2008-08-07 10:01:10 CEST

2008-08-07 10:02:00 CEST


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Okmetic Oyj - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

OKMETIC'S INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY - 30 JUNE 2008


OKMETIC'S INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY - 30 JUNE 2008                               

Okmetic is a technology company that supplies customised silicon wafers for the 
sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise.      
During the period under review, Okmetic's net sales amounted to 34.0 million    
euro (32.9 million euro). Profit for the period was 4.1 million euro (2.6       
million euro). Earnings per share amounted to 0.24 euro (0.16 euro).            


REVIEW IN BRIEF                                                                 

- Net sales amounted to 34.0 million euro (32.9 million euro). 
- Profit for the period amounted to 4.1 million euro (2.6 million euro). 
- Earnings per share amounted to 0.24 euro (0.16 euro). 
- The equity ratio strengthened, amounting to 60.1 percent (56.8%). 
- Periodic revenue from technology sales causes significant variations in the 
interim results.                                                                
- Net sales for the whole financial year of 2008 are expected to amount to just 
over 68 million euro and operating profit is expected to account for around 13 
percent of net sales. 


KEY FIGURES                                                                     

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| 1,000 euro             |   1.1.- |    1.1.- |    1.1.- |    1.1.- |    1.1.- |
|                        | 30.6.08 |  30.6.07 | 31.12.07 | 31.12.06 | 31.12.05 |
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| Net sales              |  34,025 |   32,935 |   64,652 |   63,694 |   49,822 |
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| Operating profit       |   5,279 |    3,339 |    7,121 |    9,877 |      580 |
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|    % of net sales      |    15.5 |     10.1 |     11.0 |     15.5 |      1.2 |
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| Earnings per share,    |    0.24 |     0.16 |     0.31 |     0.41 |    -0.10 |
| euro                   |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Net cash from          |   5,776 |    1,213 |    8,305 |   17,945 |    3,125 |
| operating activities   |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Return on equity, %    |    17.6 |     12.8 |     12.4 |     18.6 |     -5.1 |
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| Gearing, %             |    13.2 |     35.8 |     19.6 |     31.3 |     99.5 |
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| Equity ratio, %        |    60.1 |     56.8 |     55.3 |     51.1 |     41.1 |
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| Average number of      |     361 |      361 |      362 |      360 |      359 |
| personnel during the   |         |          |          |          |          |
| period                 |         |          |          |          |          |
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PROJECTIONS FOR THE NEAR FUTURE                                                 

Okmetic supplies sensor wafers for a variety of applications. Within the        
automotive industry, which represents the biggest market for microsensors, the  
most significant growth potential can be found in angular rate sensors which are
used in driving systems. New, rapidly growing consumer electronics applications 
include, for example, microphones based on MEMS sensor technology. Altogether,  
the microsensor industry is expected to grow at a rate of more than ten percent 
per year both in the short term and in the long term (Yole, IC Insights).       

The moderate market situation within the semiconductor industry is expected to  
continue. The annual growth estimates have been revised somewhat during the     
summer, and the new, slightly higher estimates now predict an annual growth of  
around 5 - 10 percent (IC Insights, Future Horizon, Gartner, SIA).              

Demand for silicon wafers grows hand in hand with the needs of the customer     
industries. According to prevailing industry forecasts, the total volume of     
wafer shipments is expected to grow by 5 - 10 percent in 2008, thanks to the    
growing demand for 300 mm wafers. The annual growth of demand for wafers with   
diameters of 100 - 200 mm, which are important to Okmetic, is expected to fall  
short of the overall development trend.                                         

Okmetic's order book for the rest of the year looks strong. Net sales for the   
whole financial year of 2008 are expected to amount to just over 68 million euro
and operating profit is expected to account for around 13 percent of net sales. 


