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2008-08-05 07:20:15 CEST


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Neomarkka - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

NEOMARKKA´S INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS´ RESULT IMPROVED INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES MADE LOSSES


Neomarkka Plc	INTERIM REPORT 5.8.2008	at 8.15AM	 1(13)                  


INTERIM REPORT 1.1. - 30.6.2008                                                 

NEOMARKKA´S INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS´ RESULT IMPROVED                             
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES MADE LOSSES 
Investments in Russia continue; Neomarkka buying majority of the shares of      
Russian cable manufacturer                                                      

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| KEY FIGURES                        |   4-6/  |    4-6/ |     1-6/ |     1-6/ |
|                                    |   2008  |    2007 |     2008 |     2007 |
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| Turnover, EUR million, of which    |    32.7 |    12.4 |     59.0 |     14.2 |
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| - Cable business turnover          |    32.7 |     8.5 |     59.9 |      8.5 |
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| - Gains and losses from trade of   |     0.0 |     3.8 |     -0.9 |      5.6 |
| financial assets                   |         |         |          |          |
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| Operating profit, EUR million, of  |    1.7  |     3.5 |      3.5 |      4.8 |
| which                              |         |         |          |          |
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| - Cable business                   |     2.0 |     0.0 |      5.0 |      0.0 |
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| - Trade of financial assets        |    -0.3 |     3.5 |     -1.5 |      4.8 |
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| Profit for the financial year EUR  |   0.6   |     2.3 |      1.2 |      2.9 |
| million                            |         |         |          |          |
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| Earnings per share EUR             |    0.11 |    0.38 |     0.20 |     0.48 |
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Return on investment (ROI) during period under review was 4.4 % (11.0 %). Equity
ratio is 47.1 % (51.2 %).                                                       

Neomarkka has executed the new strategy since June 2007. All financial figures  
are not fully comparable to the corresponding period of the previous year,      
because the business operations have changed substantially.                     

Reka Cables (Reka Cables Ltd and its subsidiaries) belong to the cable business 
segment and has part part of Neomarkka Group since 1.6.2007. These financial    
figures of Reka Cables are comparable:                                          

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| REKA CABLES                                       |   1-6/     |        1-6/ |
|                                                   |   2008     |        2007 |
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| Turnover, EUR million                             |    59.8    |        48.9 |
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| Operating profit, EUR million                     |       5.5  |         3.5 |
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MAJOR EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW                                     
Industrial private equity investments; Cables                                   
The turnover and operating profit of Reka Cables increased also during second   
quarter. However, the growth was limited by the delayed and prolonged           
installations of the Riihimäki medium- and high voltage factory machines. The   
changes needed for the installation of the machines decreased the available     
production capacity of medium- and high voltage products. The prices of the     
metals (copper and aluminium) have been volatile.                               

The associated company Nestor Cables Ltd´s target at second quarter was to      
finish the machine installations and to get the customer deliveries fully in    
force. The machine installations of Nestor Cables were delayed and the planned  
delivery performance was reached only at the end of the period. The delay was   
shown in the financial result. The loss has been included in the Group result   
according to share of ownership (30%).                                          

Investments in securities                                                       
During the second quarter of the year, the gains and losses from the financial  
assets reached zero result. The dividends received and interest income covered  
the loss of the bonds issued by Nordea Bank Plc. In the whole period under      
review investments in securities made operating losses.                         
Neomarkka has detached from the bonds issued by Nordea Bank Plc on 30 June 2008.
The costs incurred from the detach made earlier than what was agreed in the     
agreements has been included to the financial figures                           

Regarding ownership relating private equity, no changes were made during the    
period.                                                                         

NEOMARKKA SHARES; PRICES AND VOLUMES TRADED                                     
Neomarkka Plc's B shares are listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange   Helsinki. The  
closing price at the end of the review period was EUR 9.73 (EUR 9.05) per share.
On 31 December 2007 the price was EUR 9.79 per share. The share turnover in the 
review period was 252,298 (1,976,058) shares. The lowest B share quotation was  
EUR 7.90 (EUR 7.78) and the highest quotation was EUR 10.50 (EUR 9.35).         

