Tekla - Company Announcement

Tekla specifies its net sales and operating result outlook for 2008

Tekla Corporation       Stock Exchange Release December 15, 2008   at 5.20 p.m. 
Tekla specifies its net sales and operating result outlook for 2008 
Tekla specifies its outlook for 2008 downwards. The company estimates that its
net sales will be approximately 60 million euros, which means a growth of 3
percent compared to the previous year. Operating result will be approximately
15 million euros, which is 25 percent of net sales. 
According to the previous outlook, growth in net sales was expected to be
approximately 5 percent on the previous year and the operating result to be
slightly lower than the year before. 
Both outlooks have been calculated for the continuing businesses, whose net
sales for 2007 amounted to 58.24 million euros and operating result to 17.90
million euros. 
Reason behind the lowered outlook is the weakened situation in the construction
industry in most of the key market areas. 
Tekla will announce its 2008 Financial Statements Bulletin on February 6, 2009
TEKLA CORPORATION
Board of Directors
For additional information, please contact:
Ari Kohonen, President and CEO, Tel. +358 50 641 24, ari.kohonen (at) tekla.com
Timo Keinänen, CFO, Tel. +358 400 813 027, timo.keinanen (at) tekla.com
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Tekla is an international software product company whose model-based software
solutions make customers' core processes more effective in building and
construction, energy distribution, infrastructure management and water supply.
Tekla has customers in more than 80 countries. Tekla Group's net sales for 2007
were nearly 60 million euros and operating result approximately 20 million
euros. International operations account for almost 85% of net sales. Tekla
Group currently employs about 450 people, of whom 40% work outside Finland.
Tekla was established in 1966, making it one of the longest operating software
companies in Finland. www.tekla.com