group costs.                


INCOME STATEMENT                                                                

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| (EUR 1,000)      |   4-6/08 |   4-6/07 |    1-6/08 |     1-6/07 |    1-12/07 |
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|                  |          |          |           |            |            |
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| Net sales        |  180,828 |  152,046 |   342,904 |    288,632 |    634,257 |
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| Other operating  |    1,144 |    2,887 |     2,802 |      3,144 |      5,825 |
| income           |          |          |           |            |            |
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| TOTAL            |  181,972 |  154,933 |   345,706 |    291,776 |    640,083 |
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| Materials and    |  -52,008 |  -41,177 |   -99,335 |    -80,311 |   -173,750 |
| services         |          |          |           |            |            |
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| Employee benefit |  -43,851 |  -39,207 |   -86,742 |    -74,506 |   -152,970 |
| expenses         |          |          |           |            |            |
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| Depreciation     |  -24,486 |  -19,251 |   -47,092 |    -36,690 |    -79,457 |
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| Other operating  |  -26,098 |  -18,814 |   -47,556 |    -34,756 |    -76,361 |
| expenses         |          |          |           |            |            |
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| OPERATING PROFIT |   35,529 |   36,484 |    64,981 |     65,513 |    157,545 |
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| Financial income |    2,225 |    1,849 |     4,669 |      3,740 |      5,761 |
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| Financial        |   -7,495 |   -3,442 |   -13,224 |     -7,256 |    -17,553 |
| expenses         |          |          |           |            |            |
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| PROFIT BEFORE    |   30,259 |   34,891 |    56,426 |     61,997 |    145,753 |
| TAXES            |          |          |           |            |            |
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| Income taxes     |   -8,582 |   -8,701 |   -15,270 |    -15,743 |    -35,541 |
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| NET PROFIT FOR   |   21,677 |   26,190 |    41,156 |     46,254 |    110,212 |
| THE PERIOD       |          |          |           |            |            |
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| Sharing of       |          |          |           |            |            |
| profit:          |          |          |           |            |            |
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| To the parent    |   21,677 |   26,192 |    41,156 |     42,246 |    110,177 |
| company's        |          |          |           |            |            |
| shareholders     |          |          |           |            |            |
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| To the Group's   |        0 |       -2 |         0 |          8 |         36 |
| minority         |          |          |           |            |            |
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| Sharing of       |   21,677 |   26,190 |    41,156 |     42,254 |    110,212 |
| profit, total    |          |          |           |            |            |
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| Earnings per     |     0.20 |     0.24 |      0.38 |       0.42 |       1.02 |
| share (EPS),     |          |          |           |            |            |
| diluted, EUR     |          |          |           |            |            |
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| Earnings per     |     0.20 |     0.24 |      0.38 |       0.42 |       1.02 |
| share (EPS),     |          |          |           |            |            |
| non-diluted, EUR |          |          |           |            |            |
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BALANCE SHEET                                                                   

ASSETS                                                                          

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| (EUR 1,000)                  |     30.6.2008 |    30.6.2007 |     31.12.2007 |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS           |               |              |                |
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| Tangible assets              |       601,926 |      489,934 |        505,098 |
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| Investments in process       |         6,773 |        3,044 |            702 |
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| Goodwill                     |       105,493 |       76,457 |         77,633 |
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| Other intangible assets      |         2,078 |        1,385 |          2,011 |
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| Available-for-sale           |            95 |           95 |             95 |
| investments                  |               |              |                |
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| Deferred tax assets          |         3,032 |        1,352 |          2,170 |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS, TOTAL    |       719,397 |      572,267 |        587,709 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS               |               |              |                |
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| Inventories                  |        25,939 |       20,126 |         22,155 |
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| Trade and other receivables  |       134,772 |      120,788 |        122,873 |
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| Income tax receivables on    |         3,078 |              |            225 |
| the taxable income for the   |               |              |                |
| financial period             |               |              |                |
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| Cash and cash equivalents    |         1,996 |        1,565 |          1,200 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS, TOTAL        |       165,785 |      142,479 |        146,453 |
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| Non-current assets held for  |           554 |        1,668 |          2,967 |
| sale                         |               |              |                |
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| TOTAL ASSETS                 |       885,736 |      716,414 |        737,129 |
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EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                          