FINANCIAL RESULT, BANLANCE SHEET AND FINANCING                                  
The interim report has been drawn up in accordance with the IAS 34 requirements 
for interim reports. Same principles for drawing up consolidated financial      
statements have been followed as in the financial statement 2007. The interim   
report is unaudited.                                                            

Financial result                                                                
The consolidated turnover totalled EUR 59.0 million in the review period,       
consisting of the turnover of the cable business and the gains and losses from  
the trade of financial assets. The turnover of the cable business totalled EUR  
59.9 million (EUR 8.5 million). The gains and losses from the trade of financial
assets totalled EUR -0.9 million (EUR 5.6 million) in the review period.        

Operating profit for the review period was EUR 3.5 million (EUR 4.8 million), of
which the operating profit of the cable business was EUR 5.0 million (EUR 0.0   
million). The operating loss of the trade of financial assets was EUR -1.5      
million (operating profit EUR 4.8 million). The net result for the review period
was EUR 1.2 million (EUR 2.9 million). Earnings per share were EUR 0.20 (EUR    
0.48).                                                                          
Balance sheet and financing                                                     
At the end of the review period the balance sheet totalled EUR 122.8 million    
(EUR 120.3 million).                                                            

At the end of the review period, the equity per share was EUR 9.61 (10.22) and  
the equity ratio was 47.1% (51.2%).                                             

The growth of cable business requires financing of the working capital.         
Therefore the factoring credit limit of Reka Cables was increased by EUR 2      
million.                                                                        

The financing of the associated company Nestor Cables Ltd is proceeding as      
planned. The business operations start-up is financed with both own and external
capital.                                                                        

The liquidity situation of the Group is good.                                   

INVESTMENTS                                                                     
The investments made in the review period relate to the cable business,         
totalling EUR 7.0 million (EUR 32.9 million of which purchase of Reka Cables was
EUR 27.0 million). Long-term leases have been recognised as fixed assets under  
IFRS.                                                                           

Shareholders' meeting and governance                                            
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 11 June 2008. The AGM resolved to  
accept the Annual Report, the Financial Statement and the Consolidated Financial
Statements from fiscal period 2007 and accepted the proposal of the Board of    
Directors to pay dividend of EUR 0.50 per share. From the financial year 2006 a 
dividend of EUR 0.30 per share was paid.                                        

The AGM discharged the Board of Directors and the Managing Director for fiscal  
period 2007.                                                                    

The AGM resolved to elect five members to the Board of Directors of Neomarkka   
Plc and re-elected the following members: Jorma Wiitakorpi as chairman of the   
Board, Matti Lainema as vice chairman and as members Ilpo Helander, Taisto Riski
and Pekka Soini.                                                                

The AGM authorized the Board of Directors to acquire the company´s own shares   
and to decide on the issue of shares and special rights entitling to shares as  
proposed.                                                                       

As external auditor for the fiscal period 2008 the AGM elected Deloitte & Touche
Ltd, Authorized Public Accountants, having Hannu Mattila, APA, as main auditor. 

Taisto Riski and Matti Laimema, members of the Board of Directors, are the      
members of the Audit Committee.                                                 
The Managing Director of Neomarkka Plc is Markku E. Rentto.                     
PERSONNEL                                                                       
The Group employed an average of 311 people (52). Group personnel numbered 337  
on 30 June 2008, of which 334 were in the cable business.                       

Group structure and shareholders                                                
Neomarkka Plc is the parent company in a Group that includes the fully owned    
subsidiaries Novalis Plc and Alnus Ltd with their subsidiaries. The domicile of 
the parent company is Hyvinkää.                                                 

At the end of the review period, Neomarkka Plc had 12,753 (13,516) shareholders.
The biggest shareholder Reka Ltd had a 50.76% (50.76%) interest at the end of   
the review period, with 65.77% (65.77%) of all votes. Neomarkka Plc is thus part
of the Reka Group. Reka Ltd's domicile is Hyvinkää.                             

