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Aspocomp Group - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

ASPOCOMP'S INTERIM REPORT JANUARY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2010


Aspocomp Group Plc., Interim Report, October 29, 2010 at 9:00 AM                

ASPOCOMP'S INTERIM REPORT JANUARY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2010                        

Key figures in brief                                                            

- Net sales: EUR 14.3 million (EUR 8.9 million 1-9/2009)                        
- Operating result before depreciation (EBITDA): EUR 3.1 million (-1.2)         
- Operating result (EBIT): EUR 2.1 million (-2.1)                               
- Profit for the period: EUR 1.2 million (-1.4)                                 
- Earnings per share (EPS): EUR 0.02 (-0.05)                                    
- Cash flow from operations: EUR 3.1 million (0.6)                              

The net sales will increase significantly and net result will be positive for   
full year 2010.                                                                 


CEO'S REVIEW                                                                    

“During the third quarter the demand normalized as expected, though on higher   
level than last year. The net sales increased compared to the reference period  
and earnings were clearly positive.                                             

Cash flow from operations has been strong throughout the year. Although the     
company has invested more than usual, the cash flow after investments remains   
clearly positive. Consequently, the company was able to repay some debt under   
the voluntary debt restructuring agreement.                                     

We expect the demand to stay on the same level for the rest of the year.”       


NET SALES AND EARNINGS IN JULY-SEPTEMBER                                        

Third-quarter net sales amounted to EUR 4.5 million, up 65 percent on 7-9/2009. 
The five largest customers accounted for 83 percent of net sales (80%). In      
geographical terms, 96 percent of net sales were generated in Europe (80%) and 4
percent in Asia (20%).                                                          

The operating result was EUR 0.6 million (-0.9 Me 7-9/2009).                    
The Group's net financial expenses amounted to EUR -0.3 million (-0.3).         

The result for the review period was EUR 0.3 million (-1.2) and earnings per    
share were EUR 0.00 (-0.02).                                                    


NET SALES AND EARNINGS IN JANUARY-SEPTEMBER                                     

Second-quarter net sales amounted to EUR 14.3 million, up 61 percent on         
1-9/2009. The five largest customers accounted for 78 percent of net sales (76% 
1-9/2009). In geographical terms, 95 percent of net sales were generated in     
Europe (81%) and 5 percent in Asia (19%).                                       

The operating result was EUR 2.1 million (-2.1 Me 1-9/2009). Earnings improved  
thanks to better demand and the cost structure adjustments implemented in 2009. 

The Group's net financial expenses amounted to EUR -0.9 million (-0.7).         

The result for the review period was EUR 1.2 million (-2.6) and earnings per    
share were EUR 0.02 (-0.05).                                                    


INVESTMENTS AND R&D                                                             

Investments amounted to EUR 1.5 million (EUR 0.6 million 1-9/2009).             

Majority of the investments were related to the implementation of a new image   
transfer process on the outer-layer process of PCB manufacturing. Other         
investments were related to the outer-layer plating and high precision routing. 
All the investments improve Oulu plant's technical capability.                  

R&D costs are recognized in overheads.                                          


FINANCING                                                                       

The Group's financial position remained challenging, but stable. Cash assets    
amounted to EUR 3.9 million at the end of the period (EUR 3.0 million 9/2009).  

Cash flow from operations during the period was EUR 3.1 million (EUR 0.6 million
1-9/2009). In August the company made EUR 0.5 million repayment of interest     
bearing debts under the voluntary debt restructuring.                           

The nominal value of interest-bearing liabilities was EUR 23.6 million (EUR 24.4
million 9/2009). Gearing decrease to 409.3 percent (620.7%).                    
Non-interest-bearing liabilities amounted to EUR 7.2 million (5.5).             

The Group's equity ratio at the end of the period stood at 13.1 percent (10.0%).


