FIM HAS SUBMITTED A LISTING APPLICATION TO THE HELSINKI STOCK EXCHANGE

FIM Group Corporation - STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 3 April 2006 AT 12.00 FINNISH TIME FIM HAS SUBMITTED A LISTING APPLICATION TO THE HELSINKI STOCK EXCHANGE NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA The board of directors of FIM Group Corporation decided on 31 March 2006 to submit an application to the Helsinki Stock Exchange regarding the listing of the shares of the company on the main list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The company has today on 3 April 2006 submitted an application to the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Trading is expected to commence on the pre-list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange on or about 13 April 2006 and on the main list on or about 21 April 2006. 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 +358 9 6134 6205 Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange The main media The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America, Canada, Japan or Australia.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.