PONSSE?S INTERIM REPORT FOR 1 JANUARY TO
PONSSE OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN 23 APRIL 2004 at 9AMPONSSES INTERIM REPORT FOR 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 2004 Ponsse Group made strong progress during Q1 of 2004. Turnover wasEUR 43.9 million (Q1/2003 EUR 36.1m) and the operating profit EUR4.9 million (EUR 1.6m). Exports and foreign business operationsaccounted for 59.6 per cent (45.4%) of turnover. We entered Q2 of2004 with a very healthy order book of EUR 38.9 million (EUR 41.4mat 31 March 2003). TURNOVER AND RESULT Turnover rose by 21.8 per cent to EUR 43.9 million. Although growthwas mainly export driven, domestic demand also