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Finnlines - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

Finnlines Plc Interim report January - September 2013 (unaudited)


Helsinki, Finland, 2013-11-05 15:41 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finnlines Plc Stock
Exchange Release 5 November 2013 at 16.40 



INTERIM REPORT JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2013 (unaudited)



SUMMARY



January - September 2013

  -- Revenue EUR 433.3 million (EUR 470.9 million prev. year), decrease 8.0%
  -- Result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) EUR
     63.4 million (EUR 78.1 million), decrease 18.8%
  -- Result for the reporting period EUR -3.9 million (EUR 5.3 million)
  -- Earnings per share were -0.08 (0.11) EUR/share





July - September 2013

  -- Revenue EUR 149.7 million (EUR 161.3 million prev. year), decrease 7.2%
  -- Result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) EUR
     28.6 million (EUR 30.8 million), decrease 7.2%
  -- Result for the reporting period EUR 6.1 million (EUR 5.3 million)
  -- Earnings per share were 0.12 (0.11) EUR/share





JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2013 IN BRIEF





MEUR                                  1-9     1-9  7-9 2013  7-9 2012  1-12 2012
                                    2013*   2012*                               
Revenue                             433.3   470.9     149.7     161.3      609.3
Result before interest, taxes,       63.4    78.1      28.6      30.8       89.8
 depreciation and amortisation                                                  
 (EBITDA)                                                                       
Result before interest and taxes     12.8    28.8      11.7      14.3       23.7
 (EBIT)                                                                         
% of revenue                          2.9     6.1       7.8       8.9        3.9
Result for the reporting period      -3.9     5.3       6.1       5.3       -0.1
Earnings per share (EPS), EUR**     -0.08    0.11      0.12      0.11       0.00
Equity ratio, %                      33.4    29.3      33.4      29.3       29.0
Gearing, %                          163.5   202.4     163.5     202.4      204.9
Shareholders' equity/share, EUR      8.78    9.23      8.78      9.23       9.14



Calculation of key ratios is presented under 'Calculation of ratios'.



* The result for January-September 2013 includes a non-recurring cost item of
about EUR 1.0 million related to general increases of the collective agreement
(see chapter “Changes in Essential Legal Proceedings”) and a sales profit of
EUR 1.2 million from the sale of MS Europalink. The result for
January-September 2012 includes a non-recurring compensation of EUR 3.4 million
from the Jinling shipyard and one-time cost items amounting to EUR 3.2 million
mainly relating to the arrangements of leased property and settlements with the
personnel. 



** Key indicators per share have been adjusted with the share issue adjustment
factor. 





FINNLINES' BUSINESS



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





GENERAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT



Based on the statistics by the Finnish Transport Agency for January-September,
the Finnish seaborne imports carried in container, lorry and trailer units
decreased by 3 per cent whereas exports increased by 5 per cent (measured in
tons) compared to the same period in 2012. According to the statistics
published by Shippax for January-September, trailer and lorry volumes
transported by sea between Southern Sweden and Germany increased by 3 per cent
compared to 2012. During the same period private and commercial passenger
traffic between Finland and Sweden decreased by 1 per cent. Between Finland and
Germany the corresponding traffic decreased by 17 per cent (Finnish Transport
Agency). 





FINNLINES TRAFFIC



In the first quarter the last of six ro-ro newbuildings (MS Finnwave) entered
service. The vessel flies the Finnish flag. 



In order to adapt to the current market situation Finnlines chartered out in
the second quarter MS Finnarrow to the Grimaldi Group at market price. 



In the third quarter Finnlines started sailings in the new services in Baltic
Sea and North Sea. The expansion of liner service network is a result of long
term contracts entered with key customers. 



During the third quarter Finnlines operated on average 25 vessels in its own
traffic compared to 23 vessels in the same period in 2012. 



The cargo volumes transported during January-September totalled approximately
478 thousand (478 thousand in 2012, corrected figure) cargo units, 43 thousand
(50 thousand, corrected figure) cars (not including passengers' cars ) and
1,649 thousand (1,595 thousand) tons of freight not possible to measure in
units. In addition, some 443 thousand (487 thousand) private and commercial
passengers were transported. 



FINANCIAL RESULTS



January - September 2013



The Finnlines Group recorded revenue totalling EUR 433.3 (470.9) million, a
decrease of 8.0 per cent compared to the same period in 2012. Shipping and Sea
Transport Services generated revenue amounting to EUR 413.8 (444.4) million and
Port Operations EUR 38.5 (44.7) million. The internal revenue between the
segments was EUR 19.0 (18.2) million. 



Result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation(EBITDA) was EUR
63.4 (78.1) million, a decrease of 18.8 per cent. 



