CORPORATE FINE OF 100 000 EURO IMPOSED ON FIM OMAISUUDENHOITO OY

FIM Group Corporation Stock Exchange Release 16 June 2006 at 13.10 p.m. Finnish time CORPORATE FINE OF 100 000 EURO IMPOSED ON FIM OMAISUUDENHOITO OY The District Court of Helsinki’s judgment concerned the concealment of assets of a private person accused of among others an aggravated fraud by a debtor. The prosecutor had called for the imposition of a corporate fine of EUR 100,000 jointly on FIM Group Corporation and FIM Omaisuudenhoito Oy. In addition, the prosecutor had called for an unconditional prison sentence of two years and six months for FIM Group Corporation's former CEO Mr. Seppo Sairanen and a broker employed by the company. The District Court of Helsinki sentenced today FIM Omaisuudenhoito Oy to a corporate fine of EUR 100,000 and dismissed the charges against FIM Group Corporation by votes of the lay judges; the judges voted for dismissal of the charges. The District Court of Helsinki sentenced Mr. Sairanen to 2 years, 2 months of imprisonment and the broker to 1 year, 8 months of imprisonment by votes of the lay judges; the judges voted for dismissal of the charges. FIM and the persons in question have given notice of intent to appeal the District Court’s judgment. "The District Court’s judgment has no effect on the status of FIM’s customers or our customer relations, business strategies or the company management. The over 250 professionals working at FIM will continue their long-term work to increase the wealth of our customers", said CEO Jan Forsbom. FIM Group Corporation Jan Forsbom CEO For additional information, please contact: Jan Forsbom, CEO, tel. +358 9 6134 6205 Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange The main media About FIM Established in 1987, FIM is a Finnish investment group that offers asset management, brokerage and investment services for private persons and organizations. In addition to the head office, which is located in Helsinki, FIM has regional offices in Espoo, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa and, as of September 2006, in Riihimäki. FIM also operates in Stockholm and Moscow. The company’s net sales in 2005 were 63.2 million euros and operating profit 19.1 million euros. At the end of the first quarter of 2006, FIM employed 236 persons. www.fim.com.