MARKETS                                                                         

Demand for micro-mechanical sensors has continued its steady growth during the  
first half of the year. The fastest growth rates have been recorded in consumer 
applications. The automotive industry continues to adopt more and more sensor   
solutions all the time.                                                         

Within the semiconductor industry, the market situation remained moderate       
throughout the first half of the year. Between January and May, semiconductor   
sales grew by five percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous 
year (WSTS, SIA). At the same time, semiconductor component shipments increased 
by almost ten percent.                                                          

The growth in the demand for silicon wafers follows the shipment volumes of the 
customer industries, and consequently the first half of the year saw the demand 
grow by almost ten percent compared to the first half of last year. The growth  
trend was most prominent in large wafer sizes. Demand for the wafer sizes that  
Okmetic manufactures has remained stable.                                       


SALES                                                                           

The group's net sales amounted to 34.0 million euro (32.9 million euro).        

Net sales per customer segment                                                  

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|                       |             2008             |        (2007)         |
|                       |    from beginning of year    |     (on average)      |
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| Sensors               |             35%              |         (34%)         |
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| Semiconductors        |             39%              |         (56%)         |
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| Technology	           |             26%              |         (10%)         |
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Technology sales encompass not just the sale of Okmetic's technological         
expertise but also crystals and occasionally raw materials and surplus produce. 
The fact that revenues from trans-ferring manufacturing expertise are recorded  
in several instalments and also the significant periodic fluctuation in other   
technology sales cause significant variation in the percentage of net sales that
technology sales represent periodically, both in terms of different customer    
segments and different market areas. Revenue from technology sales has been high
during the first half of the current year.                                      

Okmetic's sales to the sensor market increased and developed on target. Sensor  
wafers are used in the automotive, aviation and medical industries, for example,
as well as in consumer applications. As a sensor wafer supplier, Okmetic is the 
global market leader.                                                           

Sales of semiconductor wafers decreased slightly due to the market situation.   
Typically, semiconductor wafers are used in consumer electronics as well as in  
telecommunications and automotive applications. A slump could be detected in the
demand for semiconductor wafers during the first half of the year.              

Net sales per market area                                                       
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|                       |             2008             |        (2007)         |
|                       |    from beginning of year    |     (on average)      |
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| North America         |             38%              |         (48%)         |
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| Europe                |             39%              |         (32%)         |
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| Asia                  |             23%              |         (20%)         |
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The exchange rate fluctuations of the main currencies of each market area affect
the relative shares of different market areas considerably.                     


PROFIT                                                                          

Okmetic group's profit was 4.1 million euro (2.6 million euro). Earnings per    
share amounted to 0.24 euro (0.16 euro). The group's hedging efforts generated a
profit of 0.7 million euro during the period under review.                      

Periodic revenue from technology sales causes significant variations in the     
interim results. Revenues from technology sales affect the figures for the first
half of 2008 considerably.                                                      


FINANCING AND INVESTMENTS                                                       

The group's financial situation is good. Net cash flow from operating activities
amounted to 5.8 million euro (1.2 million euro). The value added tax liabilities
and receivables resulting from an internal business acquisition that was        
concluded in Finland at the turn of the year have been paid. In April, the      
company distributed a dividend of 31.8 percent, i.e. 1.7 million euro, of the   
profit accrued in 2007, representing a 0.10 euro dividend per share.            


The group's capital expenditure amounted to 1.2 million euro.                   

At the end of the period, cash and cash equivalents amounted to 13.1 million    
euro (8.2 million euro). Return on equity amounted to 17.6 percent (12.8%). The 
group's equity ratio strengthen-ed, amounting to 60.1 percent (56.8%). Equity   
per share amounted to 2.79 euro (2.49 euro).                                    


PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT                                                             

Product development accounted for 3.1 percent (2.9%) of Okmetic's net sales.    


PERSONNEL                                                                       

The average number of employees at Okmetic was 361 (361). At the end of the     
period, 320 of these were located in Finland, 47 in the US and three in Japan. 