At the end of the review period, the aggregate ownership of the ten largest     
shareholders was 59.79% (59.42%) of all shares and 72.05% (71.79%) of all votes.

Major events after the review period    
The installations and tests of machinery at the Riihimäki factory has been      
continued. Major part of the installations will be finished by the end of       
August. Some machines enablening the widening of the high voltage product       
sortiment will be installed during the fall.                                    

Neomarkka is buying majority of the shares of Russian cable manufacturer, OAO   
Expocable. Separate stock exchange release of the acquisition will be published.

Regarding investments in securities, assets have been invested in interest and  
short-term investments.                                                         

ASSESSMENT OF UNCERTAINTY FACTORS AND BUSINESS RISKS                            
The main financial risks of Neomarkka are currency, interest rate, commodity,   
liquidity, credit and investment market-risks. These financial risks and their  
hedging measures are explained further in notes to the financial statement for  
year 2007.                                                                      
In accordance with the updated strategy in 2007, future risk factors are more   
closely tied to trends in the business operations of a small number of portfolio
companies and to normal business risks. The previous strategy based Neomarkka's 
risk on a widely distributed market risk.                                       

The most significant risks at Reka Cables are the fluctuation in raw material   
costs and more rapid changes in the volume of orders than in the past. In order 
to be aware of the risks and prepare for them, Reka Cables Ltd has carried out  
an extensive risk-charting process.                                             
The company believes that the cable markets in Russia will grow and develop and 
has invested heavily in exploiting the business opportunities there. These      
investments include a risk that the growth in Russia will not take place        
according to expectations.                                                      

Nestor Cables Ltd's business carries cable business risks and the risks involved
in starting up a new company.                                                   

Comments made in this report that do not refer to actual facts that have already
taken place are future estimates. Such estimates include expectations concerning
market trends, growth and profitability, and statements that include the terms  
‘believe', ‘assume', ‘will be', or a similar expression. Since these estimates  
are based on current plans and estimates, they involve risks and uncertainty    
factors which may lead to results differing substantially from current          
statements. Such factors include 1) operating conditions, e.g. continued success
in production and consequent efficiency benefits, availability and cost of      
production inputs, demand for new products, changing circumstances in respect of
the acquisition of capital under acceptable conditions; 2) circumstances in the 
sector such as the intensity of demand for products, the competition, current   
and future market prices for the Group's products and related pricing pressures,
the financial situation of the Group's customers and competitors, competitors'  
possible new competing products and 3) the general economic situation such as   
economic growth in the Group's main geographical market areas or changes in     
exchange rates and interest rates.                                              

PROSPECTS FOR THE NEAR FUTURE                                                   
The outlook for the cable industry is onwards positive. The overall market      
situation is assumed to remain good, providing that no significant negative     
changes take place in the overall economic situation on the main markets of the 
Nordic countries and in Russia. The production facilities in Russia (start-up in
2007) and the expansion of the Riihimäki production facilities give cause to    
expect that the turnover of industrial activities will exceed EUR 120 million   
and that there will be increase in profitability. OAO Expocable extends the     
product range, completes clientele and brings opportunities to further growth.  
The prices of the key raw materials are expected to be quite volatile.          

The unstable situation at the investment in securities market is expected to    
continue. For the time being Neomarkka´s investments in securities will be in   
existing private equity investments and in short term investments. Majority of  
the short term investments are capital secured.                                 