GROUP STRUCTURE                                                                 

Aspocomp Oulu Oy - in which Aspocomp has a 90 percent holding - manufactures and
sells PCBs for telecom, industrial, and automotive electronics applications. Its
service portfolio includes prototype and quick-turn deliveries, fulfillment of  
urgent PCB needs in high-volume operations as well as development and           
commercialization of new technologies. Aspocomp Oulu Oy's primary technologies  
are HDI (High Density Interconnection), multilayer and special material PCBs.   

Aspocomp has a 20 percent stake in Meadville Aspocomp (BVI) Holdings Limited    
(MAH). The company's production facility in Suzhou, China is a volume           
manufacturer of HDI and multilayer PCBs.                                        

Aspocomp's 20 percent stake is booked into the balance sheet at its minimum     
value, which is based on the option agreement made in connection with the       
ownership arrangements in 2007. The minimum value is EUR 16.3 million at the end
of the period, and it increases by 2.5 percent annually until the option is     
exercised. Details of the option agreement can be found in the press release of 
Meadville Holdings published on November 16, 2007: “Major transaction -         
acquisitions and resumption of trading, pages 8-9”                              
(www.meadvillegroup.com/announcements.html).                                    

As MAH-stake is related to the aforementioned option arrangement, it is         
categorized as other non-current receivables in the balance sheet.              

As the stake is valued at the minimum value based on the option agreement, the  
financial performance of MAH does not impact on the value of the stake.         

On November 16, 2009, Meadville announced that it will sell its PCB business to 
TTM Technologies, Inc., which is listed on the NASDAQ in the United States. The 
deal was completed on April 9, 2010. Meadville's 80 percent stake in MAH and 10 
percent holding in Aspocomp Oulu Oy are included in this deal. The parties have 
signed transfer agreements, in which Meadville's rights and liabilities related 
to the MAH are transferred to TTM.                                              

In addition, Aspocomp holds a 13.2 percent share in the Thai company PCB Center 
and a 5.3 percent share in Imbera Electronics. PCB Center's production is       
currently stopped due to a fire at the plant, however this has no material      
financial impact on Aspocomp.                                                   


SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY OF THE PARENT COMPANY                                      

In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act, the Trade Register has
been notified of the loss of share capital on May 14, 2008. The shareholders'   
equity of Aspocomp Group's parent company, Aspocomp Group Plc., was EUR 5.2     
million negative at the end of the period. However, the shareholders' equity of 
Aspocomp Group was EUR 4.4 million positive.                                    


SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL                                                        

The total number of Aspocomp's shares at September 30, 2010 was 49 905 130 and  
the share capital stood at EUR 20 082 052. The company held 200 000 treasury    
shares, representing 0.4 percent of the aggregate votes conferred by all the    
shares.                                                                         

A total of 38 551 718 Aspocomp Group Plc. shares were traded on NASDAQ OMX      
Helsinki during the period from January 1 to September 30, 2010. The aggregate  
value of the shares exchanged was EUR 6 030 604. The shares traded at a low of  
EUR 0.12 and a high of EUR 0.21. The average share price was EUR 0.16. The      
closing price at September 30, 2010 was EUR 0.18, which translates into market  
capitalization of EUR 8 982 923.                                                

Nominee-registered shares accounted for 3.6 percent of the total shares.        


PERSONNEL                                                                       

During the period, Aspocomp had an average of 96 employees (108). The personnel 
count on September 30, 2010 was 99 (101). Of them, 68 (69) were non-salaried and
31 (32) salaried employees.                                                     


EVENTS AFTER THE FINANCIAL PERIOD                                               

Six former employees of Aspocomp Group Oyj's French subsidiary Aspocomp S.A.S   
have re-raised their claims against Aspocomp Group Oyj in a French court. The   
total amount of the claims is about EUR 213 000. The hearings will be held on   
February 2011.                                                                  

These claims are part of the case raised by 21 former Aspocomp S.A.S employees  
(Aspocomp's stock exchange release 18.2.2008).  Concerning 2 employees a        
settlement agreement was made in 2007. Concerning 13 employees the French Court 
of Appeal has made a judgment (Aspocomp's stock exchange release 12.5.2010) but 
Aspocomp has not yet been served with the decision. The court had suspended     
these six cases as per the employees' request.                                  