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| (EUR 1,000)                   |    30.6.2008 |     30.6.2007 |    31.12.2007 |
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| EQUITY                        |              |               |               |
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| Share capital                 |       11,685 |        11,660 |        11,685 |
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| Share premium account         |      126,644 |       126,395 |       126,644 |
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| Retained earnings             |      193,769 |       143,064 |       202,683 |
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| PARENT COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS'  |      332,098 |       281,119 |       341,012 |
| EQUITY                        |              |               |               |
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| Minority interests            |            - |            89 |           107 |
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| EQUITY, TOTAL                 |      332,098 |       281,208 |       341,119 |
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| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES       |              |               |               |
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| Deferred tax liabilities      |       46,129 |        33,365 |        44,271 |
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| Pension obligations           |        8,348 |         8,471 |         8,036 |
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| Provisions                    |          884 |         1,159 |           987 |
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| Interest-bearing liabilities  |      266,979 |       163,415 |       164,501 |
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| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES,      |      322,340 |       206,410 |       217,796 |
| TOTAL                         |              |               |               |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES           |              |               |               |
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| Trade payables and other      |      105,564 |        91,382 |        89,470 |
| liabilities                   |              |               |               |
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| Income tax liabilities on the |       17,199 |        19,688 |        16,187 |
| taxable income for the        |              |               |               |
| financial period              |              |               |               |
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| Interest-bearing liabilities  |      108,535 |       117,726 |        72,558 |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES, TOTAL    |      231,298 |       228,796 |       178,215 |
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| LIABILITIES, TOTAL            |      553,638 |       435,206 |       396,011 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES  |      885,736 |       716,414 |       737,129 |
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CONDENSED CASH FLOW STATEMENT                                                   

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| (EUR million)                        |     1-6/08 |      1-6/07 |    1-12/07 |
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| Cash flow from operating activities  |       59.7 |        71.5 |      173.8 |
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| Cash flow from investing activities  |     -144.4 |      -132.2 |     -192.7 |
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| Cash flow from financing activities  |            |             |            |
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|    Proceeds from share subscriptions |        0.0 |         0.4 |        0.7 |
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|    Borrowings/ repayments of         |       25.3 |       -26.0 |       50.5 |
|    short-term debt                   |            |             |            |
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|    Borrowings of long-term debt      |      114.5 |       119.2 |        0.3 |
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|    Dividends paid                    |      -54.3 |       -32.5 |      -32.5 |
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| Cash flow from financing activities  |       85.5 |        61.1 |       19.0 |
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| Net change in cash and cash          |        0.8 |         0.5 |        0.1 |
| equivalents                          |            |             |            |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at the     |        1.2 |         1.1 |        1.1 |
| beginning of the period              |            |             |            |
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| Translation difference on cash and   |        0.0 |         0.0 |        0.0 |
| cash equivalents                     |            |             |            |
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| Net change in cash and cash          |        0.8 |         0.5 |        0.1 |
| equivalents                          |            |             |            |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at the end |        2.0 |         1.6 |        1.2 |
| of the period                        |            |             |            |
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CHANGES IN EQUITY                                                               

A = Share capital                                                               
B = Share premium fund                                                          
C = Translation differences                                                     
D = Revaluation fund                                                            
E = Retained earnings                                                           
F = Entries on non-current assets held for sale                                 
G = Parent company shareholders' equity                                         
H = Minority interest                                                           
I = Total equity                                                                

