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Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj

Quarterly Report Apr 29, 2008

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LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2008

  • Net sales EUR 147.3 million (EUR 129.1 million), growth 14.1%
  • Operating profit EUR 22.8 million (EUR 9.2 million)
  • Operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items EUR 8.8 million (EUR 10.3 million)
  • Earnings per share EUR 0.51 (EUR 0.15)
  • Full-year net sales are expected to increase in line with the long-term target, which is more than 10 per cent. Operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items is expected to remain at the same level as in the previous year. Earnings will improve due to the gain on sale of Ekokem shares.

GROUP NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Net sales for the first quarter stood at EUR 147.3 million (EUR 129.1 million). This represented an increase of 14.1%, 6.4 percentage points of which came from corporate acquisitions. The operating profit was EUR 22.8 million (EUR 9.2 million), which is 15.5% (7.1%) of net sales. The operating profit excluding nonrecurring and imputed items was EUR 8.8 million (EUR 10.3 million).

Strong organic growth continued thanks to successful new sales. The operating profit was improved by a capital gain of EUR 14.3 million on sale of Ekokem Oy Ab shares in January. The operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items was burdened by a decline in the demand for recycled fuels and biofuels due to the mild winter, as well as rapid fluctuations in the demand for Industrial Services. Operations outside Finland improved their performance.

Financial summary
1-3/20
08
1-3/20
07
Change
%
1-12/20
07
Net sales, EUR million 147.3 129.1 14.1 554.6
Operating profit excluding non-recurring and
imputed items, EUR million* 8.8 10.3 -14.6 54.3
Operating profit, EUR million 22.8 9.2 48.8
Operating margin, % 15.5 7.1 8.8
Profit before tax, EUR million 21.7 8.3 44.5
Earnings per share, EUR 0.51 0.15 0.83
EVA, EUR million 15.7 3.6 23.0

* Breakdown of operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items is presented at the end of the explan atory statement.

NET S ERFORMANCE BY DIVISION ALES AND FINANCIAL P

Environmental Services

he net sales of Environmental Services (waste management, recycling services, L&T Biowatti, nvironmental products) amounted to EUR 75.5 million (EUR 65.4 million), an increase of 15.4%. The T e operating profit was EUR 8.4 million (EUR 8.8 million).

ste management continued thanks to successful new sales. The product line chieved its targets and improved its earnings. The performance of recycling services in Finland was burdened by increases in the purchase prices of certain waste materials. The operating profit for the comparison period included profits from a tyre recycling agreement that had expired in 2006. Strong organic growth of wa a

. New capacity will be completed step by step uring 2009 and 2010. The capacity of the Kerava plant will be doubled to almost 400,000 tonnes, and the The efficiency of collection was improved through new technical solutions. Construction of substantial added capacity was initiated at the Kerava recycling park d recovery rate will increase substantially. The capacity of the landfill at the Kerava plant has reduced due to technical reasons, which will increase the costs of final disposal of plant reject in the second half of the year. A landfill for industrial waste is being constructed in Kotka with estimated completion in the early autumn.

The demand for L&T Biowatti's biofuels was substantially lower than expected, which was due to the exceptionally mild winter. Warm weather also hampered the collection of forest processed chips, and subcontracting costs increased. L&T Biowatti fell clearly short of its target. Dependence from subcontractors is being reduced by investing in the company's own collecting, processing and transport equipment for forest processed chips. L&T Biowatti will start the production of wood pellets during the current year at Suonenjoki and Luumäki.

he business in Russia and Latvia developed as planned. Resources were increased to continue the ably T expansion of operations outside Finland. The performance of the Latvian operations developed favour but the high national inflation rate still imposes challenges on profitability.