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| CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (IFRS)    |           |           |            |
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|                           |        4-6/ |      4-6/ |      1-6/ |       1-6/ |
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| EUR 1,000                 |        2008 |      2007 |      2008 |       2007 |
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| Industrial business       |      32,664 |     8,543 |    59,937 |      8,543 |
| turnover                  |             |           |           |            |
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| Gains and losses from the |          -1 |     3,836 |      -940 |      5,634 |
| trade of financial assets |             |           |           |            |
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| Turnover                  |      32,663 |    12,379 |    58,997 |     14,177 |
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| Change in inventories of  |       2,568 |      -854 |     5,945 |       -854 |
| finished products and     |             |           |           |            |
| production in progress    |             |           |           |            |
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| Production for own use    |          16 |        10 |        58 |         10 |
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| Materials and services    |     -26,382 |    -5,714 |   -48,095 |     -5,714 |
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| Personnel expenses        |      -3,849 |    -1,084 |    -7,353 |     -1,217 |
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| Depreciation and          |        -930 |      -278 |    -1,804 |       -281 |
| impairment                |             |           |           |            |
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| Other operating income    |      -2,352 |      -982 |    -4,231 |     -1,311 |
| and expenses              |             |           |           |            |
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|                           |     -30,929 |    -8,902 |   -55,480 |     -9,367 |
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| Operating profit          |       1,734 |     3,477 |     3,517 |      4,810 |
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| Financial income          |         641 |         0 |       646 |          0 |
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| Financial expenses        |      -1,138 |      -499 |    -1,846 |       -983 |
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| Share of the result of    |        -201 |         0 |      -287 |          0 |
| associates                |             |           |           |            |
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| Profit before taxes       |       1,036 |     2,978 |     2,030 |      3,827 |
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| Taxes                     |        -394 |      -719 |      -803 |       -940 |
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| Profit for the financial  |         642 |     2,259 |     1,227 |      2,887 |
| year                      |             |           |           |            |
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| Earnings per share after  |        0.11 |      0.38 |      0.20 |       0.48 |
| and before dilution, EUR  |             |           |           |            |
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| Number of shares          |   6,020,360 | 6,020,360 | 6,020,360 |  6,020,360 |
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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (IFRS)        |                |                  |
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| EUR 1,000                                |     30.06.2008 |       31.12.2007 |
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| A s s e t s                              |                |                  |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS                       |                |                  |
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| Goodwill                                 |          4,527 |            4,527 |
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| Other intangible non-current assets      |          3,249 |            3,479 |
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| Tangible non-current assets              |         29,071 |           23,916 |
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| Holdings in associates                   |            766 |            1,004 |
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| Deferred tax assets                      |            444 |              204 |
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| TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS                 |         38,057 |           33,130 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS                           |                |                  |
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| Inventories                              |         24,763 |           16,815 |
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| Financial assets recognised at fair      |         18,022 |           37,034 |
| value through profit and loss            |                |                  |
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| Available-for-sale financial assets      |          4,001 |            4,001 |
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| Sales receivables and other receivables  |         35,448 |           12,154 |
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| Cash in hand and at bank                 |          2,479 |            3,268 |
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| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                     |         84,713 |           73,271 |
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| T o t a l  a s s e t s                   |        122,770 |          106,401 |
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| S h a r e h o l d e r s´e q u i t y  a n |                |                  |
| d  l i a b i l i t i e s                 |                |                  |
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| Share capital                            |         24,082 |           24,082 |
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| Premium fund                             |             66 |               66 |
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| Reserve fund                             |          1,221 |            1,221 |
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| Translation differences                  |           -158 |             -145 |
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| Retained profit                          |         10,114 |           11,971 |
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| Other unrestricted equity                |         21,327 |           21,327 |
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| Profit for the financial year            |          1,227 |            1,153 |
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| Total shareholders´ equity               |         57,879 |           59,675 |
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| LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                    |                |                  |
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| Deferred tax liabilities                 |          2,614 |            2,091 |
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| Provisions                               |            747 |              540 |
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| Interest-bearing liabilities             |         24,680 |           22,512 |
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| SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES                   |                |                  |
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| Tax liabilities from the profit          |            439 |              198 |
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| Short-term interest-bearing liabilities  |          5,597 |            4,999 |