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| (EUR     |    A |     B |    C |   D |     E |    F |      G |    H |      I |
| 1,000)   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Equity   | 11,6 | 126,0 | 4,89 | 109 | 122,0 |  136 | 264,84 |   83 | 264,92 |
| 31.12.20 |   25 |    11 |    8 |     |    62 |      |      1 |      |      4 |
| 06       |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Translat |    - |     - | 1,62 |   - |     - |    - |  1,628 |   -2 |  1,626 |
| ion      |      |       |    8 |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| differen |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| ces      |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2007 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Fair     |    - |     - |    - | 605 |     - |    - |    605 |    - |    605 |
| value    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| adjustme |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| nt of    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| interest |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| rate     |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| SWAPs    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2007 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Income   |    - |     - |    - | -15 |     - |    - |   -157 |    - |   -157 |
| tax on   |      |       |      |   7 |       |      |        |      |        |
| directly |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| to       |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| equity   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| entries  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2007 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Entries  |    - |     - | 1,62 | 448 |     - |    - |  2,076 |   -2 |  2,074 |
| directly |      |       |    8 |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| to       |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| equity   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| (net)    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Net      |    - |     - |    - |   - | 46,24 |    - | 46,246 |    8 | 46,254 |
| result   |      |       |      |     |     6 |      |        |      |        |
| for the  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| period   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2007 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Net of   |    - |     - | 1,62 | 448 | 46,24 |    - | 48,322 |    6 | 48,328 |
| income   |      |       |    8 |     |     6 |      |        |      |        |
| and      |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| expenses |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| for the  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| period   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Exercise |   35 |   384 |    - |   - |     - |    - |    419 |    - |    419 |
| d share  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| options  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2007 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Dividend |    - |     - |    - |   - | -32,4 |    - | -32,46 |    - | -32,46 |
| distribu |      |       |      |     |    60 |      |      0 |      |      0 |
| tion     |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2007 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Equity   | 11,6 | 126,3 | 6,52 | 557 | 135,8 |  136 | 281,12 |   89 | 281,21 |
| 30.6.200 |   60 |    95 |    6 |     |    48 |      |      2 |      |      1 |
| 7        |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Translat |    - |     - | -3,6 |   - |     - |    - | -3,626 |  -10 | -3,636 |
| ion      |      |       |   26 |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| differen |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| ces      |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7-12/200 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7        |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Fair     |    - |     - |    - | -93 |     - |    - |   -931 |    - |   -931 |
| value    |      |       |      |   1 |       |      |        |      |        |
| adjustme |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| nt of    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| interest |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| rate     |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| SWAPs    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7-12/200 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7        |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Income   |    - |     - |    - | 242 |     - |    - |    242 |    - |    242 |
| tax on   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| directly |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| to       |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| equity   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| entries  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7-12/200 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7        |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Entries  |    - |     - | -3,6 | -68 |     - |    - | -4,315 |  -10 | -4,325 |
| directly |      |       |   26 |   9 |       |      |        |      |        |
| to       |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| equity   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| (net)    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Net      |    - |     - |    - |   - | 63,93 |    - | 63,931 |   28 | 63,959 |
| result   |      |       |      |     |     1 |      |        |      |        |
| for the  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| period   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7-12/200 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7        |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Net of   |    - |     - | -3,6 | -68 | 63,93 |    - | 59,616 |   18 | 59,634 |
| income   |      |       |   26 |   9 |     1 |      |        |      |        |
| and      |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| expenses |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| for the  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| period   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Exercise |   25 |   249 |    - |   - |     - |    - |    274 |    - |    274 |
| d share  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| options  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7-12/200 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 7        |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Equity   | 11,6 | 126,6 | 2,90 | -13 | 199,7 |  136 | 341,01 |  107 | 341,11 |
| 31.12.20 |   85 |    44 |    0 |   2 |    79 |      |      2 |      |      9 |
| 07       |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Translat |    - |     - | 2,77 |   - |     - |    - |  2,778 |    - |  2,778 |
| ion      |      |       |    8 |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| differen |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| ces      |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2008 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Change   |    - |     - |    - |   - |     - |    - |      - | -107 |   -107 |
| in       |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| minority |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| (net)    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2008 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Fair     |    - |     - |    - | 2,0 |     - |    - |  2,028 |    - |  2,028 |
| value    |      |       |      |  28 |       |      |        |      |        |
| adjustme |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| nt of    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| interest |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| rate     |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| SWAPs    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2008 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Income   |    - |     - |    - | -52 |     - |    - |   -527 |    - |   -527 |
| tax on   |      |       |      |   7 |       |      |        |      |        |
| directly |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| to       |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| equity   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| entries  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2008 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Entries  |    - |     - | 2,77 | 1,5 |     - |    - |  4,279 | -107 |  4,172 |
| directly |      |       |    8 |  01 |       |      |        |      |        |
| to       |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| equity   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| (net)    |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Net      |    - |     - |    - |   - | 41,15 |    - | 41,156 |    - | 41,156 |
| result   |      |       |      |     |     6 |      |        |      |        |
| for the  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| period   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2008 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Net of   |    - |     - | 2,77 | 1,5 | 41,15 |    - | 45,435 | -107 | 45,328 |
| income   |      |       |    8 |  01 |     6 |      |        |      |        |
| and      |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| expenses |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| for the  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| period   |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Exercise |    - |     - |    - |     |     - |    - |      - |    - |      - |
| d share  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| options  |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2008 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Dividend |    - |     - |    - |   - | -54,3 |    - | -54,34 |    - | -54,34 |
| distribu |      |       |      |     |    49 |      |      9 |      |      9 |
| tion     |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
| 1-6/2008 |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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|          |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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| Equity   | 11,6 | 126,6 | 5,67 | 1,3 | 186,5 |  136 | 332,09 |    - | 332,09 |
| 30.6.200 |   85 |    44 |    8 |  69 |    86 |      |      8 |      |      8 |
| 8        |      |       |      |     |       |      |        |      |        |
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KEY FIGURES                                                                     