Aspocomp has made a reservation in its year 2007 Financial Statements to cover  
all these 21 claims.                                                            


DECISIONS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING                                         

The Annual General Meeting of Aspocomp Group Plc. held on April 13, 2010        
re-elected the current Board and decided that the remunerations of the members  
of the Board will remain the same as in 2009. The General Meeting also decided  
to amend the company's Articles of Association. Furthermore, the Meeting decided
not to pay dividend for the period.                                             

The Annual General Meeting decided to set the number of Board members at three  
(3) and re-elected the current members of the Board: Johan Hammarén, Tuomo      
Lähdesmäki, and Kari Vuorialho. The Meeting re-elected PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy
as the company's auditor for the 2010 financial year.                           

Annual remuneration of EUR 24 000 will be paid to the chairman of the Board and 
EUR 12 000 to the other Board members. 60 percent of the annual remuneration    
will be paid in cash and 40 percent in company shares, which will be acquired   
and distributed to Board members. EUR 1 000 per meeting will be paid to the     
chairman and EUR 500 per meeting to the other members. The members of the Board 
residing outside of the Greater Helsinki Area are reimbursed for reasonable     
travel and lodging expenses. The auditor will be paid according to invoice.     

The Annual General Meeting decided to amend the Articles of Association so that 
a following sentence was added at the end of the Article 10 (notice of meeting):
“However, the notice to the Annual General Meeting must be conveyed no later    
than nine (9) days before the record date of the Annual General Meeting.” The   
amendment is based on the recent amendment of Companies Act.                    


THE BOARD OF ASPOCOMP GROUP PLC., AUTHORIZATIONS GIVEN TO THE BOARD             

In its organization meeting, the Board of Directors of Aspocomp Group Plc.      
re-elected Tuomo Lähdesmäki as chairman of the Board. As the Board only         
comprises three (3) members, Board committees were not established.             

The Annual General Meeting 2008 of Aspocomp Group Plc. authorized the Board to  
decide on issuing new shares and conveying the Aspocomp shares held by the      
company. A maximum of 55 000 000 new shares can be issued and/or granted on the 
basis of special rights. The authorization is valid five years from the         
respective Annual General Meeting.                                              

The Annual General Meeting 2008 also decided about issuing stock options to the 
CEO. The Board of Directors has not granted the said stock options.             

Details of the authorizations can be found on pages 10-11 of the Annual Report  
2008 (www.aspocomp.com/linked/investor/ar_2008.pdf).                            


ASSESSMENT OF BUSINESS RISKS                                                    

Significant indebtedness                                                        

The Aspocomp Group's interest-bearing liabilities at September 30, 2010 had a   
nominal value of about EUR 23.6 million and amounted to about EUR 21.9 million  
under IFRS.                                                                     

Liquidity and financial risks                                                   

Because of the agreement on debt restructuring, management of the Group's       
liquidity risk is based on the cash assets of the parent company and the cash   
flow generated by the Oulu plant. If Aspocomp Group Plc. does not obtain        
financing from Aspocomp Oulu Oy or other ways of financing, the company may     
ultimately become insolvent.                                                    

Litigations                                                                     

In 2007, the French Supreme Court ordered the company to pay approximately EUR  
11 million, including annual interest of about 7 percent, to 388 former         
employees of Aspocomp S.A.S. In January 2009, the Labor Court of Evreux, France 
ruled that the company has to pay approximately EUR 0.5 million in compensation,
with interest, to a further 13 former employees. Aspocomp has appealed the      
January 2009 decision to the next instance in France.                           