BUSINESS RISKS                                                                  

The majority of Okmetic's sales are concluded in US dollars and a relatively    
small proportion in Japanese yen. Both currencies have weakened significantly   
since the beginning of the year. Despite hedging, the company remains vulnerable
to exchange rate fluctuations.                                                  

The semiconductor market is cyclical by nature. The market's cyclical nature is 
currently affect-ing the demand for semiconductor wafers negatively.            

Okmetic Oyj has a 13.7-percent shareholding in a Swedish company, Norstel AB,   
which is currently under development. The holding involves a business risk      
associated with developing enterprises. The change in the value of the holding  
has been translated into a change in equity.                                    


SHARE PRICE DEVELOPMENT, TRADING AND NOTIFICATIONS                              

A total of 3.9 million shares (8.4 million shares) were traded between 1 January
and 30 June 2008, representing 23.1 percent (50.0%) of the share total of 16.9  
million. The lowest quotation of the period was 2.20 euro (3.34 euro) and the   
highest was 3.14 euro per share (4.67 euro), with an average of 2.63 euro (4.06 
euro). The closing quotation of the period was 2.55 euro (4.40 euro). The market
capitalisation of Okmetic's shares amounted to 43.1 million euro (74.3 million  
euro) at the end of the period.                                                 

After the period under review, Accendo Capital SICAV investment fund            
(Luxembourg) increased its holding of Okmetic's shares and voting rights on 14  
July 2008 to 1,052,988 shares, which represents 6.24 percent of the company's   
share capital.      

OWN SHARES                                                                      

The company has not repurchased its own shares and the board of directors has   
not been authorised to repurchase or convey the company's own shares.           


OPTIONS                                                                         

The company has no options in issue at the moment.                              


BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUTHORISATION TO INCREASE SHARE CAPITAL                     

The annual general meeting held on 3 April 2008 authorised the board of         
directors to decide on new issues, options and other share entitlements         
according to the first paragraph of section 10 of the Finnish Companies Act. The
aggregate number of shares issued on the basis of the authorisation may not     
exceed 3,377,500 shares, which represents approximately 20 percent of all the   
shares of the company. The board of directors is authorised to decide on all the
terms and conditions concerning the issue of shares, options and other share    
entitlements. Issuance of shares, options and other share entitlements can be   
carried out as a directed issue. The authori-sation is effective until the      
following annual general meeting of shareholders.                               


Vantaa, 7 August 2008                                                           

Board of directors                                                              



ABRIDGED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TABLES 1.1. - 30.6.2008  (unaudited)        


ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES                                                           

These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the IAS
34 standard.                                                                    

In preparing these interim financial statements, Okmetic has followed the same  
accounting policies as in the financial statements for 2007 except for the      
effect of changes required by the adoption of the following new standards,      
interpretations or revisions to published standards adopted on 1 January 2008:  

IFRIC 11, IFRS 2 - Group and treasury share transactions provides guidance on   
whether share-based transactions involving treasury shares or involving group   
entities should be accounted for as equity-settled or cash-settled payment      
transactions in the stand-alone accounts of the parent and group companies. This
interpretation does not have any impact on the group's financial statements.    


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT                                         


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| 1,000 euro             |   1.4.- |    1.4.- |    1.1.- |    1.1.- |    1.1.- |
|                        | 30.6.08 |  30.6.07 |  30.6.08 |  30.6.07 | 31.12.07 |
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| Net sales              |  16,992 |   15,613 |   34,025 |   32,935 |   64,652 |
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| Cost of sales          | -12,943 |  -13,442 |  -25,514 |  -26,100 |  -50,967 |
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| Gross profit           |   4,049 |    2,170 |    8,511 |    6,835 |   13,685 |
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| Other income and       |  -1,312 |   -1,508 |   -3,232 |   -3,496 |   -6,564 |
| expenses               |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Operating profit       |   2,737 |      662 |    5,279 |    3,339 |    7,121 |
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| Financial income and   |    -155 |     -455 |   -1,063 |     -806 |   -1,906 |
| expenses               |         |          |          |          |          |
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| Profit before tax      |   2,582 |      207 |    4,216 |    2,533 |    5,215 |
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| Income tax             |    -150 |        5 |     -144 |       95 |       90 |
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| Profit for the period  |   2,432 |      212 |    4,072 |    2,627 |    5,305 |
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| Basic and diluted      |    0.14 |     0.02 |     0.24 |     0.16 |     0.31 |
| earnings per share,    |         |          |          |          |          |
| euro                   |         |          |          |          |          |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET                                            