The performance of Environmental Products improved as net sales increased and costs were kept in control.

roperty and Office Support Services P

erating profit was EUR 1.6 illion (EUR 1.1 million). The net sales of Property and Office Support Services (property maintenance and cleaning services) totalled EUR 55.6 million (EUR 48.7 million), an increase of 14.1%. The op m

inland were improved by good organic growth and corporate acquisitions completed last ear. Contract revenue increased, and the sales of additional services were successful. The Finnish Net sales in F y operations improved their earnings.

d the first inland. The concept provides customers the opportunity to carry out concrete nvironment-friendly actions. New service products were again introduced to the market. New products in cleaning services include L&T® Eco-cleaning concept, which received the Nordic ecolabel, also known as the Swan label, as the product of the industry in F e

y. The holding in Blue Service Partners was sold to the joint venture partner in the beginning of Februar

et sales from international operations increased in Russia and Latvia. The Russian operations posted a N positive operating profit. The focus in Sweden is on organic growth and on the introduction of planning and monitoring systems that improve profitability. The loss from international operations declined.

Industrial Services

ervices and wastewater services) amounted to EUR 17.4 million (EUR 16.2 million), an increase of 7.6%. The net sales of Industrial Services (hazardous waste management, industrial solutions, damage repair s The division made an operating loss of EUR -0.9 million (EUR -0.1 million).

onmental ervices. The demand for Industrial Services is usually weakest early in the year but demand in the s exceptionally strong. The earnings were burdened by difficulties in delivering cycled fuels, as well as rapid fluctuations in the demand for services and the failure to adapt production to the changes quickly enough. The earnings were also burdened by changes in the fair values of oil derivatives amounting to EUR 0.3 million (EUR 1.1 million). The increase in net sales was mainly attributable to business operations transferred from Envir S comparison period wa re

ed to expand their service etwork. Demand for the division's services became more lively and normal towards the end of the period. The outlook for the entire year is mainly positive. Damage repair services continu n

the The joint venture L&T Recoil's re-refinery for used lubricating oil is expected to be completed towards end of the year.

FINANCING

t the end of the period, interest-bearing liabilities amounted to EUR 2.3 million less than a year earlier. A Net interest-bearing liabilities, totalling EUR 87.5 million, decreased by EUR 0.6 million from the comparison period and increased by EUR 1.1 million from the beginning of the year.

et finance costs totalled EUR 1.1 million (EUR 0.9 million). Finance costs increased by EUR 0.3 million ir values of interest rate swaps was recognised in the finance costs. Net finance costs ere 0.7% (0.7%) of net sales and 4.8% (9.3%) of operating profit. N as a result of a rise in the interest rate level. An expense of EUR 0.1 million (EUR 0.1 million) arising from changes in the fa w

total of EUR 0.3 million arising from the change in the fair value of interest rate swaps to which hedge A accounting under IAS 39 is applied, was recognised as a reduction in equity.

operating activities mounted to EUR 11.6 million (EUR 9.3 million), and EUR 1.6 million were tied up in the working capital The equity ratio was 48.8% (40.5%) and the gearing rate 42.1 (54.6). Cash flows from a (EUR 5.1 million).

were included in equity on 31 March is year but belonged to non-interest-bearing liabilities in the comparison period. The improved equity ratio was attributable to the capital gain on the sale of Ekokem shares and the fact that this year's Annual General Meeting was held in April. Dividends th

DIVIDEND

The Annual General Meeting held on 1 April 2008 resolved on a dividend of EUR 0.55 per share. The dividend, totalling EUR 21.3 million, was paid on 11 April 2008.

APITAL EXPENDITURE C

. Capital expenditure totalled EUR 14.1 million (EUR 47.2 million). Production plants were built and machinery and equipment were purchased and information systems were replaced

services business of Siivouspalvelu Siivoset Oy and the cleaning services business of iivousliike Lainio Oy were acquired into Property and Office Support Services. The business of Obawater f The cleaning S Oy was acquired into waste water services within Industrial Services. The combined annual net sales o the acquired businesses totalled EUR 0.5 million.

PERSONNEL

s was 9,532 (8,805). f them 7,077 (6,650) people worked in Finland and 2,455 (2,155) people in other countries. In January-March, the average number of employees converted into full-time equivalents was 7,936 (6,881). At the end of the period, the total number of full-time and part-time employee O

SHARE AND SHARE CAPITAL

Traded volume and price

he volume of trading in Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki from January through March was 4.682.168, which is 12.1% (13.9%) of the average number of shares. The value of trading was EUR 88.9 million. The trading price varied between EUR 17.20 and EUR 23.00. The closing price was EUR 18.00. The market capitalisation was EUR 698.3 million (EUR 969.5 million) at the end of the period. T

Share capital

At the beginning of the year the company's registered share capital amounted to EUR 19.392.187. After subscriptions made pursuant to 2005A options, the share capital increased by EUR 6,250 to EUR 19.398.437 and the number of the shares by 12,500 shares to 38.796.874 shares on 14 February 2008.