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| Accounts payable and other liabilities   |         30,814 |           16,386 |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES                        |         64,891 |           46,726 |
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| S h a r e h o l d e r s´e q u i t y   a  |        122,770 |          106,401 |
| n d  l i a b i l i t i e s               |                |                  |
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| BALANCING ACCOUNT OF SHAREHOLDERS´ EQUITY (IFRS)                         |   |
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| EUR      | Share  | Premi | Reserv | Trans | Other  | Retained | Share-holde |
| 1,000    | capita | um    | e fund | -lati | unres- |   profit |  rs´ equity |
|          | l      | fund  |        | on    | tric-t |          |       total |
|          |        |       |        | diffe | ed     |          |             |
|          |        |       |        | rence | equity |          |             |
|          |        |       |        | s     |        |          |             |
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| Share-ho | 24,082 |    66 |  1,221 |       | 21,327 |   13,777 |      60,473 |
| lders´   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| equity   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| 31.12.20 |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| 06       |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| Changes  |        |       |        |       |        |          |           0 |
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| Profit   |        |       |        |       |        |    2,887 |       2,887 |
| for the  |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| financia |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| l year   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| Total    |        |       |        |       |        |    2,887 |       2,887 |
| returns  |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| and      |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| costs    |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| during   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| the      |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| period   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| Dividend |        |       |        |       |        |   -1,806 |      -1,806 |
| s paid   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| Share-ho | 24,082 |    66 |  1,221 |     0 | 21,327 |   14,858 |      61,554 |
| lders´   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| equity   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| 30.6.200 |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| 7        |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| EUR      | Share  | Premi | Reserv | Trans | Other  | Retained | Share-holde |
| 1,000    | capita | um    | e fund | -lati | unres- |   profit |  rs´ equity |
|          | l      | fund  |        | on    | tric-t |          |       total |
|          |        |       |        | diffe | ed     |          |             |
|          |        |       |        | rence | equity |          |             |
|          |        |       |        | s     |        |          |             |
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| Share-ho | 24,082 |    66 |  1,221 |  -145 | 21,327 |   13,124 |      59,675 |
| lders´   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| equity   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| 31.12.20 |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| 07       |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| Changes  |        |       |        |   -13 |        |          |         -13 |
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| Profit   |        |       |        |       |        |    1,227 |       1,227 |
| for the  |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| financia |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| l year   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| Total    |        |       |        |   -13 |        |    1,227 |       1,214 |
| returns  |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| and      |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| costs    |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| during   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| the      |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| period   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| Dividend |        |       |        |       |        |   -3,010 |      -3,010 |
| s paid   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| Share-ho | 24,082 |    66 |  1,221 |  -158 | 21,327 |   11,341 |      57,879 |
| lders´   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| equity   |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| 30.6.200 |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
| 8        |        |       |        |       |        |          |             |
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| CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (IFRS)     |    1.1.-30.6. |     1.1.-30.6. |
| EUR 1,000                                   |          2008 |           2007 |
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| OPERATING ACTIVITIES                        |               |                |
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| Payments received from operating activities |        74,926 |        110,284 |
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| Payments paid on operating activities       |       -68,308 |        -57,942 |
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| Paid interests and other financial expenses |        -2,028 |           -954 |
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| Interests received and other financial      |           574 |            265 |
| incomes                                     |               |                |
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| Direct taxes paid                           |        -1,198 |              0 |
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| Total operating activities                  |         3,966 |         51,653 |
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| INVESTING ACTIVITIES                        |               |                |
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| Acquisition of subsidiaries and new         |            -2 |        -26,909 |
| business                                    |               |                |
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| Investments in tangible assets              |        -7,374 |         -5,931 |
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| Total investing activities                  |        -7,376 |        -32,840 |
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| FINANCING ACTIVITIES                        |               |                |
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| Increase in loans                           |         7,141 |         26,418 |
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| Decrease in loans                           |        -1,288 |        -43,000 |
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| Payments of financial leasing               |          -276 |            -43 |
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| Dividends paid                              |        -2,956 |         -1,783 |
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| Total financing activities                  |         2,621 |        -18,408 |
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|                                             |               |                |
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| CASH FLOW FOR THE PERIOD                    |          -789 |            404 |
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| Liquid funds at beginning of the period     |         3,268 |          3,324 |
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| LiQUID FUNDS AT END OF PERIOD               |         2,479 |          3,728 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS                                                           
The interim report has been drawn up in accordance with the IAS 34 requirements 
for interim reports. The interim report is unaudited.                           