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| 1,000 euro                   |      June 30,  |     June 30,  | December 31, |
|                              |           2008 |          2007 |         2007 |
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| Assets                       |                |               |              |
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| Non-current assets           |                |               |              |
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| Property, plant and          |         40,639 |        47,307 |       43,355 |
| equipment                    |                |               |              |
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| Available-for-sale financial |          1,821 |         1,054 |        2,431 |
| assets                       |                |               |              |
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| Other receivables            |          5,100 |         1,233 |        2,731 |
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| Total non-current assets     |         47,560 |        49,593 |       48,517 |
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| Current assets               |                |               |              |
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| Inventories                  |          8,218 |         6,643 |        6,399 |
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| Receivables                  |         10,827 |         9,635 |       14,439 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents    |         13,127 |         8,162 |       13,308 |
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| Total current assets         |         32,172 |        24,440 |       34,147 |
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| Total assets                 |         79,732 |        74,033 |       82,664 |
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| Equity and liabilities       |                |               |              |
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| Equity                       |                |               |              |
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| Share capital                |         11,821 |        11,821 |       11,821 |
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| Other equity                 |         35,258 |        30,201 |       33,828 |
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| Total equity                 |         47,080 |        42,023 |       45,649 |
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| Liabilities                  |                |               |              |
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| Non-current liabilities      |         15,719 |        20,679 |       17,716 |
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| Current liabilities          |         16,934 |        11,332 |       19,299 |
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| Total liabilities            |         32,653 |        32,011 |       37,014 |
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| Total equity and liabilities |         79,732 |        74,033 |       82,664 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT                                      

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| 1,000 euro                   |   January 1 - |    January 1 - |  January 1 - |
|                              |     June 30,  |      June 30,  | December 31, |
|                              |          2008 |           2007 |         2007 |
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| Cash flows from operating    |               |                |              |
| activities:                  |               |                |              |
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| Profit before tax            |         4,216 |          2,533 |        5,215 |
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| Adjustments                  |         4,039 |          5,089 |       9,826  |
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| Change in working capital    |        -1,748 |         -2,392 |       -2,235 |
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| Interest received            |           209 |            228 |          394 |
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| Interest paid and other      |          -923 |         -4,182 |       -4,805 |
| financial items              |               |                |              |
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| Tax paid                     |           -16 |            -63 |          -90 |
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| Net cash from operating      |         5,776 |          1,213 |        8,305 |
| activities                   |               |                |              |
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| Cash flows from investing    |               |                |              |
| activities:                  |               |                |              |
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| Proceeds from investing      |             - |            912 |          498 |
| activities                   |               |                |              |
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| Capital expenditure          |        -1,172 |         -4,344 |       -4,809 |
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| Net cash used in investing   |        -1,172 |         -3,432 |       -4,311 |
| activities                   |               |                |              |
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| Cash flows from financing    |               |                |              |
| activities:                  |               |                |              |
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| Repayments of long-term      |        -2,873 |        -20,665 |      -21,540 |
| borrowings                   |               |                |              |
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| Proceeds of long-term        |             - |         18,000 |       18,000 |
| borrowings                   |               |                |              |
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| Payments of finance lease    |          -112 |            -99 |         -213 |
| liabilities                  |               |                |              |
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| Dividends paid               |        -1,689 |              - |            - |
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| Net cash used in financing   |        -4,674 |         -2,764 |       -3,754 |
| activities                   |               |                |              |
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| Increase (+) / decrease (-)  |           -70 |         -4,983 |          241 |
| in                           |               |                |              |
| cash and cash                |               |                |              |
| equivalents                  |               |                |              |
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| Exchange rate changes        |          -111 |            -39 |         -117 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents    |        13,308 |         13,184 |       13,184 |
| at the beginning of the      |               |                |              |
| period                       |               |                |              |
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| Cash and cash equivalents    |        13,127 |          8,162 |       13,308 |
| at the end of the period     |               |                |              |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                                     