In May 2010, the Court of Appeal of Rouen did not change the decision rendered  
by the Labor Court of Evreux on January 2009 and ruled that Aspocomp Group Plc  
has to pay to thirteen former employees of its French Subsidiary, Aspocomp      
S.A.S., approximately EUR 527 000 including the interest. Aspocomp has not yet  
been formally notified of the decision.                                         

In October 2010 Aspocomp was informed that six former employees re-raised their 
earlier suspended cases in a French Court. The related hearings will be held on 
February 2011. The total amount of the claims is EUR 213 000.                   

The aforementioned compensations and claims do not have a profit impact during  
the financial year, because Aspocomp has made a reservation in its financial    
statements 2007. The claims are related to the notice time salaries of the      
closed, heavily loss-making Evreux plant. The closure took place in 2002.       

There is a risk that the remaining approximately 100 employees may also         
institute proceedings. Under legislation that came into effect in June 2008, the
statute of limitations for filing a suit is five years after the law came into  
effect.                                                                         


OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE                                                          
The lean cost structure and the outlook for operations in Oulu enable the       
continuity of the Group's operations. The net sales will increase significantly 
and the net result will be positive for full year 2010.                         

In addition to developing the continuing operations of the company, the Board of
Directors is looking into various structural development solutions, including   
carrying out company reorganization in the future.                              


TABLES AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES                                                  

The reported operations include Aspocomp Oulu Oy and the Group's parent company,
Aspocomp Group Plc. These operations comprise a single business segment.        

All figures are unaudited. The interim report has been prepared in accordance   
with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting. The accounting principles that were   
applied in the preparation of the financial statements of December 31, 2009 have
been applied in the preparation of this report. However, as of January 1, 2010  
the company has applied the following new or modified standards:                

- IFRS 3 (revised), Business Combinations                                       
- IAS 27 (revised), Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements              

The application of the aforementioned standards did not have significant impact 
on the reported figures.                                                        