PRINCIPLES FOR DRAWING UP THE interim reports                                   
Neomarkka has applied the same principles for drawing up the interim reports as 
in the financial statement 2007.                                                

SEGMENT INFORMATION                                                             
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| 30.6.2008                                                                    |
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| EUR 1,000                                                                    |
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|                        |  Investment |   Industrial | Others and |     Total |
|                        |          in |  Investment; |     elim.  |           |
|                        |  securities |       cables |            |           |
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| Industrial business    |             |       59,937 |            |    59,937 |
| turnover               |             |              |            |           |
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| Gains and losses from  |        -940 |              |            |      -940 |
| the trade of financial |             |              |            |           |
| assets                 |             |              |            |           |
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| Turnover               |        -940 |       59,937 |            |    58,997 |
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| Segment operating      |      -1,522 |        4,998 |            |     3,477 |
| profit                 |             |              |            |           |
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| Unallocated items      |             |              |         40 |        40 |
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| Operating profit       |             |              |            |     3,517 |
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| Share of the result of |             |         -287 |            |           |
| associates             |             |              |            |      -287 |
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| Unallocated items      |             |              |            |    -2,003 |
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| Profit for the         |             |              |            |     1,227 |
| financial year         |             |              |            |           |
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| Segment assets         |      33,646 |       82,487 |      6,094 |   122,227 |
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| Unallocated assets     |             |              |        543 |       543 |
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| Total assets           |      33,646 |       82,487 |      6,637 |   122,770 |
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|                        |             |              |            |           |
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| Segment liabilities    |       1,124 |       29,842 |        863 |    31,829 |
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| Unallocated            |             |              |     33,062 |    33,062 |
| liabilities            |             |              |            |           |
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| Total liabilities      |       1,124 |       29,842 |     33,925 |    64,891 |
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|                        |             |              |            |           |
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| Assets - Liabilities   |      32,522 |       52,645 |    -27,288 |    57,879 |
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| Investments            |           0 |        3,797 |      3,160 |     6,957 |
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| Depreciations          |         -11 |       -1,683 |       -110 |    -1,804 |
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| 30.6.2007                                                                    |
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| EUR 1,000                                                                    |
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|                        |  Investment |   Industrial | Others and |     Total |
|                        |          in |  Investment; |     elim.  |           |
|                        |  securities |       cables |            |           |
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| Industrial business    |             |        8,543 |            |     8,543 |
| turnover               |             |              |            |           |
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| Gains and losses from  |       5,634 |              |            |     5,634 |
| the trade of financial |             |              |            |           |
| assets                 |             |              |            |           |
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| Turnover               |       5,634 |        8,543 |            |    14,177 |
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| Segment operating      |       4,790 |           20 |            |     4,810 |
| profit                 |             |              |            |           |
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| Unallocated items      |             |              |            |         0 |
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| Operating profit       |             |              |            |     4,810 |
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| Share of the result of |             |              |            |         0 |
| associates             |             |              |            |           |
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| Unallocated items      |             |              |            |    -1,923 |
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| Profit for the         |             |              |            |     2,887 |
| financial year         |             |              |            |           |
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|                        |             |              |            |           |
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| Segment assets         |      50,649 |       68,474 |            |   119,123 |
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| Unallocated assets     |             |              |            |     1,172 |
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| Total assets           |      50,649 |       68,474 |            |   120,295 |
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|                        |             |              |            |           |
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| Segment liabilities    |       2,940 |       19,979 |            |    22,919 |
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| Unallocated            |             |              |            |    35,822 |
| liabilities            |             |              |            |           |
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| Total liabilities      |       2,940 |       19,979 |            |    58,741 |
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|                        |             |              |            |           |
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| Assets - Liabilities   |      47,709 |       48,495 |            |    61,554 |
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| Investments            |           0 |       5,914  |            |     5,914 |
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| Depreciations          |          -6 |        -275  |            |      -281 |
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| changes in tangible NON-CURRENT assets    |                |                 |
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| EUR 1,000                                 |       1-6/2008 |       1-12/2007 |
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| Book value at beginning of period         |         23,916 |              51 |
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| Investment                                |          6,932 |          11,061 |
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| Increase through company acquisition      |              0 |          17,114 |
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| Decrease                                  |              0 |          -2,489 |
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| Depreciations                             |         -1,777 |          -1,821 |
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| BOOK VALUE AT END OF PERIOD               |         29,071 |          23,916 |
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| CONTINGENT LIABILITIES                     |               |                 |
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| EUR 1,000                                  |     30.6.2008 |      31.12.2007 |
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| Debts, on behalf of corporate mortgages    |               |                 |
| are given                                  |               |                 |
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| Loans from financial institutions          |         6,432 |           7,891 |
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| Granted corporate mortgages                |        15,000 |          15,000 |
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| Debts, on behalf of securities or          |               |                 |
| guarantees are given                       |               |                 |
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| Loans from financial institutions          |        12,456 |          13,033 |
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| Book value of pledged securities           |        26,987 |          26,987 |
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| Granted guarantees                         |        12,456 |          13,033 |
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| OTHER COLLATERALS                          |               |                 |
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| Guarantees                                 |           120 |             120 |
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Payment commitments:                                                            
Reka Cables Ltd has made a commitment to the raw material acquisitions of its   
subsidiary ZAO Reka Cables.                                                     
The sales receivables concerned are security for the factoring credit.          

