INCREASE IN SHARE CAPITAL OF FIM GROUP CORPORATION ENTERED INTO TRADE REGISTER

FIM Group Corporation - STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 13 April 2006 AT 08.30 FINNISH TIME INCREASE IN SHARE CAPITAL OF FIM GROUP CORPORATION ENTERED INTO TRADE REGISTER NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA The share subscriptions made in connection with the initial public offering arranged between 3 April 2006 and 11 April 2006 and accepted by the board of directors of FIM Group Corporation on 12 April 2006, have been entered into Trade Register on 13 April 2006. The number of shares in the company has therefore increased by a total of 3,600,000 shares with a book counter-value EUR 0.07 (not an exact value) and the increase in the company’s share capital resulting from such increase is EUR 237,294.84. The extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the company resolved on 28 March 2006 to increase the company’s share capital through a directed issue, in which the minority shareholders of FIM Omaisuudenhoito Oy will convey to the company part of their shares in FIM Omaisuudenhoito Oy as contribution in kind, against which they will receive 1,817,949 shares of the company. These shares have been entered into Trade Register on 13 April 2006. The increase in the share capital of the company resulting from the directed issue is EUR 119,830.53. The extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the company resolved on 28 March 2006 to increase the company’s share capital through a directed issue, in which the minority shareholders of FIM Corporate Finance Ltd will convey to the company as contribution in kind their shares in FIM Corporate Finance Ltd, against which they will receive 465,745 shares of the company. These shares have been entered into Trade Register on 13 April 2006. The increase in the share capital of the company resulting from the directed issue is EUR 30,699.69. Total share capital of the company after these increases is EUR 2,387,825.06 and the total amount of shares outstanding 36,225,694. In the reorganization of the group legal structure, the minority shareholders of FIM Omaisuudenhoito Oy will convey to the company their remaining shares in FIM Omaisuudenhoito Oy, against which they will receive 6,457,996 shares of the company. Following the reorganization of the group legal structure, the share capital of the company will be EUR 2,813,505.37 and the total amount of shares outstanding 42,683,690. The reorganization is expected to be completed during the third quarter in 2006. As a result of the reorganization, the ownership of the company in all its subsidiaries will be 100 percent. The new shares entitle their holders to dividend and to other shareholders’ rights from the registration date of the increase in the share capital. 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. 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