Share option schemes 2005 and 2008

In 2005, 600,000 share options were issued, each entitling its holder to subscribe for one share of Lassila & Tikanoja plc. In the beginning of the exercise period, 25 key persons held 162,000 2005A options. 33 key persons hold 178,000 2005B options and 43 key persons hold 228,500 2005C options. L&T Advance Oy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lassila & Tikanoja plc, holds 8,000 2005A options, 22,000 2005B options and 1,500 2005C options.

The exercise price for the 2005A options is EUR 14.22, for 2005B options EUR 16.98 and for 2005C options EUR 26,87. The options issued under the share option plan 2005 entitle their holders to subscribe for a maximum of 1.4% of the current number of shares. 2005A options have been listed on the OMX Nordic Helsinki since 2 November 2007.

The Annual General Meeting of the year 2008 resolved to issue 230,000 share option rights, each entitling its holder to subscribe for one share of Lassila & Tikanoja plc. L&T Advance Oy holds all 230,000 option rights.

The exercise price for the 2008 options will be the trading volume weighted average price of the Company's share on the OMX Nordic Helsinki in May 2008, rounded off to the nearest cent. The exercise price of the share options shall, as per the dividend record date, be reduced by the amount of dividend which exceeds 70% of the profit per share for the financial period to which the dividend applies. However, only such dividends whose distribution has been agreed upon after the option pricing period and which have been distributed prior to the share subscription are deducted from the subscription price. The exercise price shall, however, always amount to at least EUR 0.01. The exercise period shall be from 1 November 2010 to 31 May 2012.

As a result of the exercise of the 2008 share options, the number of shares may increase by a maximum of 230,000 new shares, which is 0.59% of the current number of shares.

Shareholders

At the end of the financial period, the company had 5.263 (4.664) shareholders. Nominee-registered holdings accounted for 11.3% (8.2%) of the total number of shares.

Notifications on major holdings

On 26 March 2008, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company announced that its holding of the shares and votes in Lassila & Tikanoja plc had fallen to 4.52%.

Authorisation for the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is not authorised to effect any share issues or to launch a convertible bond or a bond with warrants. Neither is the Board authorised to decide on the repurchase nor disposal of the company's own shares.

ESOLUTIONS BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING R

he Annual General Meeting of Lassila & Tikanoja plc, which was held on 1 April 2008, adopted the al year 2007 and released the members of the Board of Directors and T financial statements for the financi the President and CEO from liability. The AGM resolved that a dividend of EUR 0.55, a total of EUR 21.3 million, as proposed by the Board of Directors, be paid for the financial year 2007. The dividend payment date was 11 April 2008.

General Meeting confirmed the number of the members of the Board of Directors six. The llowing Board members were re-elected to the Board until the end of the following AGM: Eero sse Kurkilahti, Juhani Lassila and Juhani Maijala. Heikki Bergholm and Matti Kavetvuo were The Annual fo Hautaniemi, La elected as new members for the same term.

uthorised Public Accountant, acting as Principal Auditor. PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Authorised Public Accountants, were elected auditors with Heikki Lassila, A

The Annual General Meeting approved the Board's proposal to issue 230,000 share options to key personnel of the Lassila & Tikanoja Group and/or to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lassila & Tikanoja plc.

oard and Juhani Lassila as Vice Chairman. At its organising meeting following the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors re-elected Juhani Maijala as Chairman of the B

SUMMARY OF STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 2 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

old its holding in the shares of Ekokem Oy Ab to Ilmarinen utual Pension Insurance Company. Lassila & Tikanoja had obtained possession of the shares over a sed in the financial statements for the first quarter of the year 2008. The positive effect of the sale n the profit for the period will be EUR 14.2 million. On 22 January 2008, Lassila & Tikanoja s M period of several years and they no longer had any connection to the business operations of the company and were, consequently, not essential for them. A tax-free capital gain arising from the sale will be recogni o