Concerning the acquisition of Reka Cables the parties to the deal have agreed on
an adjustment to the purchase price on the basis of the trend in the average    
operating margin of Reka Cables in 2007 and 2008. At the most, the price can be 
raised or lowered by EUR 3.5 million.                                           

INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS                                                          
Investment commitments on tangible current assets on 30 June 2008 totalled EUR  
0.9 million (30 June 2007 EUR 0.0 million). The investment commitments are      
related to the extension of the cable production plant in Riihimäki.            

DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS                                                            
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| EUR 1,000                                  |     30.6.2008 |      31.12.2007 |
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| Nominal values                             |               |                 |
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| Interest derivatives                       |               |                 |
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| Interest rate ceiling derivatives          |         9,800 |           9,800 |
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| Interest rate swaps                        |        15,667 |               0 |
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| Foreign exchange derivatives               |               |                 |
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| Currency forward agreements                |         9,351 |               0 |
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| Commodity derivatives                      |               |                 |
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| Price hedging for metals                   |         1,511 |           1,119 |
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| Fair values                                |               |                 |
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| Interest derivatives                       |               |                 |
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| Interest rate ceiling derivatives          |            99 |              27 |
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| Interest rate swaps                        |            26 |               0 |
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| Foreign exchange derivatives               |               |                 |
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| Currency forward agreements                |            13 |               0 |
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| Commodity derivatives                      |               |                 |
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| Price hedging for metals                   |            91 |             -36 |
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The loans of the Group have been partly hedged with interest rate derivatives. A
interest rate ceiling of 4.5% has been acquired for the EUR 3 million loan for  
three years and of 4.7% for the EUR 6.8 million loan for three years. The       
original interest rate base for the hedged EUR 3 million loan is the 6-month    
Euribor and that for the EUR 6.8 million loan the 12-month Euribor. In addition 
there are interest rate protections by using 1 year interest rate swaps.        

