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LÄNNEN TEHTAAT'S FIRST-QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE WILL INCLUDE THE EFFECTS OF

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LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE April 15, 2005 12.00 am


LÄNNEN TEHTAAT'S FIRST-QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE WILL INCLUDE THE EFFECTS OF
ONE-OFF EXPENSES OF EUR 3.2 MILLION FROM CLOSURE OF SUOMEN REHU'S VAASA FACTORY

Following completion of the mandatory negotiations between the employer and
employees concerning the closure of Suomen Rehu's factory in Vaasa, which were
begun in March, Suomen Rehu Ltd, which is part of the Lännen Tehtaat Group, has
decided to phase out its animal feed factory in Vaasa by summer 2006. The
factory's production will be transferred to other production plants in the animal
feeds group.

The negotiations concerned a total of 34 employees. Pension arrangements are
possible in the case of 8 employees. Some 10-14 new jobs will be created in the
other units of the animal feeds group, and priority will be given to the Vaasa
factory personnel in filling the new vacancies.

Production will be transferred to other factories in phases in order to ensure
delivery capacity.

By closing down the factory, Suomen Rehu aims at an improvement of more than EUR
two million in annual profits. The full effects of the arrangement will not be
felt on profits until 2007. As a result of the decision to close down the
factory, write-downs on fixed assets and reserves for expenses totalling EUR 3.2
million in one-off expenses will be made in the financial accounts for the first
quarter. These one-off expenses will not affect the cash flow.

Lännen Tehtaat's interim report for the January-March period will be issued on
May 3, 2005.

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC

Erkki Lepistö
CEO

Further information: CEO Erkki Lepistö, tel. +358 10 402 4001, Jukka Haikonen,
tel. +358 10 402 7000.

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