NEAR-TERM UNCERTAINTIES

ngs nagement in Riga towards the end of the year. Changes in the fair values of oil derivatives associated with L&T Recoil's business depend on the development of world market prices for oil, and may have a substantial effect on the operating profit of Industrial Services. If the next winter is mild, this will have a negative impact on L&T Biowatti's earni development. A planned amendment to Latvian waste legislation may have adverse effects on the competition situation for waste ma

PROSPECTS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR

revious year. Earnings will improve due to the gain on the sale of the Ekokem hares. The demand prospects for Lassila & Tikanoja's markets remain mostly good. Cost development and passing the rise in the costs on to prices, however, will be challenging. Organic growth is expected to remain strong. Full-year net sales are expected to increase in line with the long-term target, which is more than 10 per cent. The operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items is expected to remain at the same level as in the p s

d a graphical expansion in Russia. The demand for Environmental Services is expected to remain good. Increased plant capacity an versatile service offering will probably improve L&T's market position. Increasing the capacity of recycling plants and landfills will continue along with geo

mand for fuels is expected to remain lower an previously expected also during the second quarter as customers are spending their excess inventory ellet-producing plants, one of which will be introduced into use in the summer and the other at the end of The second mild winter in a row hampered forest harvesting work and increased the costs of L&T Biowatti's raw materials and subcontracted services. The de th spared during the winter. During the rest of the year, L&T Biowatti will continue to make efforts to strengthen its procurement organisation and collection equipment for forest processed chips and build two p the year. L&T Biowatti's full-year earnings are expected to remain below the target.

he operating profit of Environmental Services as a whole is expected to match or exceed the previous of T year's level. However, a potential slowdown in new construction may be reflected in the intake volumes recycling plants.

ive re for t The market outlook for Property and Office Support Services remains good even though the competit situation is expected to remain challenging and margins are expected to remain tight. Costs in Finland a increased by a rise in social security costs. Earnings from international operations are expected to improve but the full-year result is expected to remain slightly negative. Increasing net sales are a focal point improving the profitability of international operations. The division's operating profit is expected to remain a the same level as in the previous year.

ervices is still mostly positive. Demand seems to have returned to ormal at the end of the review period, and L&T's position in the market has strengthened. Wastewater ing The market outlook for Industrial S n services and damage repair services will increase their capacity and improve their service ability in Finland. The construction of L&T Recoil's re-refinery is progressing, and the plant is expected to be completed towards the end of the year. The full-year operating profit of Industrial Services is expected to increase provided that the world market price of crude oil will not increase substantially and the test stage of the re-refinery will not become longer than expected.

vestments are expected to fall short of the previous year's level, with main emphasis on organic growth. In

BREAKDOWN OF OPERATING PROFIT EXCLUDING NON-RECURRING AND IMPUTED ITEMS

EUR million 1-3/2008 1-3/2007 1-12/2007
Operating profit 22.8 9.2 48.8
Non-recurring items:
Loss on sale of landfill operations of Salvor and integration of the
remaining Salvor's operations 2.3
Reorganisation of Property and Office Support Services
operations in Russia 0.4
Gain on sale of the shares of Ekokem -14.3
Oil derivatives 0.3 1.1 2.8
Operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items 8.8 10.3 54.3

CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 JANUARY–31 MARCH 2008

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

This interim financial report is in compliance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting Standard. The same accounting policies as in the annual financial statements for the year 2007 have been applied. These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the IFRS standards and interpretations being effective. Forthcoming standards and interpretations are presented in the accounting policies in Annual Report 2007. Income tax expense is based on the estimated average annual income tax rate, which would be applicable to expected total annual earnings.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS require the management to make such estimates and assumptions that affect the carrying amounts at the balance sheet date for the assets and liabilities and the amounts of revenues and expenses. Judgements are also made in applying the accounting policies. Actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions.

The interim financial statements have not been audited.