Result before interest and taxes (EBIT) was EUR 12.8 (28.8) million. The result
for 2013 includes a non-recurring cost item of about EUR 1.0 million related to
general increases of the collective agreement and sales profit of EUR 1.2
million from the sales of MS Europalink. The result for 2012 includes a
non-recurring compensation of EUR 3.4 million from the Jinling shipyard and
one-time cost items amounting to EUR 3.2 million mainly relating to the
arrangements of leased property and settlements with the personnel. The
comparable result before interest and taxes (EBIT) adjusted with above
mentioned items was EUR 12.6 (28.6) million. The result is affected by the
seasonality of the cargo volumes, which are typically on a lower level in the
beginning of the year. Also the number of passengers is modest during the
winter period compared to the summer season. Financial income was EUR 0.3 (0.7)
million and financial expenses totalled EUR -19.2 (-20.1) million. Result for
the reporting period was EUR -3.9 (5.3) million and earnings per share (EPS)
were EUR -0.08 (0.11). 





July - September 2013



The Finnlines Group recorded revenue totalling EUR 149.7 (161.3) million, a
decrease of 7.2 per cent compared to the same period in 2012. Shipping and Sea
Transport Services generated revenue amounting to EUR 144.2 (153.2) million and
Port Operations EUR 11.4 (13.7) million. The internal revenue between the
segments was EUR 5.9 (5.6) million. 



Result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation(EBITDA) was EUR
28.6(30.8)million, a decrease of 7.2 per cent. 



Result before interest and taxes (EBIT) was EUR 11.7 (14.3) million. Financial
income was EUR 0.1 (0.2) million and financial expenses totalled EUR -6.3
(-6.4) million. Result for the reporting period was EUR 6.1 (5.3) million and
earnings per share (EPS) were EUR 0.12 (0.11). 





STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, FINANCING AND CASH-FLOW



Interest-bearing net debt decreased by EUR 135.7 million and amounted to EUR
741.2 (876.9) million. The company has a commercial paper programme amounting
to EUR 100 million of which the company has issued EUR 51.0 (13.6) million at
the end of September. The equity ratio calculated from the balance sheet
improved to 33.4 per cent (29.3) and gearing dropped to 163.5 per cent (202.4).
Due to the expansion of liner service network vessel lease commitments
increased by EUR 24.4 million to EUR 28.1 million compared to the end of
September 2012. 



At the end of the period, cash and deposits together with unused committed
working capital credits amounted to EUR 68.8 (46.0) million. 



The Board of Directors of Finnlines Plc decided on the 7th of May 2013, based
on the authorisation granted at the annual general meeting on 16 April 2013, on
a rights issue, in which the Company offered a maximum of 4,682,104 new shares
to be subscribed by the Company's existing shareholders. All offered shares
were subscribed for in the rights issue completed at the end of May. The gross
proceeds raised by Finnlines in the rights issue were approximately EUR 28.8
million. The net proceeds are used to strengthen the Company's capital
structure. 



In April, Finnlines' port subsidiaries sold four container cranes to a
financing company and rented them back with a five year financing lease
contract. This arrangement released working capital to the group EUR 15
million. In September, Finnlines sold the vessel Europalink to the Grimaldi
Group at EUR 86 million. 





CAPITAL EXPENDITURE



Finnlines Group gross capital expenditure in the reporting period totalled EUR
9.4 (45.5) million. Total depreciation amounted to EUR 50.7 (49.3) million. The
investments are mainly consisting of normal replacement costs of fixed assets
and accrued dry-docking cost of ships. The investment programme of six ro-ro
newbuildings was finalised in 2012 and there are no decisions on any new vessel
investments. 





PERSONNEL



The Group employed an average of 1,878 (2,057) persons during the period,
consisting of 927 (979) persons on shore and 951 (1,078) persons at sea. In
August, Finnsteve Oy Ab started employer-employee adaption negotiations with
the personnel in Turku, where the company employs 100 persons. 





DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING



The Annual General Meeting of Finnlines Plc approved the Financial Statements
and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and President and CEO from
liability for the financial year 2012. 



It was decided to accept the proposal of the Board of Directors that no
dividend shall be paid for the year 2012. 



The meeting decided that the number of Board Members be seven. All of the
current Board Members were re-elected; Mr Emanuele Grimaldi, Mr Gianluca
Grimaldi, Mr Diego Pacella, Mr Olav K Rakkenes, Mr Jon-Aksel Torgersen, Mr
Christer Backman and Ms Tiina Bäckman. The yearly compensation to the Board
will remain unchanged as follows: the Chairman EUR 50,000, the Vice-Chairman
EUR 40,000 and the Member EUR 30,000. 



The Annual General Meeting elected KPMG Oy Ab as the Company's auditor for the
fiscal year 2013. It was decided that the external auditors will be reimbursed
according to invoice. 



It was decided to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on the issuance
of shares in one or several tranches. The Board of Directors may, on the basis
of the authorisation, resolve on the issuance of shares in one or several
tranches, so that the aggregate number of shares to be issued shall not exceed
10,000,000 shares. The Board of Directors decides on all the conditions of the
issuance of shares. The issuance of shares may be carried out in deviation from
the shareholders' pre-emptive rights (directed issue). The authorisation is
valid until the next Annual General Meeting. The authorisation replaces the
Annual General Meeting's authorisation to decide on a share issue of 17 April
2012. 



It was also decided to change § 10 of the Articles of Association of the
Company regarding the convocation way of announcement of the Shareholder
Meeting as follows: “The Shareholders' Meeting shall be announced in a national
newspaper chosen by the Board or on the web site of the company, no earlier
than three months before the Shareholders' Meeting and no later than 21 days
before the Shareholders' Meeting. The invitation must in any event be given no
later than nine (9) days before the record date of the Shareholders Meeting.” 