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|                                |       1-6/08 |       1-6/07 |       1-12/07 |
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| Interest-bearing debt, (EUR    |        375.5 |        281.1 |         237.1 |
| million)                       |              |              |               |
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| Net debt, (EUR million)        |        373.5 |        279.6 |         235.9 |
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| Invested capital (EUR          |        707.6 |        562.3 |         578.2 |
| million), end of period        |              |              |               |
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| Return on invested capital     |        25.8% |        28.4% |         31.7% |
| (ROI), % 1)                    |              |              |               |
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| Gearing, %                     |       112.5% |        99.4% |         69.2% |
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| Equity ratio, %                |        37.5% |        39.3% |         46.3% |
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| Personnel, average             |        3,996 |        3,261 |         3,407 |
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| Personnel, end of period       |        4,134 |        3,484 |         3,642 |
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| Gross investments in           |        172.1 |        147.2 |         217.5 |
| non-current assets (EUR        |              |              |               |
| million)                       |              |              |               |
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| Gross investments, % of net    |        50.2% |        51.0% |         34.3% |
| sales                          |              |              |               |
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The definitions of the key figures are in Annual Report 2007.                   

1) The figures are calculated on a rolling twelve month basis.                  


KEY FIGURES PER SHARE                                                           

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|                             |         1-6/08 |        1-6/07 |       1-12/07 |
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| Earnings per share (EPS)    |           0.38 |          0.42 |          1.02 |
| weighted average, diluted,  |                |               |               |
| EUR                         |                |               |               |
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| Earnings per share (EPS)    |           0.38 |          0.42 |          1.02 |
| weighted average,           |                |               |               |
| non-diluted, EUR            |                |               |               |
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| Equity per share, end of    |                |          2.59 |          3.14 |
| period, diluted, EUR        |                |               |               |
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| Equity per share, end of    |           3.06 |          2.59 |          3.14 |
| period, non-diluted, EUR    |                |               |               |
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| Number of shares (weighted  |                |   109,009,310 |   108,517,711 |
| average), diluted           |                |               |               |
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| Number of shares (weighted  |    108,698,174 |   108,901,547 |   108,402,225 |
| average), non-diluted       |                |               |               |
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| Number of shares (end of    |                |   108,577,079 |   108,698,436 |
| period), diluted            |                |               |               |
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| Number of shares (end of    |    108,697,328 |   108,469,316 |   108,698,436 |
| period), non-diluted        |                |               |               |
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The free issue on 24 April 2007 has been taken into account in the key figures  
per share.                                                                      


CHANGES IN NON-CURRENT ASSETS                                                   

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|  (EUR 1,000)                  |     30.6.2008 |     30.6.2007 |   31.12.2007 |
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|    |                          |               |               |              |
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| Opening balance               |       584,837 |       462,250 |      462,250 |
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| Depreciation                  |       -47,092 |       -36,690 |      -79,457 |
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| Additions                     |               |               |              |
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|    | Machinery & equipment    |       139,240 |       145,673 |      211.926 |
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|    | Other additions          |         2,376 |             0 |        1.528 |
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|    | Acquired group companies |        31,514 |         1,479 |        5.268 |
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| Additions total               |       173,130 |       147,151 |      218,723 |
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|    |                          |               |               |              |
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| Disposals                     |        -6,423 |        -9,484 |      -18,623 |
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| Reclassifications             |           386 |         3,245 |        2,025 |
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| Translation difference        |         4,752 |         1,398 |          -80 |
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| Closing balance               |       709,592 |       567,870 |      584,837 |
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|    |                          |               |               |              |
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|    |                          |               |               |              |
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|    |                          |               |               |              |
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| Non-current assets held for   |           554 |         1,668 |        2,967 |
| sale                          |               |               |              |
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The total gross capital expenditure includes estimated additional consideration 
for acquisitions.                                                               