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| 1,000 euro      |  Share |   Share | Translati |   Fair  | Retaine |   Total |
|                 | capita | premium |        on |   value |       d |  equity |
|                 |      l |         | differenc | reserve | earning |         |
|                 |        |         |        es |         |       s |         |
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| Balance at      | 11,821 |  20,186 |        75 |    -114 |  13,682 |  45,649 |
| 1               |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| Jan 2008        |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Available-for-s |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| ale financial   |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| assets:         |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Fair value      |        |         |           |    -619 |         |    -619 |
| gains/          |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| losses          |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| recognised      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| directly in     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| equity          |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Translation     |        |         |      -384 |         |         |    -384 |
| differences     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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|  Transfer to    |        |         |       120 |         |         |     120 |
| income          |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| statement       |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Equity          |        |     -70 |           |         |         |     -70 |
| component of    |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| convertible     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| loan notes      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Net income      |      - |     -70 |      -264 |    -619 |       - |    -953 |
| recognised      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| directly in     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| equity          |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Profit/loss for |        |         |           |         |   4,072 |   4,072 |
| the period      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Total           |      - |     -70 |      -264 |    -619 |   4,072 |   3,119 |
| recognised      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| income and      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| expenses        |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Dividend        |        |         |           |         |  -1,689 |  -1,689 |
| distribution    |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Balance at      | 11,821 |  20,115 |      -189 |    -733 |  16,065 |  47,080 |
| 30 Jun 2008     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Balance at      | 11,821 |  20,256 |       669 |  -1,042 |   8,376 |  40,080 |
| 1 Jan 2007      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Available-for-s |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| ale financial   |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| assets:         |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Fair value      |        |         |           |    -448 |         |    -448 |
| gains/          |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| losses          |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| recognised      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| directly in     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| equity          |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Translation     |        |         |      -167 |         |         |    -167 |
| differences     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Equity          |        |     -70 |           |         |         |     -70 |
| component of    |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| convertible     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| loan notes      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Net income      |      - |     -70 |      -167 |    -448 |       - |    -686 |
| recognised      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| directly in     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| equity          |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Profit/loss for |        |         |           |         |   2,627 |   2,627 |
| the period      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Total           |      - |     -70 |      -167 |    -448 |   2,627 |   1,942 |
| recognised      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| income and      |        |         |           |         |         |         |
| expenses        |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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| Balance at      | 11,821 |  20,185 |       502 |  -1,491 |  11,004 |  42,023 |
| 30 Jun 2007     |        |         |           |         |         |         |
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CHANGES IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT                                        

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| 1,000 euro                     |  January 1 - |   January 1 - |  January 1 - |
|                                |    June 30,  |     June 30,  | December 31, |
|                                |         2008 |          2007 |         2007 |
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| Carrying amount at the         |       43,355 |        47,821 |       47,821 |
| beginning of the period        |              |               |              |
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| Additions                      |        1,195 |         4,753 |        4,816 |
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| Disposals                      |            - |        -1,044 |         -521 |
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| Depreciation and impairments   |       -3,516 |        -4,059 |       -8,102 |
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| Exchange differences           |         -395 |          -164 |         -659 |
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| Carrying amount at the         |       40,639 |        47,307 |       43,355 |
| end of                         |              |               |              |
| the period                     |              |               |              |
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CHANGES IN INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES                                         

