FIM GROUP CORPORATION’S 10 LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS AS AT 20 APRIL 2006

FIM Group Corporation - STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 21 April 2006 AT 10.15 FINNISH TIME FIM GROUP CORPORATION’S 10 LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS AS AT 20 APRIL 2006 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA Trading in the shares of FIM Group Corporation on the main list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange has commenced today, on 21 April 2006. The new shares issued by the company in the initial public offering were delivered to investors on 13 April 2006 and the shares sold by the selling shareholders in connection with the offering were delivered to investors on 20 April 2006. Listed in the attachment are the 10 largest registered shareholders of the company and their holdings following the completion of the initial public offering of the company. The information in the attachment is based on the shareholders' register of the company as at 20 April 2006. In addition, the attachment includes information on the 10 largest shareholders of the company and their holdings following the completion of the initial public offering of the company and the reorganization of the group legal structure. The reorganization is expected to be completed during the third quarter in 2006. As at 20 April 2006, FIM Group Corporation had 1 904 shareholders. FIM Group Corporation Jan Forsbom CEO For additional information, please contact: Jan Forsbom, CEO, tel. +358 9 6134 6205 About FIM Established in 1987, FIM is a Finnish investment services group that offers asset management, brokerage and investment banking 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 May 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. FIM employs approximately 260 persons. www.fim.com. Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange The main media The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America, Canada, Japan or Australia. The materials do not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States, nor may the securities be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration as provided in the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. There is no intention to register any portion of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of shares in the United States. An offering circular prepared pursuant to applicable legislation governing the public offering of securities in Finland will be published in Finland and which, when published, can be obtained from the managers of the offering or from the company. Any offer of securities to the public that may be deemed to be made pursuant to this communication in any member state of the European Economic Area that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any member state, the “Prospectus Directive”) is only addressed to qualified investors in that member state within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive. The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This document does not constitute an offer of securities to the public in the United Kingdom. No prospectus has been or will be registered in the United Kingdom in respect of the securities, consequently the securities must not be sold or offered for sale in the United Kingdom, except to persons who are “qualified investors” (acting as principal), as such term is defined in Section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.