Interim report for the Finnforest Corporation 1-3/2003

Finnforest Corporation BULLETIN Free for publication at 12.00 on 28 April 2003. INTERIM REPORT FOR THE FINNFOREST CORPORATION 1-3/2003 (unaudited) · Turnover E446.1 million (426.4) · Operating profit E8.4 million (9.8) · Profit before extraordinary items E0.2 million (1.1) · Return on capital employed 3.8 % (4.3) · Equity ratio 38.8 % (38.7) and gearing ratio 108 % (106) Capital loans included in interest-bearing debt · Equity ratio 29.2 % (29.5) and gearing ratio 177 % (170) · First-quarter result slightly positive Finnforest's profit before extraordinary items was E0.2 million in January-