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| RELATED PARTY EVENTS (REKA GROUP)                                            |
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| EUR 1,000                                         |   1-6/2008 |    1-6/2007 |
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| Sales to Reka Group                               |         70 |           5 |
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| Dividends to Reka Group                           |     -1,528 |        -587 |
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| Acquisition of Reka Cables Ltd                    |          0 |     -25,803 |
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| Other purchases from Reka Group                   |       -495 |        -143 |
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| Sales receivables and other receivables at end of |        267 |         852 |
| period                                            |            |             |
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| Non-current debts (financial leases) at end of    |     -8,304 |      -7,902 |
| period                                            |            |             |
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| Other debts at end of period                      |       -399 |        -324 |
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| Guarantees given                                  |          0 |       4,000 |
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| Guarantees received                               |      1,327 |       1,902 |
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Guarantees received include the quarantee given by Reka Ltd for a Reka Cables   
Ltd´s loan from the Nordic Investment Bank. This guarantee will continue. No    
costs will be incurred by Reka Cables Ltd through the guarantee.                

FINANCIAL ASSETS RECOGNISED AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT AND LOSS               
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| EUR 1,000                             |       Book value |        Book value |
|                                       |        30.6.2008 |        31.12.2007 |
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| Hedge funds or securities based on    |                  |                   |
| hedge funds                           |                  |                   |
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| Ind eQ Active 4024 bonds / Nordea     |                0 |             5,254 |
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| Ind eQ Active 4025 bonds / Nordea     |                0 |            15,756 |
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| Total                                 |                0 |            21,010 |
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| Money market funds and deposits       |                  |                   |
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| Nordea Pro Euro Korko Kasvu           |            2,888 |             4,143 |
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| Interest rate warrants                |                0 |             1,853 |
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| Certificate of deposits               |           15,009 |            10,076 |
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| Total                                 |           17,897 |            16,073 |
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| Derivatives                           |                  |                   |
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| Interest derivatives; interest rate   |               99 |                27 |
| ceilings                              |                  |                   |
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| Interest derivatives; interest rate   |               26 |                 0 |
| swaps                                 |                  |                   |
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| Total                                 |              125 |                27 |
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| Total financial assets recognised at  |           18,022 |            37,109 |
| fair value through profit and loss    |                  |                   |
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| AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS     |      Book value |       Book value |
| EUR 1,000                               |       30.6.2008 |       31.12.2007 |
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| Private Equity             |            |                 |                  |
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| Oulun Puhelin Holding Plc  |            |           3,081 |            3,081 |
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| Satakunnan Teletieto Ltd   |            |             920 |              920 |
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| Total available-for-sale financial      |           4,001 |            4,001 |
| assets                                  |                 |                  |
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CALCULATION OF KEY FIGURES                                                      
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| Return on      | =  | Profit before taxes + interest and other | x 100       |
| investment     |    | financial expenses /                     |             |
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| (ROI) %        |    | [Balance sheet total - provisions and    |             |
|                |    | non-interest bearing liabilities]        |             |
|                |    | (average)                                |             |
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| Equity ratio,  | =  | Shareholders' equity + minority interest | x 100       |
| %              |    | minus deferred tax liabilities /         |             |
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|                |    | Balance sheet total - advances received  |             |
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| Earnings per   | =  | Profit for the period belonging to parent company      |
| share (EPS),   |    | owners /                                               |
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| EUR            |    | Number of shares adjusted for share      |             |
|                |    | issues (average)                         |             |
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| Equity/share,  | =  | Shareholders´ equity - minority interest minus         |
| EUR            |    | deferred tax liabilities /                             |
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|                |    | Number of shares adjusted for share      |    |        |
|                |    | issues at the end of the financial       |    |        |
|                |    | period                                   |    |        |
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Helsinki 5.8.2008                                                               
Neomarkka Plc                                                                   
Board of Directors                                                              



pp. Sari Tulander                                                               
CFO                                                                             

FURTHER INFORMATION:                                                            
Markku E. Rentto, Managing Director, tel. +358 207 209 190                      
Sari Tulander, CFO, tel. +358 207 209 192                                       

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