INCOME STATEMENT

1-3 1-3 1-12
EUR 1000 /2008 /2007 Change % /2007
Net sales 147 331 129 113 14.1 554 613
Cost of goods sold -131 802 -112 442 17.2 -478 151
Gross profit 15 529 16 671 -6.9 76 462
Other operating income 14 926 642 3 834
Selling and marketing costs -3 891 -3 822 1.8 -14 616
Administrative expenses -3 075 -2 939 4.6 -11 614
Other operating expenses -654 -1 391 -53.0 -5 291
Operating profit 22 835 9 161 149.3 48 775
Finance income 394 315 25.1 1 661
Finance costs -1 494 -1 167 28.0 -5 978
Profit before tax 21 735 8 309 161.6 44 458
Income tax expense -2 002 -2 243 -10.7 -12 291
Profit for the period 19 733 6 066 225.3 32 167
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the company 19 724 5 894 31 909
Minority interest 9 172 258
Earnings per share for profit attributable to the equity holders of the company:
Earnings per share, EUR 0.51 0.15 0.83
Earnings per share, EUR - diluted 0.51 0.15 0.82

ALANCE SHEET B

EU
R 1000
3/2008 3/2007 12/2007
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible assets
Goodwill 120 028 118 837 119 946
Intangible assets arising from business combinations 29 181 33 824 30 600
Other intangible assets 11 944 8 539 11 571
Total 161 153 161 200 162 117
Property, plant and equipment
Land 3 532 3 426 3 53
2
Buildings and constructions 38 614 37 813 39 594
Machinery and equipment 104 736 90 444 103 83
2
Other 82 290 82
Advance payments and construction in progress 9 682 3 390 4 830
Total 156 646 135 363 151 870
Other non-current assets
Investments in associa
tes
3
Available-for-sale investments 40
8
2 976 410
Finance le
ase receivables
4 33
7
3 300 3 823
Deferred income tax assets 1 015 793 924
Other rec
eivables
6
21
230 236
Total 6 3
81
7 302 5 393
Total non-current assets 324 180 303 865 31
9 380
Current assets
Inventories 12 3
30
6 551 14 350
Trade and other re
ceivables
78 6
39
72 084 71 824
Derivative receiva
bles
6
67
950 1 189
Advance paym
ents
3 0
19
3 827 774
Available-for-sale i
nvestments
2 9
91
5 488 21 287
Cash and cash equiva
lents
11 1
60
10 321 9 521
Total current assets 108 8
06
99 221 1
18 945
TOTAL ASSETS 432 986 403 086 438 325
EUR 1000 3/2008 3/2007 12/2007
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Equity attributable
to equity holders of the company
Share cap
ital
19 398 19 275 19 392
Share premium reserve 50 645 47 902 50 474
Other reserves -602 -227 14 055
Reta
ined earnings
118 407 85 810 86 327
Profit for the period 19 724 5 894 31 909
T
otal
20
7 572
15
8 654
20
2 157
M
inority interest
190 2 626 187
T
otal equity
207 762 1
61 280
202 344
L
iabilities
Non-c
urrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liabili
ties
29 606 29 863 29 842
P
ension obligations
555 40
5
542
P
rovisions
962 834 953
In
terest-bearing liabilities
8
0 039
6
4 182
8
1 411
O
ther liabilities
512 453 500
T
otal
111
674
95
737
113
248
Current liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities 21 597 39 709 35 757
T
rade and other payables
90 631 105 395 85 183
Derivative liabilitie
s
1 127 350 897
Tax liabilities 131 451 794
Provisions 64 164 102
Total 113
550
146
069
12
2 733
Total liabilities 22
5 224
24
1 806
235
981
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABI
LITIES
4
32 986
4
03 086
43
8 325