SHARE ISSUE



The Board of Directors of Finnlines Plc decided on 7 May 2013, based on the
authorisation granted at the annual general meeting on 16 April 2013, on a
rights issue, in which the Company offered a maximum of 4,682,104 new shares to
be subscribed by the Company's existing shareholders. The Company's largest
shareholder, Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione S.p.A., committed on its own and
its subsidiaries' behalf to subscribe for its relative portion of the new
shares and gave an underwriting commitment concerning all new shares that would
otherwise possible remain unsubscribed for in the offering. 



All offered shares were subscribed for in the rights issue completed at the end
of May. A total of 4,008,441 shares, representing approximately 85.6 per cent
of the offered shares, were subscribed in the primary subscription. In the
secondary subscription 7,451 shares, representing 0.2 per cent of the offered
shares, were subscribed for. The remaining 666,212 shares, approximately 14.2
per cent of the offered shares, were subscribed for based on the underwriting
commitment. 



Shares subcribed for in the primary subscription were subject to public trading
on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd since 3 June 2013. The new shares are traded
together with the old shares as of 7 June 2013. 



The gross proceeds raised by Finnlines in the rights issue were approximately
EUR 28.8 million. The net proceeds are used to strengthen the Company's capital
structure. 



Following the registration of the new shares with the Trade Register, the
number of Finnlines Plc's shares amounts to 51,503,141 shares and share capital
to EUR 103,006,282.00. 





RISKS AND RISK MANAGEMENT



The 2012 Financial statements, published in March 2013, contains a thorough
description of Finnlines' risks and risk management, and there are no essential
changes to that report. 





CHANGES IN ESSENTIAL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS



The 2012 Financial statements, published in March 2013, contains a thorough
description of essential legal proceedings and the following is a description
of the changes compared to what was reported in the financial statements: 



A number of former and current employees of the Company, represented by the
Union of Salaried Employees, has brought an action against the Company at theCity Court of Helsinki on adherance to the general increases of the collective
agreement. The Court has in February 2012 rendered the decision in favour of
the employees and ordered the Company to compensate the employees with about
EUR 0.2 million in all. The Company has appealed the decision partly at the
Helsinki Court of Appeal. The Helsinki Court of Appeal rendered its decision in
April 2013 in favour of the employees. 





TONNAGE TAXATION



The Finnish Parliament has approved the amended Tonnage Tax Act (476/2002), as
amended by the Act 90/2012 which entered into force on 1 March 2012. Finnlines
Plc's board decided on December 2012 to enter into the tonnage taxation regime
as from 1 January 2013. In the tonnage taxation regime, the shipping operations
will be transferred from business taxation to tonnage-based taxation. 



The depreciation difference of EUR 215.1 million recorded in Finnlines Plc's
opening balance as per 1.1.2013 has been divided into two portions: the
depreciation difference of EUR 162.4 million (75.5 per cent) and deferred tax
liability of EUR 52.7 million (24.5 per cent). The depreciation difference of
EUR 162.4 million has been entered in the distributable funds of Finnlines
Plc's equity. The deferred tax of EUR 52.7 million has been entered in the
deferred tax liability. The recording has no effect on the equity and the
deferred tax liability of the consolidated financial statements of the
Finnlines Group. 



The fixed assets subject to tonnage tax regime must be revalued in the
transition moment 1.1.2013 into their fair values. The fair value of Finnlines
Plc's fixed assets exceeded their net book values by EUR 7.0 million, and out
of this amount the company recorded a deferred tax liability of EUR 1.7 million
(24.5 per cent). The fair value of the fixed assets exceeded their group values
by EUR 1.5 million, and the share of deferred tax liability out of this amount
was EUR 0.4 million. 



According to the tonnage tax regime in the transition moment 1.1.2013 the value
of maximum amount entered as income determined to the fixed assets subject to
tonnage tax regime a maximum reduction of 1/9 can be done from the second year
onwards. The yearly maximum of deductable amount cannot exceed the maximum
value of granted state subsidy. The deferred tax liability will decline
respectively according to the valid corporate tax rate. 



Finnlines Plc will record the reduction of deferred tax liability as from
1.1.2013 according to the above mentioned tonnage tax act. 





EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD



Finnlines has sold  the vessels Translubeca and Transeuropa. MS Transeuropa has
been sold to the Grimaldi Group at market price, which is slightly above the
book value of the vessel. MS Translubeca has been sold to an external party at
market price, which is also slightly above book value of the vessel. The sales
will have minor positive effect on Finnlines' result in the last quarter of
2013. 



The Finnish prosecutor has taken a decision, in so called Lattakia case
relating to a container consisting of military equiment, not to prosecute the
three employees of Finnlines Group. 



The Board of Directors of Finnlines Plc has accepted Mr Uwe Bakosch's request
to leave his function as the CEO and President of Finnlines Plc. Mr Bakosch
will continue as a Managing Director of Finnlines Deutschland GmbH. The Board
of Directors has appointed Mr Emanuele Grimaldi as the new CEO and President of
Finnlines Plc starting on 5 November 2013. On the same date the Board of
Directors has elected Mr Jon-Aksel Torgersen as the new Chairman of the Board
of Directors as Mr Grimaldi has stepped down as the Chairman of the Board of
Directors. 