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| 1,000 euro                     |  January 1 - |   January 1 - |  January 1 - |
|                                |    June 30,  |     June 30,  | December 31, |
|                                |         2008 |          2007 |         2007 |
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| Carrying amount at the         |       22,259 |        25,731 |       25,731 |
| beginning of the period        |              |               |              |
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| Proceeds of loans from         |            - |        17,974 |       17,974 |
| financial institutions         |              |               |              |
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| Repayments of loans from       |       -1,872 |       -15,962 |      -16,833 |
| financial institutions         |              |               |              |
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| Repayments of subordinated     |         -928 |        -4,591 |       -4,591 |
| loans                          |              |               |              |
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| Changes in finance lease       |         -112 |            43 |          -21 |
| liabilities                    |              |               |              |
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| Carrying amount at the         |       19,347 |        23,194 |       22,259 |
| end of                         |              |               |              |
| the period                     |              |               |              |
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DIVIDENDS PAID                                                                  

In April, the company distributed a dividend of 31.8 percent, i.e. 1.7 million  
euro, of the profit accrued in 2007, representing a 0.10 euro dividend per      
share.                                                                          


COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                                                   

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| 1,000 euro                     |    June 30,  |     June 30,  | December 31, |
|                                |         2008 |          2007 |         2007 |
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| Loans secured with collaterals |       14,500 |        17,500 |       15,667 |
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| Collaterals                    |       29,001 |        34,046 |       29,001 |
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| Off-balance sheet lease        |          223 |           253 |          238 |
| commitments                    |              |               |              |
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| Nominal values of derivative   |              |               |              |
| contracts                      |              |               |              |
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| Currency forward agreements    |            - |         2,000 |            - |
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| Currency options, call         |        2,348 |             - |        3,484 |
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| Electricity derivatives        |        1,827 |         2,388 |        2,383 |
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| Fair values of derivative      |              |               |              |
| contracts                      |              |               |              |
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| Currency forward agreements    |            - |            11 |            - |
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| Currency options, call         |          131 |             - |          119 |
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| Electricity derivatives        |          946 |           209 |          419 |
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The contract price of the derivatives has been used as the nominal value of the 
underlying asset. Derivative contracts are for hedging.                         


RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS                                                      

Key management compensation during the period under review amounted to 788,000  
euro (664,000 euro).                                                            


KEY FIGURES SHOWING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE                                       

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|                                |  January 1 - |   January 1 - |  January 1 - |
|                                |    June 30,  |     June 30,  | December 31, |
|                                |         2008 |          2007 |         2007 |
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| Net sales                      |       34,025 |        32,935 |       64,652 |
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| Change in net sales compared   |          3.3 |           3.6 |          1.5 |
| to the previous year's period, |              |               |              |
| %                              |              |               |              |
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| Export and foreign operations  |         89.8 |          94.5 |         93.0 |
| share of net sales, %          |              |               |              |
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| Operating profit               |        5,279 |         3,339 |        7,121 |
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|     % of net sales             |         15.5 |          10.1 |         11.0 |
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| Profit before tax              |        4,216 |         2,533 |        5,215 |
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|     % of net sales             |         12.4 |           7.7 |          8.1 |
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| Return on equity, %            |         17.6 |          12.8 |         12.4 |
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| Return on investment, %        |         15.4 |          10.8 |         10.8 |
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| Non-interest bearing           |       13,305 |         8,817 |       14,755 |
| liabilities                    |              |               |              |
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| Gearing, %                     |         13.2 |          35.8 |         19.6 |
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| Equity ratio, %                |         60.1 |          56.8 |         55.3 |
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| Capital expenditure            |        1,195 |         4,753 |        4,816 |
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|     % of net sales             |          3.5 |          14.4 |          7.4 |
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| Depreciation                   |        3,516 |         4,059 |        8,095 |
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| Research and development       |        1,048 |          970  |       1,854  |
| expenditure 1)                 |              |               |              |
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|     % of net sales             |          3.1 |           2.9 |          2.9 |
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| Average number of personnel    |          361 |           361 |          362 |
| during the period              |              |               |              |
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| Personnel at the end of the    |          370 |           369 |          357 |
| period                         |              |               |              |
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1) Research and development expenditure has been presented in gross figures and 
only long-term projects based on research program have been taken into account. 