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| PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT,       | 7-9/10 |        | 7-9/09 |        |         |
| JULY-SEPTEMBER                 |        |        |        |        |         |
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|                        |  1000 |      % | 1000 e |      % |        |         |
|                        |     e |        |        |        |        |         |
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| NET SALES              | 4 525 |  100,0 |  2 747 |  100,0 |        |         |
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| Other operating income |    99 |    2,2 |     66 |    2,4 |        |         |
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| Materials and services |    -1 |  -31,2 |   -958 |  -34,9 |        |         |
|                        |   411 |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Personnel expenses     |    -1 |  -31,0 | -1 369 |  -49,8 |        |         |
|                        |   404 |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Other operating costs  |  -950 |  -21,0 | -1 066 |  -38,8 |        |         |
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| Depreciation and       |  -303 |   -6,7 |   -280 |  -10,2 |        |         |
| amortization           |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| OPERATING PROFIT/LOSS  |   556 |   12,3 |   -860 |  -31,3 |        |         |
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| Financial income and   |  -302 |   -6,7 |   -304 |  -11,1 |        |         |
| expenses               |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| PROFIT/LOSS BEFORE TAX |   254 |    5,6 | -1 164 |  -42,4 |        |         |
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| Income taxes           |    -2 |   -0,1 |     -1 |    0,0 |        |         |
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| PROFIT/LOSS FOR THE    |   252 |    5,6 | -1 165 |  -42,4 |        |         |
| PERIOD                 |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Other comprehensive income for the period, net   |        |        |         |
| of tax                                           |        |        |         |
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| Translation            |     2 |    0,0 |     13 |    0,5 |        |         |
| differences            |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE    |   253 |    5,6 | -1 152 |  -41,9 |        |         |
| INCOME FOR THE PERIOD  |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Profit/loss for the period attributable |        |        |        |         |
| to:                                     |        |        |        |         |
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| Non-controlling        |    78 |    1,7 |    -17 |   -0,6 |        |         |
| interests              |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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|   Equity shareholders  |   173 |    3,8 | -1 148 |  -41,8 |        |         |
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| Total comprehensive income attributable |        |        |        |         |
| to:                                     |        |        |        |         |
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| Non-controlling        |    78 |    1,7 |    -17 |   -0,6 |        |         |
| interests              |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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|   Equity shareholders  |   175 |    3,9 | -1 135 |  -41,1 |        |         |
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| JANUARY-SEPTEMBER      |       | 1-9/10 |        | 1-9/09 |        | 1-12/09 |
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|                        | 1000  | %      | 1000 e | %      | 1000 e | %       |
|                        | e     |        |        |        |        |         |
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| NET SALES              |    14 |  100,0 |  8 912 |  100,0 | 13 161 |   100,0 |
|                        |   307 |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Other operating income |   229 |    1,6 |    177 |    2,0 |    238 |     1,8 |
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| Materials and services |    -4 |  -29,7 | -3 034 |  -34,0 | -4 323 |   -32,8 |
|                        |   249 |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Personnel expenses     |    -4 |  -30,0 | -4 277 |  -48,0 | -5 575 |   -42,4 |
|                        |   288 |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Other operating costs  |    -2 |  -20,4 | -2 985 |  -33,5 | -4 026 |   -30,6 |
|                        |   926 |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Depreciation and       |  -940 |   -6,6 |   -844 |   -9,5 | -1 145 |    -8,7 |
| amortization           |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| OPERATING PROFIT/LOSS  | 2 134 |   14,9 | -2 052 |  -23,0 | -1 670 |   -12,7 |
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| Financial income and   |  -892 |   -6,2 |   -673 |   -7,6 |   -969 |    -7,4 |
| expenses               |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| PROFIT/LOSS BEFORE TAX | 1 242 |    8,7 | -2 725 |  -30,6 | -2 639 |   -20,1 |
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| Income taxes           |    -3 |    0,0 |    141 |    1,6 |    136 |     1,0 |
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| PROFIT/LOSS FOR THE    | 1 239 |    8,7 | -2 583 |  -29,0 | -2 503 |   -19,0 |
| PERIOD                 |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Other comprehensive income for the period, net   |        |        |         |
| of tax                                           |        |        |         |
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| Translation            |    13 |    0,1 |     10 |    0,0 |     10 |     0,1 |
| differences            |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE    | 1 252 |    8,8 | -2 573 |  -29,0 | -2 493 |   -18,9 |
| INCOME FOR THE PERIOD  |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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| Profit/loss for the period attributable |        |        |        |         |
| to:                                     |        |        |        |         |
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| Non-controlling        |   295 |    2,1 |    -56 |   -0,6 |     12 |     0,1 |
| interests              |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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|   Equity shareholders  |   944 |    6,6 | -2 528 |  -28,4 | -2 515 |   -19,1 |
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| Total comprehensive income attributable |        |        |        |         |
| to:                                     |        |        |        |         |
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| Non-controlling        |   295 |    2,1 |    -56 |   -0,6 |     12 |     0,1 |
| interests              |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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|   Equity shareholders  |   957 |    6,7 | -2 517 |  -28,2 | -2 505 |   -19,0 |
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| Earnings per share     |       |        |        |        |        |         |