OUTLOOK AND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT



Finnlines has continued the re-structuring of its fleet and organisation in
order to improve cost efficiency of its vessels and its overall logistics
system. With the completed deliveries of the six newbuildings the dependency on
a volatile charter market has been further reduced. 



The Board expects that the remaining part of the year 2013 will still be
volatile and challenging. The result for the reporting period for the last
quarter of 2013 is expected to improve over the corresponding quarter in 2012. 





The Group Financial Statement bulletin for the period 1 January - 31 December
2013 will be published on Thursday, 27 February 2014. 



Finnlines Plc

The Board of Directors
Emanuele Grimaldi 
President/CEO 









ENCLOSURES



- Reporting and accounting policies

- Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, IFRS

- Consolidated statement of financial position, IFRS

- Consolidated statement of changes in equity, IFRS

- Consolidated statement of cash flows, IFRS (condensed)

- Revenue and result by business segments

- Property, plant and equipment

- Contingencies and commitments

- Revenue and result by quarter

- Shares, market capitalisation and trading information

- Calculation of ratios

- Related party transactions







DISTRIBUTION



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This interim report is unaudited.











REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES



This interim report included herein is prepared in accordance with IAS 34
(Interim Financial Reporting) standard. The Company has adopted new or revised
IFRS standards and IFRIC interpretations from beginning of the reporting period
corresponding to those described in the 2012 Financial Statements. 



With effect from 1 January 2013, the Finnlines Group has adopted the revised
IAS 19 Employee benefits standard. The amendment has an impact on the Finnlines
Group's pension liability and equity on the balance sheet. Resulting from the
amendment, the Finnlines's consolidated statement of financial position for
2012 have been updated in compliance with the requirements prescribed in the
revised standard. In consequence of the adoption of the revised IAS 19 Employee
benefits standard, the Group's equity in the 2012 opening balance will decrease
by EUR 1.2 million and in the balance sheet of 31 December 2012 by EUR 0.1
million due to actuarial losses recognised in equity in the consolidated
statement of financial position. 



Otherwise new or revised standards have not had an effect on the reported
figures. 



Finnlines Plc was included in tonnage taxation from January 2013. In tonnage
taxation, shipping operations shifted from taxation of business income to
tonnage-based taxation. 



In other respects, the same accounting policies have been followed as in the
previous annual financial statements. 



All figures in the accounts have been rounded and consequently the sum of
individual figures can deviate from the presented sum figure. 



The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the valuation of the
reported assets and liabilities and other information such as contingent
liabilities and the recognition of income and expenses in the income statement.
Although the estimates are based on the management's best knowledge of current
events and actions, actual results may differ from the estimates. The
uncertainties related to the key assumptions were the same as those applied to
the consolidated financial statements at the year end 31 December 2012. 





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, IFRS



                                                                       Restated*
EUR 1,000               1 Jul-30    1 Jul-30    1 Jan-30    1 Jan-30    1 Jan-31
                        Sep 2013    Sep 2012    Sep 2013    Sep 2012    Dec 2012
Revenue                  149,661     161,335     433,303     470,930     609,329
Other income from          1,853         244       2,636       5,222       5,702
 operations                                                                     
Materials and            -59,465     -60,970    -178,021    -188,704    -247,237
 services                                               
Personnel expenses       -23,887     -27,472     -78,427     -81,350    -109,009
Depreciation,            -16,823     -16,451     -50,668     -49,322     -66,095
 amortisation and                                                               
 write-offs                                                                     
Other operating          -39,609     -42,375    -116,062    -127,986    -169,030
 expenses                                                                       
Total operating         -139,784    -147,268    -423,178    -447,363    -591,371
 expenses                                                                       
Result before             11,729      14,311      12,761      28,790      23,660
 interest and taxes                                                             
 (EBIT)                                                                         
Financial income             107         179         348         716         747
Financial expenses        -6,262      -6,361     -19,210     -20,051     -26,013
Result before taxes        5,575       8,128      -6,101       9,454      -1,606
 (EBT)                                                                          
Income taxes                 554      -2,797       2,232      -4,187       1,539
Result for the             6,128       5,331      -3,869       5,266         -66
 reporting period                                                               
Other comprehensive                                                             
 income:                                                                        
Other comprehensive                                                             
 income to be                                                                   
 reclassified to                                                                
 profit and loss in                                                            
 subsequent periods:                                                            
Exchange differences          14           0         -10          14           2
 on translating                                                                 
 foreign operations                                                             
Changes in cash flow                                                            
 hedging reserve                                                                
Fair value changes                      -204                       9          13
Transfer to fixed                                              1,755       3,178
 assets                                                                         
Tax effect, net               -5          50           2        -432        -782
Other comprehensive            8        -154          -7       1,346       2,411
 income to be                                                                   
 reclassified to                                                                
 profit and loss in                                                             
 subsequent periods,                                                            
 total                                                                          
Other comprehensive                                                             
 income not being                                                               
 reclassified to                                                                
 profit and loss in                                                             
 subsequent periods:                                                            
Defined benefit plan                                                        -150
 actuarial                                                                      
 gains/losses*                                                                  
Tax effect, net                                                                7
Other comprehensive                                                         -143
 income not being                                                               
 reclassified to                                                                
 profit and loss in                                                             
 subsequent periods,                                                            
 total                                                                          
Total comprehensive        6,136       5,178      -3,877       6,613       2,201
 income for the                                                                 
 reporting period                                                               
Result for the                                                                  
 reporting period                                                               
 attributable to:                                                               
Parent company             6,076       5,299      -3,879       5,305         -27
 shareholders                                                                   
Non-controlling               52          33          10         -38         -39
 interests                                                                      
                           6,128       5,331      -3,869       5,266         -66
Total comprehensive                                                             
 income for the                                                                 
 reporting period                                                               
 attributable to:                                                               
Parent company             6,084       5,145      -3,887       6,651       2,241
 shareholders                                                                   
Non-controlling               52          33          10         -38         -39
 interests                                  
                           6,136       5,178      -3,877       6,613       2,201
Result for the                                                                  
 reporting period                                                               
 attributable to                                                                
 parent company                                                                 
 shareholders                                                                   
 calculated as                                                                  
 earnings per share                                                             
 (EUR/share)**:                                                                 
Undiluted / diluted         0.12        0.11       -0.08        0.11        0.00
 earnings per                                                                   
 share**                                                                        
Average number of                                                               
 shares:                                                                        
Undiluted / diluted   51,503,141  47,343,662  49,202,477  47,343,662  47,343,662