KEY FIGURES PER SHARE                                                           

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|                                |    June 30,  |     June 30,  | December 31, |
|                                |         2008 |          2007 |         2007 |
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| Earnings per share basic       |         0.24 |          0.16 |         0.31 |
| and                            |              |               |              |
| diluted, euro                  |              |               |              |
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| Equity per share, euro         |         2.79 |          2.49 |         2.70 |
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| Dividend per share, euro       |            - |             - |         0.10 |
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| Dividend/earnings, %           |            - |             - |         31.8 |
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| Effective dividend yield, %    |            - |             - |          3.3 |
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| Price/earnings (P/E)           |         10.6 |          28.3 |          9.6 |
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| Share price development (Jan   |              |               |              |
| 1-)                            |              |               |              |
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| Average trading price          |         2.63 |          4.06 |         3.87 |
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| Lowest trading price           |         2.20 |          3.34 |         2.54 |
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| Highest trading price          |         3.14 |          4.67 |         4.67 |
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| Trading price at the end of    |         2.55 |          4.40 |         3.03 |
| the period                     |              |               |              |
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| Market capitalisation at the   |       43,063 |        74,305 |       51,169 |
| end of the period, 1,000 euro  |              |               |              |
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| Trading volume (Jan 1-)        |              |               |              |
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| Trading volume, transactions   |    3,898,409 |     8,441,471 |   13,175,961 |
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| In relation to weighted        |         23.1 |          50.0 |         78.0 |
| average                        |              |               |              |
| number of shares, %            |              |               |              |
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| Trading volume, euro           |   10,249,556 |    34,266,428 |   51,002,491 |
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| The weighted average number of |   16,887,500 |    16,887,500 |   16,887,500 |
| shares during the period under |              |               |              |
| review adjusted by the share   |              |               |              |
| issue                          |              |               |              |
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| The number of shares at the    |   16,887,500 |    16,887,500 |   16,887,500 |
| end of                         |              |               |              |
| the period adjusted by         |              |               |              |
| the share issue                |              |               |              |
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QUARTERLY KEY FIGURES                                                           

