2012-04-12 09:00:00 CEST

2012-04-12 09:00:02 CEST


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Nurminen Logistics Oyj - Company Announcement

Nurminen Logistics publishes preliminary information of its January-March 2012 result and updates its outlook to be more positive


Nurminen Logistics Plc                       Stock Exchange Release 12 April
2012 at 10 a.m. EET 



Nurminen Logistics Plc has decided to publish preliminary information of its
January-March 2012 result because the result in the review period is higher
than expected. 

Key figures 1 January - 31 March 2012

  -- Net sales increased 1.7 percent to EUR 18.0 million
     (1-3/2011: EUR 17.7 million).
  -- Operating profit increased 267 percent to EUR 1.0 million
     (1-3/2011): EUR -0.6 million).

Nurminen Logistics' year has started better than expected and the company has
improved its net sales and operating profit. This was mostly due to the
increased profitability of railway logistics and more efficient operation of
wagons. Company's railway logistics sales in Russia and other CIS countries
have developed better than planned.  The company has also been able to increase
its net sales in transit logistics from Baltic countries and Finland to Russia. 

Nurminen Logistics updates its year 2012 outlook.

Outlook published on 24 February 2012:

The net sales of the company are expected to increase in 2012 compared to 2011.
The company's operating result is expected to be better than in 2011. 

New outlook published on 12 April 2012:

The net sales of the company are expected to increase in 2012 compared to 2011.
The company's operating result is expected to be clearly better than in 2011. 

Nurminen Logistics will publish the first quarter interim report on 4 May 2012.



Nurminen Logistics Plc

Topi Saarenhovi
President and CEO

For further information, please contact:
Topi Saarenhovi, President and CEO, tel. +358 10 545 2431

Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Major Media
www.nurminenlogistics.com

Nurminen Logistics provides high-quality logistics services, such as railway
transports, terminal services, forwarding and special and heavy transports. The
company has collected logistics know-how from three centuries, starting in
1886. Nurminen Logistics' main market areas are Finland, the Baltic Sea region,
Russia and other Eastern European countries. The company's share is listed on
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.