* restated due to revised IAS 19 Employee benefit standard.

** key indicators have been adjusted with the share issue adjustment factor





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, IFRS





                                                           Restated*   Restated*
EUR 1,000                                         30 Sep      30 Sep      31 Dec
                                                    2013        2012        2012
ASSETS                                                                          
Non-current assets                                                              
Property, plant and equipment                  1,098,516   1,255,234   1,260,295
Goodwill                                         105,644     105,644     105,644
Intangible assets                                  5,941       6,923       6,629
Other financial assets                             4,581       4,582       4,581
Receivables                                          483         969         768
Deferred tax assets                                1,428       4,164       1,792
                                               1,216,592   1,377,516   1,379,709
Current assets                                                                  
Inventories                                       11,360       8,913       9,759
Accounts receivable and other receivables         90,475      89,392      74,087
Income tax receivables                                 1         123          24
Bank and cash                                      4,099       2,920      16,282
                                                 105,934     101,347     100,151
Non-current assets held for sale                  36,620                        
Total assets                                   1,359,146   1,478,862   1,479,861
EQUITY                                                                          
Equity attributable to parent company                                           
 shareholders                                                                   
Share capital                                    103,006      93,642      93,642
Share premium account                             24,525      24,525      24,525
Fair value reserve                                            -1,077           0
Translation differences                              109         128         116
Unrestricted equity reserve                       40,016      21,015      21,015
Retained earnings                                284,773     294,127     288,652
                                                 452,429     432,361     427,951
Non-controlling interests                            848         839         838
Total equity                                     453,277     433,200     428,788
LIABILITIES                                                                     
Long-term liabilities                                                           
Deferred tax liabilities                          68,497      79,639      71,444
Interest-free liabilities                          4,349           4       1,325
Pension liabilities                                3,711       3,590       3,710
Provisions                                         5,052       4,892       5,100
Interest-bearing liabilities**                   549,404     639,322     712,985
                                                 631,014     727,448     794,564
Current liabilities                                                             
Accounts payable and other liabilities            78,864      77,651      74,504
Income tax liabilities                                25          18         108
Provisions                                            60          30          48
Current interest-bearing liabilities**           195,907     240,517     181,848
                                                 274,856     318,215     256,508
Total liabilities                                905,869   1,045,663   1,051,072
Total  equity and liabilities                  1,359,146   1,478,862   1,479,861



* With effect from 1 January 2013, the Finnlines Group has adopted the revised
IAS 19 Employee benefits standard. The amendment has an impact on the Finnlines
Group's pension liability and equity on the balance sheet. Resulting from the
amendment, the Finnlines' consolidated statement of financial position for 2012
have been updated in compliance with the requirements prescribed in the revised
standard. In consequence of the adoption of the revised IAS 19 Employee
benefits standard, the Group's equity in the 2012 opening balance will decrease
by EUR 1.2 million and in the balance sheet of 31 December 2012 by EUR 0.1
million due to actuarial losses recognised in equity in the consolidated
statement of financial position. 



** The revolving credit facilities, of which the company can unilaterally move
the final due date over one year after the reporting period, are reclassified
from current liabilities to non-current liabilities in accordance with IFRS. 





