FINANCIAL SUPERVISION AUTHORITY’S DECISION ON USING FIM’S VOTING RIGHTS

FIM Group Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE September 20, 2006 at 9.55 a.m. Finnish time FINANCIAL SUPERVISION AUTHORITY’S DECISION ON USING FIM’S VOTING RIGHTS Based on the ruling, which is subject to appeal, given by the district court of Helsinki on 16 June 2006 on Seppo Sairanen, the Financial Supervision Authority has in its decision on September 19, 2006, based on the law on investment services companies (579/1996), section 15, clause 2, and the law on investment funds (48/1999), section 16 annulled the entry in FIM Group Corporation’s shareholders’ register regarding the shares, which are owned by Seppo Sairanen, for one year. This decision means that Seppo Sairanen cannot use his voting rights related to the shares at FIM’s Annual General Meeting during this one year term. The decision made by the Financial Supervision Authority is based on the ruling given by the district court of Helsinki in conjunction with the concealment of funds by a private person in a case related to the dishonesty of a debtor. The sentence is subject to appeal, and it is not final. The decision made by the Financial Supervision Authority related to using the voting rights of FIM’s shares will not affect FIM’s operations. Seppo Sairanen has not taken part in FIM’s operative work and he has not been a member of FIM Group Corporation’s or its subsidiaries’ board since he was prosecuted in June 2005. The stepping down of Seppo Sairanen was initiated by himself. The Financial Supervision Authority heard FIM before making its decision. FIM expressed its objection to annulling the voting rights as FIM deems it to be unnecessary when taking into account among other things the facts mentioned above. The decision made by the Financial Supervision Authority will affect the distribution of votes of FIM Group Corporation’s shares, of which the company will give a separate announcement. FIM Group Corporation Risto Perttunen CEO Further information: Risto Perttunen +358 (0)9 613 46 303 risto.perttunen@fim.com Niklas Geust, CFO +358 (0)9 613 46 210 niklas.geust@fim.com Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange Main media 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 in Helsinki, FIM has regional offices in Espoo, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Riihimäki, Tampere, Turku, and Vaasa. 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 employed 270 persons in the end of June, 2006. www.fim.com.