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|   Basic EPS            |       |   0,02 |        |  -0,05 |        |   -0,05 |
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|   Diluted EPS          |       |   0,02 |        |  -0,05 |        |   -0,05 |
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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET        |    9/10 |     9/09 |   Change |    12/09 |
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|                                   |  1000 e |   1000 e |        % |   1000 e |
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| ASSETS                            |         |          |          |          |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS                |         |          |          |          |
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| Intangible assets                 |   3 000 |    3 030 |     -1,0 |    3 000 |
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| Tangible assets                   |   3 544 |    3 148 |     12,6 |    3 066 |
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| Available for sale investments    |      44 |       44 |      0,0 |       44 |
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| Other non-current receivables     |  16 505 |   16 113 |      2,4 |   16 217 |
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| TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS          |  23 093 |   22 335 |      3,4 |   22 327 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS                    |         |          |          |          |
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| Inventories                       |   2 264 |    1 771 |     27,8 |    1 963 |
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| Short-term receivables            |   4 182 |    3 491 |     19,8 |    4 058 |
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| Cash and bank deposits            |   3 918 |    3 034 |     29,1 |    3 038 |
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| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS              |  10 364 |    8 296 |     24,9 |    9 059 |
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| TOTAL ASSETS                      |  33 457 |   30 631 |      9,2 |   31 386 |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND          |         |          |          |          |
| LIABILITIES                       |         |          |          |          |
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| Share capital                     |  20 082 |   20 082 |      0,0 |   20 082 |
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| Share premium                     |  27 918 |   27 918 |      0,0 |   27 918 |
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| Treasury shares                   |    -758 |     -758 |      0,0 |     -758 |
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| Special reserve                   |  45 989 |   45 989 |      0,0 |   45 989 |
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| Reserve for invested              |  23 885 |   23 885 |      0,0 |   23 885 |
| non-restricted equity             |         |          |          |          |
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| Retained earnings                 |    -113 | -114 690 |     -0,8 | -114 678 |
|                                   |     721 |          |          |          |
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| Equity attributable to            |   3 394 |    2 425 |     40,0 |    2 438 |
| shareholders                      |         |          |          |          |
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| Non-controlling interests         |   1 001 |      638 |     56,8 |      706 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY                      |   4 395 |    3 064 |     43,5 |    3 143 |
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| Long-term financing loans         |  21 734 |   21 755 |     -0,1 |   21 878 |
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| Provisions                        |     264 |      256 |      2,8 |      319 |
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| Short-term financing loans        |     172 |      294 |    -41,4 |      242 |
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| Trade and other payables          |   6 892 |    5 262 |     31,0 |    5 804 |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES                 |  29 062 |   27 567 |      5,4 |   28 243 |
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| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND    |  33 457 |   30 631 |      9,2 |   31 386 |
| LIABILITIES                       |         |          |          |          |
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| CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN EQUITY,       |       |       |       |      |       |
| JANUARY-SEPTEMBER                     |       |       |       |      |       |
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| 1000 e    |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |       |
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|           | Equity attributable to the shareholders of the parent    |       |
|           | company                                                  |       |
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|           | Shar | Shar | Othe |  Own | Trans | Retai | Total | Non- | Total |
|           |    e |    e |    r | shar | latio |   ned |       | cont | equit |
|           | capi | prem | rese |   es |     n | earni |       | roll |     y |
|           |  tal |  ium |  rve |      | diffe |   ngs |       |  ing |       |
|           |      |      |      |      | rence |       |       | inte |       |
|           |      |      |      |      |     s |       |       | rest |       |
|           |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |    s |       |
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| Balance   |   20 |   27 |   69 | -758 |    -9 |  -114 | 2 438 |  706 | 3 143 |
| at 1.1.10 |  082 |  918 |  874 |      |       |   669 |       |      |       |
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| Comprehensive income    |      |      |       |   944 |   944 |  295 | 1 239 |
| for the period          |      |      |       |       |       |      |       |
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| Translation      |      |      |      |    13 |       |    13 |      |    13 |
| differences      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |       |
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| Balance   |   20 |   27 |   69 | -758 |     4 |  -113 | 3 394 |    1 | 4 395 |
| at        |  082 |  918 |  874 |      |       |   725 |       |  001 |       |
| 30.09.10  |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |       |
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|           | Equity attributable to the shareholders of the parent    |       |
|           | company                                                  |       |
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|           | Shar | Shar | Othe |  Own | Trans | Retai | Total | Non- | Total |
|           |    e |    e |    r | shar | latio |   ned |       | cont | equit |
|           | capi | prem | rese |   es |     n | earni |       | roll |     y |