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 2013, IFRS





EUR 1,000                   Equity attributable to parent company shareholders  
                             Share       Share   Translation   Fund for invested
                           capital       issue   differences        unrestricted
                                       premium                            equity
Reported equity 1 January   93,642      24,525           116              21,015
 2013                                                                           
Effect of IAS 19 Employee                                                       
 benefits standard                                                              
Restated equity 1 January   93,642      24,525           116              21,015
 2013                                                                           
Comprehensive income for                                                        
 the reporting period:                                                          
Exchange differences on                                  -10                    
 translating foreign                                                            
 operations                                                                     
Changes in cash flow                                                            
 hedging reserve                                                                
Fair value changes              
Transfer to fixed assets                                                        
Tax effect, net                                            2                    
Total comprehensive                                       -7                    
 income for the reporting                                                       
 period                                                                         
Share issue                  9,364                                        19,001
Equity 30 September 2013   103,006      24,525           109              40,016







EUR 1,000                         Equity attributable  Non-controlling     Total
                                  to parent company          interests    equity
                                     shareholders                               
                                    Retained    Total  
                                    earnings           
Reported equity 1 January 2013       289,990  429,289              838   430,127
Effect of IAS 19 Employee             -1,338   -1,338                     -1,338
 benefits standard                                                              
Restated equity 1 January 2013       288,652  427,951              838   428,788
Comprehensive income for the                                                    
 reporting period:                                                              
Result for the reporting period       -3,879   -3,879               10    -3,869
Exchange differences on                           -10                        -10
 translating foreign operations                                                 
Changes in cash flow hedging                                                    
 reserve                                                                        
Fair value changes                                                              
Transfer to fixed assets                                                        
Tax effect, net                                     2                          2
Total comprehensive income for        -3,879   -3,887               10    -3,877
 the reporting period                                                           
Share issue                                    28,365                     28,365
Equity 30 September 2013             284,773  452,429              848   453,277





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 2012, IFRS







EUR 1,000                 Equity attributable to parent company shareholders    
                        Share      Share  Translatio       Fair         Fund for
                       capita      issue           n      value         invested
                            l    premium  difference   reserves     unrestricted
                                                   s                      equity
Reported equity 1      93,642     24,525         114     -2,409           21,015
 January 2012                                                                   
Effect of IAS 19                                                                
 Employee benefits                                                              
 standard                                                                       
Restated equity 1      93,642     24,525         114     -2,409           21,015
 January 2012                                                                   
Comprehensive income                                                            
 for the reporting                                                              
 period:                                                                        
Exchange differences                              14                            
 on translating                                                                 
 foreign operations                                                             
Changes in cash flow                                  
 hedging reserve                                                                
Fair value changes                                            9                 
Transfer to fixed                                         1,755                 
 assets                                                                         
Tax effect, net                                            -432                 
Total comprehensive                               14      1,332                 
 income for the                                                                 
 reporting period                                                               
Equity 30 September    93,642     24,525         128     -1,077           21,015
 2012                                                                           







EUR 1,000                         Equity attributable  Non-controlling     Total
                                  to parent company          interests    equity
                                     shareholders                               
                                    Retained    Total  
                                    earnings           
Reported equity 1 January 2012       290,017  426,905              877   427,782
Effect of IAS 19 Employee             -1,195   -1,195                     -1,195
 benefits standard                                                              
Restated equity 1 January 2012       288,822  425,710              877   426,587
Comprehensive income for the                                                    
 reporting period:                                                              
Result for the reporting period        5,305    5,305              -38     5,266
Exchange differences on                            14                         14
 translating foreign operations                                                 
Changes in cash flow hedging           
 reserve                                                                        
Fair value changes                                  9                          9
Transfer to fixed assets                        1,755                      1,755
Tax effect, net                                  -432                       -432
Total comprehensive income for         5,305    6,651              -38     6,613
 the reporting period                                                           
Equity 30 September 2012             294,127  432,361              839   433,200





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS, IFRS (CONDENSED)





EUR 1,000                                       1 Jan-30    1 Jan-30    1 Jan-31
                                                Sep 2013    Sep 2012    Dec 2012
Cash flows from operating activities                                            
Result for the reporting period                   -3,869       5,266         -66
Non-cash transactions and other adjustments       65,601      72,572      89,253
Changes in working capital                        -9,536     -33,715     -26,481
Net financial items and income taxes             -21,947     -22,748     -25,587
Net cash generated from operating activities      30,248      21,376      37,118
Cash flow from investing activities                                             
Net investments in tangible and intangible       -10,265     -44,091     -63,121
 assets                                                                         
Proceeds from sale of investments                                              2
Other investing activities                        86,503         706         982
Net cash used in investing activities             76,238     -43,385     -62,136
Cash flows from financing activities*                                         
Share issue                                       28,365                        
Loan withdrawals                                 173,773     207,400     282,772
Net increase (+) / net decrease (-) in                43     -34,114     -34,602
 current interest-bearing liabilities                                           
Repayment of loans                              -321,077    -152,657    -211,377
Increase / decrease in long-term receivables         229          28         237
Net cash from (used in) financing activities    -118,667      20,657      37,030
Change in cash and cash equivalents              -12,181      -1,352      12,012
Cash and cash equivalents 1 January               16,282       4,263       4,263
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes               -3           8           7
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of            4,099       2,920      16,282
 period                                                                         





* Activities related to revolving credit facilities, of which the company can
unilaterally move the final due date over one year after the reporting period,
have been reclassified from current liabilities to non-current liabilities
within the Cash flows from financing activities group in accordance with IFRS. 





