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NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT ON A CHANGE IN VOTING RIGHTS

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FIM Group Corporation Stock Exchange Release February 5, 2007 at 9.15 a.m. Finnish time

NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT ON A CHANGE IN VOTING RIGHTS

FIM Group Corporation has today, received the following notifications of potential changes in ownership:

Seppo Sairanen, Markku Kaloniemi, Niklas Geust, Pekka Mölsä, Karri Toivonen, Jussi Seppälä, Jukka Ylitalo, Antti Pohjola, Jan Forsbom, Jussi Hyöty and Janne Holtari have signed today, on February 5, 2007, commitment letters, whereunder they undertake to sell to Glitnir Banki h.f. all their shares and securities entitling to shares in FIM Group Corporation by accepting Glitnir’s public tender offer or otherwise through an arrangement with terms that correspond, in all material respects, at least to those of the offer.

For further details about the offer, we refer to FIM’s stock exchange release on Glitnir’s announcement earlier today.

1. Notification issued by Seppo Sairanen

Before the consummation of his commitment letter, Seppo Sairanen's holding of FIM shares has been 13,476,451 shares corresponding to 31.57% of the share capital. Due to a ruling by the Financial Supervision Authority on 19 September 2006, Seppo Sairanen is not entitled to use his voting rights of shares. On consummation of his commitment letter Seppo Sairanen’s holding of the share capital and votes in FIM will fall below one twentieth (1/20) after which Seppo Sairanen has no holdings in FIM.

2. Notification issued by Markku Kaloniemi

Before the consummation of his Commitment letter, Markku Kaloniemi's holding of FIM shares has been 4,413,810 shares, corresponding to. 10.34 % of the share capital and 15.11% of the votes. On consummation of his Commitment letter Markku Kaloniemi's holding of the share capital and votes in FIM will fall below one twentieth (1/20) after which Markku Kaloniemi has no holdings in FIM.

3. Notification issued by Niklas Geust

Before the consummation of his commitment letter, Niklas Geust's holding of FIM shares has been 2,304,000 shares, corresponding to 5.40% of the share capital and 7.89% of the votes. On consummation of his commitment letter Niklas Geust's holding of the share capital and votes in FIM will fall below one twentieth (1/20) after which Niklas Geust has no holdings in FIM.

4. Notification issued by Pekka Mölsä

Before the consummation of his commitment letter, Pekka Mölsä's holding of FIM shares has been 2,104,186 shares, i.e. 4.93% of the share capital and 7.20%of the votes. On consummation of his commitment letter Pekka Mölsä's holding of the share capital and votes in FIM will fall below one twentieth (1/20) after which Pekka Mölsä has no holdings in FIM.

5. Notification issued by Karri Toivonen

Before the consummation of his commitment letter, Karri Toivonen's holding of FIM shares has been 1,633,890 shares, corresponding to 3.83% of the share capital and 5.59% of the votes. On consummation of his commitment letter Karri Toivonen's holding of the share capital and votes in FIM will fall below one twentieth (1/20) after which Karri Toivonen has no holdings in FIM.

6. Notification issued by Jussi Seppälä

Before the consummation of his commitment letter, Jussi Seppälä's holding of FIM shares has been 1,610,000 shares, corresponding to 3.77% of the share capital and 5.51% of the votes. On consummation of his commitment letter Jussi Seppälä's holding of the share capital and votes in FIM will fall below one twentieth (1/20) after which Jussi Seppälä has no holdings in FIM.

7. Notification issued by Glitnir

The combined FIM holding of Glitnir banki h.f. will change upon the signing of the commitment letters to the extent that Glitnir has a disclosure obligation referred to in chapter 2, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act. On consummation of the commitment letters Glitnir would have an overall holding in FIM's share capital and votes exceeding 68 per cent, as follows:

Name
Glitnir banki h.f.

Number of shares
29,071,813

Percentage of share capital
68.11

Percentage of votes
68.11

FIM's share capital consists of 42,683,690 shares. FIM has one share class. The trading code of the share is FIM1V.

FIM Group Corporation

Risto Perttunen
CEO

Additional information:
Risto Perttunen, CEO, tel. +358 9 613 46 303

Distribution:
Helsinki Stock Exchange
The main media
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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 2006 were about 82 million euros and operating profit 19.1 million euros. FIM employed 284 persons at the end of 2006. www.fim.com