|           |  tal |  ium |  rve |      | diffe |   ngs |       |  ing |       |
|           |      |      |      |      | rence |       |       | inte |       |
|           |      |      |      |      |     s |       |       | rest |       |
|           |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |    s |       |
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| Balance   |   20 |   27 |   69 | -758 |   -19 |  -112 | 4 943 |  694 | 5 637 |
| at 1.1.09 |  082 |  918 |  874 |      |       |   154 |       |      |       |
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| Comprehensive income    |      |      |       |    -2 |    -2 |  -56 |    -2 |
| for the period          |      |      |       |   528 |   528 |      |   583 |
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| Translation      |      |      |      |    10 |       |    10 |      |    10 |
| differences      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |       |
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| Balance   |   20 |   27 |   69 | -758 |    -9 |  -114 | 2 425 |  638 | 3 064 |
| at        |  082 |  918 |  874 |      |       |   682 |       |      |       |
| 30.09.09  |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |       |
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| CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT,         |          |           |           |
| JANUARY-SEPTEMBER                         |          |           |           |
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|                                    1000 e |   1-9/10 |    1-9/09 |   1-12/09 |
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| Profit for the period                     |    1 239 |    -2 583 |    -2 503 |
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| Adjustments                               |    1 802 |     1 314 |     1 999 |
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| Change in working capital                 |       10 |     1 868 |     1 404 |
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| Received interest income and dividends    |       24 |        17 |        17 |
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| Paid interest expenses                    |       -4 |       -34 |       -37 |
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| Paid taxes                                |        1 |        -2 |        -3 |
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| Operational cash flow                     |    3 072 |       580 |       877 |
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| Investments                               |   -1 501 |      -618 |      -819 |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and |        9 |        97 |        99 |
| equipment                                 |          |           |           |
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| Cash flow from investments                |   -1 492 |      -522 |      -720 |
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| Decrease in financing                     |     -699 |    -1 280 |    -1 375 |
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| Increase in financing                     |        0 |         0 |         0 |
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| Cash flow from financing                  |     -699 |    -1 280 |    -1 375 |
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| Change in cash and cash equivalents       |      880 |    -1 221 |    -1 217 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at the          |    3 038 |     4 255 |     4 255 |
| beginning of period                       |          |           |           |
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| Currency exchange differences             |        0 |         0 |         0 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of   |    3 918 |     3 034 |     3 038 |
| period                                    |          |           |           |
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| KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS                          |       9/10 |        9/09 |
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|                                                   |            |             |
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| Equity per share, EUR                             |       0,07 |        0,05 |
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| Equity ratio, %                                   |       13,1 |        10,0 |
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| Gearing, %                                        |      409,3 |       620,7 |
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| Earnings per share (EPS)                          |            |             |
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| Basic and diluted EPS, EUR                        |       0,02 |       -0,05 |
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| CONTINGENT LIABILITIES                     |          |           |          |
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|                                     1000 e |     9/10 |      9/09 |    12/09 |
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| Mortgages given for security for           |   15 400 |    15 400 |   15 400 |
| liabilities                                |          |           |          |
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| Operating lease liabilities                |      666 |       666 |      666 |
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| Other liabilities                          |      100 |       100 |      100 |
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| Total                                      |   16 166 |    16 166 |   16 166 |
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FORMULAS FOR CALCULATION OF KEY FIGURES                                         


Equity/share, EUR =       Equity attributable to shareholders                   
                          ____________________________________                  
                          Number of shares at the end of period                 


Equity ratio, % =         Total equity                                          
                          _______________________________________  x 100        
                          Balance sheet total - advances received               


Gearing, % =              Net interest-bearing liabilities                      
                          ________________________________  x 100               
                          Total equity                                          


Earnings per share                                                              
(EPS), EUR =              Profit attributable to equity shareholders            
                          __________________________________________            
                          Adjusted weighted average number of shares            
                          outstanding                                           



All figures are unaudited.                                                      

Espoo, October 29, 2010                                                         

Aspocomp Group Plc.                                                             
Board of Directors                                                              


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