REVENUE AND RESULT BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS





            1 Jul-30 Sep  1 Jul-30 Sep  1 Jan-30 Sep  1 Jan-30 Sep  1 Jan-31 Dec
                    2013          2012          2013          2012          2012
             MEUR      %   MEUR      %   MEUR      %   MEUR      %   MEUR      %
Revenue                                                                         
Shipping    144.2   96.3  153.2   95.0  413.8   95.5  444.4   94.4  574.8   94.3
 and sea                                                                        
 transport                                                                      
 services                                                 
Port         11.4    7.6   13.7    8.5   38.5    8.9   44.7    9.5   58.5    9.6
 operation                                                                      
s                                                                               
Intra-grou   -5.9   -4.0   -5.6   -3.5  -19.0   -4.4  -18.2   -3.9  -24.0   -3.9
p revenue                                                                       
External    149.7  100.0  161.3  100.0  433.3  100.0  470.9  100.0  609.3  100.0
 sales                                                                          
Result                                                                          
 before                                                                         
 interest                                                                       
 and taxes                                                                      
Shipping     13.5          16.4          19.7          35.3          34.0       
 and sea                                                                        
 transport                                                                      
 services                                                                       
Port         -1.8          -2.1          -7.0          -6.5         -10.4       
 operation                                                                      
s                                                                               
Result       11.7          14.3          12.8          28.8          23.7       
 before                                                                         
 interest                                                                       
 and taxes                                                                      
 (EBIT)                                                                         
 total                                                                          
Financial    -6.2          -6.2         -18.9         -19.3         -25.3       
 items                                                                          
Result        5.6           8.1          -6.1           9.5          -1.6       
 before                                                                         
 taxes                                                                          
 (EBT)                                                                          
Income        0.6          -2.8           2.2          -4.2           1.5       
 taxes                                                                          
Result for    6.1           5.3          -3.9           5.3          -0.1       
 the                                                                            
 reporting                                                                      
 period                                                                         





PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 2013





EUR 1,000            Land  Buildin    Vessels  Machine        Advance      Total
                                gs              ry and       payments           
                                               equipme          &
                                                    nt   acquisitions           
                                                        under constr.           
Acquisition cost 1     72   76,466  1,597,437   79,690            991  1,754,655
 January 2013                                                                   
Exchange rate                                      -13                       -13
 differences                                                                    
Increases                      102      8,463      479             23      9,067
Reclassification to                  -126,855                    -237   -127,092
 non-current assets                                                             
 held for sale*                                           
Disposals                     -803   -106,412   -6,344                  -113,559
Reclassifications                         406        5           -410          0
Acquisition cost 30    72   75,765  1,373,037   73,817            367  1,523,058
 September 2013                                                                 
Accumulated                -15,047   -429,028  -50,285                  -494,360
 depreciation,                                                                  
 amortisation and                                                               
 write-offs 1                                                                   
 January 2013                                                                   
Exchange rate                                       12                        12
 differences                                                                    
Reclassification to                    90,472                             90,472
 non-current assets                                                             
 held for sale*                                                                 
Cumulative                     801     21,612    6,579                    28,991
 depreciation on                                                                
 reclassifications                                                              
 and disposals                                                                  
Depreciation for            -1,919    -44,575   -3,163                   -49,657
 the reporting                                                                  
 period                                                                         
Accumulated                -16,166   -361,518  -46,858                  -424,542
 depreciation,                                                                  
 amortisation and                                                               
 write-offs 30                                                                  
 September 2013                                                                 
Book value 30          72   59,599  1,011,519   26,959            367  1,098,516
 September 2013                                                                 



* Finnlines has sold  the vessels Translubeca and Transeuropa. MS Transeuropa
has been sold to the Grimaldi Group at market price, which is slightly above
the book value of the vessel. MS Translubeca has been sold to an external party
at market price, which is also slightly above book value of the vessel. The
sales will have minor positive effect on Finnlines' result in the last quarter
of 2013. 





PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 2012



EUR 1,000            Land  Buildin    Vessels  Machine        Advance      Total
                                gs              ry and       payments           
                                               equipme          &
                                                    nt   acquisitions           
                                                        under constr.           
Acquisition cost 1     72   76,758  1,401,930   90,543        130,588  1,699,892
 January 2012                                                                   
Exchange rate                                       26                        26
 differences                                                                    
Increases                      533      6,247      195         38,417     45,393
Disposals                     -514        -80   -1,520                    -2,114
Reclassifications               23     92,765                 -92,787          0
Acquisition cost 30    72   76,800  1,500,862   89,244         76,218  1,743,196
 September 2012                                                                 
Accumulated                -12,916   -372,235  -56,435                  -441,586
 depreciation,                                                                  
 amortisation and                                                               
 write-offs 1                                                                   
 January 2012                                                                   
Exchange rate                                      -23                       -23
 differences                                                                    
Cumulative                     277         80    1,348                     1,705
 depreciation on                                                                
 reclassifications                                                              
 and disposals                                                                  
Depreciation for            -2,021    -42,382   -3,655                   -48,058
 the reporting                                                                  
 period                                                                         
Accumulated                -14,659   -414,537  -58,765                  -487,962
 depreciation,                                                                  
 amortisation and                                                               
 write-offs 30                                                                  
 September 2012                                                                 
Book value 30          72   62,141  1,086,325   30,479         76,218  1,255,234
 September 2012                                                                 





CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS





EUR 1,000                                           30 Sep     30 Sep     31 Dec
                                                      2013       2012       2012
Minimum leases payable in relation to                                           
 fixed-term leases:                                                             
Vessel leases (Group as lessee):                                                
Within 12 months                                    13,934      3,716      3,285
                                      1-5 years     14,175                 3,468
                                                    28,109      3,716      6,753
Vessel leases (Group as lessor):                                                
Within 12 months                                     1,580      2,486      6,251
                                      1-5 years      4,749                17,742
                                                     6,329      2,486     23,993
Other leases (Group as lessee):                                                 
Within 12 months                                     5,658      6,140      6,496
                                      1-5 years     17,177     15,947     17,176
After five years                                    13,127     13,671     16,123
                                                    35,962     35,757     39,795
Other leases (Group as lessor):                                                 
Within 12 months                                       364        227        211
                                                       364        227        211
Collateral given                                                                
Loans from financial institutions                  601,095    781,653    786,395
Vessel mortgages provided as guarantees for the  1,136,000  1,263,000  1,254,000
 above loans                                                                    
Other collateral given on own behalf                                            
Pledged deposits                                        11        471        471
Corporate mortgages                                    606        606        606
                                                       617      1,077      1,077
Other obligations                                    2,777     20,646      1,932
Obligations of parent company on behalf of                                      
 subsidiaries                                                                   
Guarantees                                           6,000      6,913      6,913
VAT adjustment liability related to real estate      6,953      8,231      7,927
 investments                                                                    







Open derivative instruments:





                            Fair value                   Contract amount        
       1000 EUR     30 Sep     30 Sep     31 Dec    30 Sep     30 Sep     31 Dec
                      2013       2012       2012      2013       2012       2012
Currency                          272          0                7,579          0
 derivatives                                                                    





The Group has no outstanding hedging or other financial instruments at the end
of the reporting period, which would be classified in category 2 or 3 in the
fair value hierarchy described in Note 30 to the 2012 Financial Statements. 





REVENUE AND RESULT BY QUARTER







MEUR                                    Q1/13  Q1/12  Q2/13  Q2/12  Q3/13  Q3/12
Shipping and sea transport services     126.0  135.4  143.6  155.8  144.2  153.2
Port operations                          14.3   15.8   12.8   15.2   11.4   13.7
Intra-group revenue                      -6.4   -6.2   -6.7   -6.4   -5.9   -5.6
External sales                          133.9  145.0  149.7  164.6  149.7  161.3
Result before interest and taxes                                                
Shipping and sea transport services      -3.6    2.4    9.8   16.5   13.5   16.4
Port operations                          -2.2   -2.7   -3.0   -1.8   -1.8   -2.1
Result before interest and taxes         -5.8   -0.2    6.9   14.7   11.7   14.3
 (EBIT) total                                                                   
Financial items                          -6.2   -6.9   -6.5   -6.3   -6.2   -6.2
Result before taxes (EBT)               -12.1   -7.1    0.4    8.4    5.6    8.1
Income taxes                              1.2    1.3    0.5   -2.7    0.6   -2.8
Result for the reporting period         -10.9   -5.8    0.9    5.7    6.1    5.3
EPS (undiluted / diluted)*              -0.23  -0.12   0.02   0.12   0.12   0.11



*Key indicators per share have been adjusted with the share issue adjustment
factor. 







SHARES, MARKET CAPITALISATION AND TRADING INFORMATION





                        30 September 2013  30 September 2012
Number of shares               51,503,141         46,821,037
Market capitalisation,              321.9              356.8
EUR million                                                 







                                  1 Jan - 30 Sep 2013  1 Jan - 30 Sep 2012
Number of shares traded, million          0.8                  1.0        







                1 Jan - 30 Sep 2013    
             High   Low  Average  Close
Share price  7.97  5.76     6.64   6.25







CALCULATION OF RATIOS





Earnings per share (EPS), EUR :



Result attributable to parent company shareholders

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

Weighted average number of outstanding shares





Shareholders' equity per share, EUR :



Shareholders' equity attributable to parent company shareholders

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

Undiluted number of shares at the end of period





Gearing, %:



Interest-bearing liabilities - cash and bank equivalents

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

Total equity





Equity ratio, %:



Total equity

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

Assets total - received advances







Income tax expense is recognised based on the best estimate of the
weighted-average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year.
In January 2013 the shipping operations of Finnlines Plc transferred to
tonnage-based taxation as described in more detail in the Tonnage Taxation
chapter on page 4. 





RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS



In September 2013 Finnlines sold MS Europalink to the Grimaldi Group at the
market price of EUR 86 million. The vessel was chartered out since October last
year and was sailing in Grimaldi traffic in the Mediterranean Sea. 



Finnlines has cut its fleet overcapacity in the second quarter by chartering MS
Finnarrow for five years to the Grimaldi Group. 



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