ACQUISITIONS                                                                    

During the review period Ramirent acquired the business of Suomen               
Rakennuskonevuokraamo Oy in Finland and of Hyresmaskiner i Stockholm AB in      
Sweden as well as 60% of the shares of a Slovak-based company OTS Bratislava,   
spol. sr.o. Ramirent has an option to increase its holding in OTS Bratislava,   
spol. sr.o. to 100% after 2010.                                                 


CONTINGENT LIABILITIES                                                          

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| (EUR million)                      |  30.6.2008 |   30.6.2007 |   31.12.2007 |
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| Real estate mortgages              |        0.2 |           - |            - |
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| Interest-bearing debt for which    |        0.1 |           - |            - |
| the above collateral is given      |            |             |              |
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| Floating charges                   |        2.1 |        75.8 |            - |
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| Other pledged assets               |          - |         3.1 |          0.1 |
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| Interest-bearing debt for which    |        0.8 |       192.0 |          0.0 |
| the above collateral is given      |            |             |              |
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| Suretyships                        |        3.4 |         2.0 |          2.6 |
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| Committed investments              |       35.0 |        60.7 |         86.4 |
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| Non-cancellable minimum future     |      151.1 |       106.0 |        127.7 |
| operating lease payments           |            |             |              |
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| Non-cancellable minimum future     |        1.8 |         4.1 |          2.5 |
| finance lease payments             |            |             |              |
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| Finance lease debt in the balance  |       -1.7 |        -4.0 |         -2.4 |
| sheet                              |            |             |              |
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| Non-cancellable minimum future     |      151.2 |       106.1 |        127.8 |
| lease payments off-balance sheet   |            |             |              |
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| Obligations arising from           |            |             |              |
| derivative instruments             |            |             |              |
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| Nominal value of underlying object |      121.9 |       166.6 |        122.0 |
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| Fair value of the derivative       |        1.8 |         0.7 |         -0.2 |
| instruments                        |            |             |              |
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The nominal value of the interest rate swaps at the end of the review period was
EUR 121.9 (166.6) million.                                                      

Ramirent has borrowing facilities which have equity ratio, leverage ratio and   
other financial covenants. Ramirent's financial ratios are on 30 June 2008      
significantly better than these covenants.                                

During the review period Ramirent has made no transactions with its related     
parties as defined in the Companies' Act. There are no outstanding balances     
between the Company and its related parties at the end of the review period.    

There are no pending legal cases, the impact of which could have a material     
effect on the figures reported in this interim report.                          


LIVE AUDIOCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL ON 15 AUGUST, 2008 AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME    

A briefing for investment analysts and the press will be arranged on Friday 15  
August, 2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Scandic Hotel Marski, conference room “Carl”      
(address: Mannerheimintie 10, Helsinki). The briefing can be followed via live  
audiocast and a conference call at www.ramirent.com. Dial-in number for         
conference call: +44 (0)20 3037 9099.                                           


NEXT REPORT                                                                     

The Interim Report January-September 2008 will be published on 7 November 2008  
at 8:00 a.m.                                                                    

This interim report is non-audited.                                             

Vantaa, 15 August 2008                                                          

RAMIRENT PLC                                                                    

Board of Directors                                                              


FURTHER INFORMATION:                                                            
Kari Kallio, CEO, phone +358 20 750 2830, or email kari.kallio@ramirent.com     
Heli Iisakka, CFO, phone +358 20 750 3248, or email heli.iisakka@ramirent.com	  
Franciska Janzon, Director, Corporate Communications and IR, phone +358 20 750  
2859, or email franciska.janzon@ramirent.com	                                   




DISTRIBUTION:                                                                   
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki                                            
Main news media                                                                 
www.ramirent.com                                                                


Ramirent is the leading machinery rental company in the Nordic countries and in 
Central and Eastern Europe. The Group has 357 permanent outlets in thirteen     
countries and is registered in Helsinki. Ramirent employs over 4,000 people and 
in 2007 the consolidated net sales were EUR 634 million. Ramirent is listed on  
the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. For further information, please visit         
www.ramirent.com.