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|                              |  10-12/08 |   7-9/08 |    4-6/08 |     1-3/08 |
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| Net sales                    |           |          |    16,992 |     17,034 |
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| Compared to previous         |           |          |      -0.2 |        7.9 |
| quarter, %                   |           |          |           |            |
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| Operating profit             |           |          |     2,737 |      2,542 |
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|   % of net sales             |           |          |      16.1 |       14.9 |
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| Profit before tax            |           |          |     2,582 |      1,634 |
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|   % of net sales             |           |          |      15.2 |        9.6 |
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| Net cash flow generated from:            |          |           |            |
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| Operating activities         |           |          |     3,495 |      2,281 |
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| Investing activities         |           |          |      -841 |       -331 |
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| Financing activities         |           |          |    -4,616 |        -58 |
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| Increase/decrease in         |           |          |    -1,962 |      1,892 |
| cash                         |           |          |           |            |
| and cash equivalents         |           |          |           |            |
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| Personnel at the end of the  |           |          |       370 |        359 |
| period                       |           |          |           |            |
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|                              |  10-12/07 |   7-9/07 |    4-6/07 |     1-3/07 |
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| Net sales                    |    15,790 |   15,927 |    15,613 |     17,322 |
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| Compared to previous         |      -0.9 |      2.0 |      -9.9 |        8.2 |
| quarter, %                   |           |          |           |            |
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| Operating profit             |       981 |    2,801 |       662 |      2,677 |
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|   % of net sales             |       6.2 |     17.6 |       4.2 |       15.5 |
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| Profit before tax            |       454 |    2,229 |       207 |      2,326 |
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|   % of net sales             |       2.9 |     14.0 |       1.3 |       13.4 |
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| Net cash flow generated from:            |          |           |            |
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| Operating activities         |     4,735 |    2,357 |      -414 |      1,628 |
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| Investing activities         |      -285 |     -593 |    -1,582 |     -1,850 |
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| Financing activities         |      -931 |      -58 |    -3,582 |        817 |
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| Increase/decrease in         |     3,518 |    1,706 |    -5,578 |        595 |
| cash                         |           |          |           |            |
| and cash equivalents         |           |          |           |            |
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| Personnel at the end of the  |       357 |      356 |       369 |        360 |
| period                       |           |          |           |            |
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DEFINITIONS OF KEY FINANCIAL FIGURES                                            
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| Return on equity, % (ROE) | =    | Profit/loss for the period from           |
|                           |      | continuing operations x 100               |
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|                           |      | Equity (average for the period)           |
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| Return on investment, %   | =    | (Profit/loss before tax + interest and    |
| (ROI)                     |      | other financial expenses) x 100           |
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|                           |      | Balance sheet total - non-interest        |
|                           |      | bearing liabilities (average for the      |
|                           |      | period)                                   |
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| Equity ratio, %           | =    | Total equity x 100                        |
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|                           |      | Balance sheet total - advances received   |
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| Gearing, %                | =    | (Interest-bearing liabilities - cash and  |
|                           |      | cash equivalents) x 100                   |
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|                           |      | Equity                                    |
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| Earnings per share        | =    | Profit/loss for the period attributable   |
|                           |      | to the equity holders of the parent       |
|                           |      | company                                   |
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|                           |      | Adjusted weighted average number of       |
|                           |      | shares                                    |
|                           |      | in issue during the period                |
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| Equity per share          | =    | Equity attributable to the equity holders |
|                           |      | of the                                    |
|                           |      | parent company                            |
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|                           |      | Adjusted number of shares at the end of   |
|                           |      | the period                                |
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| Dividend per share        | =    | Dividend for the period                   |
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|                           |      | Adjusted number of shares at the end of   |
|                           |      | the period                                |
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| Effective dividend yield, | =    | Dividend per share x 100                  |
| %                         |      |                                           |
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|                           |      | Trading price at the end of the period    |
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| Price/earnings ratio      | =    | Last adjusted trading price at the end of |
| (P/E)                     |      | the period                                |
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|                           |      | Earnings per share                        |
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| Average trading price     | =    | Total traded amount in euro               |
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|                           |      | Adjusted number of shares traded during   |
|                           |      | the period                                |
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| Market capitalisation at  | =    | Number of shares at the end of the period |
| the                       |      | x                                         |
| end of the period         |      | trading price at the end of the period    |
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| Trading volume            | =    | Number of shares traded during the period |
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|                           |      | Weighted average number of shares during  |
|                           |      | the period                                |
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All figures of the financial tables are rounded, and consequently the sum of    
individual figures can deviate from the presented sum figure.                   

The figures are unaudited. In the written report, the figures in parenthesis    
refer to the corresponding period in the previous year.                         

The future estimates and forecasts presented in this report are based on company
management's current knowledge. Actual events and results may differ from the   
estimates presented here.                                                       


OKMETIC OYJ

Antti Rasilo
President

For further information, please contact:

President Antti Rasilo, Okmetic Oyj,
tel. +358 40 746 1351, email: antti.rasilo@okmetic.com

Senior Vice President, Finance Esko Sipilä, Okmetic Oyj,
tel. +358 9 5028 0286, email: esko.sipila@okmetic.com

Distribution:

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Principal media
www.okmetic.com


OKMETIC IN BRIEF                                                                

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Okmetic is a technology company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for   
sensor and semi-conductor industries and sells its technological expertise.     
Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost their competitiveness  
and profitability.                                                              

Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces   
end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's      
products are based on high-tech expert-ise that generates added value for       
customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production 
process.                                                                        

Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in      
Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China.               

Okmetic's shares are listed on OMX Nordic Exchange under the code OKM1V. For    
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