SH FLOW STATEMENT CA

EUR 10
00
3/2008 3/2007 12/2007
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit for the period 19 733 6 066 32 167
Adjustm
ents
Income tax expense 2 002 2 243 12 291
Depreciation a
nd amortisation and impairment
9 239 7 718 33 432
Finance income and cost
s
1 100 852 4 317
Oil derivatives 263 1
183
2 947
Other -15 170 -466 -859
N
et cash generated fro
m operating activities before change in working
capital 17 167 17 596 84 295
Change in wo
rking capital
Change in trade and other receivables -8 498 -8 447 -4 903
Change in
inventories
2 007 1 020 -6 824
Change in trade and o
ther payables
4 862 2 308 -1 450
Change in working capital -1 629 -5 119 -13 177
Interest paid -586 -
669
-5
104
Interest received 303 333 1 460
Income tax paid -3 616 -2
813
-12
041
Net cash fro
m operating activities
11 639 9 328 55 433
Cash flows from in
vesting activities
Acquisition of subsidiarie
s and businesses, net of cash acquired
-247 -
31 510
-37 050
Proceeds from subsidiari
es and businesses, net of sold cash
1 878
Purchases of prop
erty, plant and equipment and intangible assets
-13 451 -8
058
-49
109
Proceeds fro
m sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible
assets 681 227 2
261
Purc
hases of available-for-sale investments
-1 -104 -147
Change in othe
r non-current receivables
13 21 1
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments 16 803 43 1 098
Dividends received 4
N
et cash used in investment activities
3 798 -39 381 -81 064
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from share issue 178 247 2 936
Change in short-term borrowings -3 759 21 485 23 011
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 50 302
Repayments of long-term borrowings -11 691 -362 -39 909
Dividends paid -180 -21 360
Net cash generated from financing activities -15 272 21 190 14 980
Net change in liquid assets 165 -8 863 -10 651
Liquid assets at beginning of period 14 008 24 790 24 790
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates -24 -117 -131
Change in fair value of current available-for-sale investments 2 -1
Liquid assets at end of period 14 151 15 809 14 008

Liquid assets

EUR 1000 3/2008 3/2007 12/2007
Cash 11 160 10 321 9521
Certificates of deposit and commercial papers 2 9 9 1 5488 4 487
Total 14 151 15809 14 008

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Equity attributable
Share Revaluation to equity
Share premium and other Retained holders of the Minority Total
EUR 1000 capital reserve reserves earnings company interest equity
Equity at 1.1.2008 19 3 9 2 50 474 14 055 118 236 202 157 187 202 344
Hedging reserve,
change in fair value $-314$ $-314$ $-314$
Current available for sale
investments, change in
fair value $-14238$ $-14238$ $-14238$
Translation differences $-105$ $-105$ -6 $-111$
Items recognised
directly in equity $-14656$ $-14656$ -6 $-14662$
Profit for the period 19724 19724 9 19733
Total recognised
income and expenses -14 656 19724 5 0 68 3 5 0 7 1
Share option remuneration
Subscriptions
pursuant to 2002 options 6 172 178 178
Remuneration expense of
share options 171 171 171
Equity at 31.3.2008 19 3 98 50 645 $-602$ 138 131 207 572 190 207 762
Equity at 1.1.2007 19 264 47 666 326 106 904 174 160 2709 176 869
Hedging reserve,
change in fair value 22 22 22
Current available
for sale investments,
change in fair value -6 -6 -6
Translation differences $-569$ 6 $-563$ $-563$
Items recognised
directly in equity $-553$ 6 $-547$ $-547$
Profit for the period 5894 5894 172 6 0 66
Total recognised
income and expenses -553 5 900 5 3 4 7 172 5519
Share option remuneration
Subscriptions 11 236 247 247
pursuant to 2002 options
Remuneration expense of
share options
102 102 102
Dividends paid $-21202$ $-21202$ $-180$ $-21382$
Purchase of a minority $-75$ -75
Equity at 31.3.2007 19 275 47 902 $-227$ 91 704 158 654 2626 161 280

KEY FIGURES

3/2008 3/2007 12/2007
Earnings per share, EUR 0.
51
0.15 0.83
Earnin
gs per share, EUR - diluted
0
.51
0.15 0.82
C
ash flows from operating activities per share, EUR
0.30 0.24 1.43
E
VA, EUR million
15.7 3.6 23.0
Capital expenditure, EUR 1000 14 093 47 185 93 187
Depreciation and amortisation, EUR 1000 9 239 7 718 33 432
Equity per sh
are, EUR
5.35 4
.12
5.21
Return on
equity, ROE, %
38.
5
1
4.4
17.0
Return on invested
capital, ROI, %
29.5 14.6 17.6
Equity ratio, % 48.8 40.5 46.6
Gearing, % 42.1 54.6 42.7
Net interest-bearing liab
ilities, EUR 1000
87 486 88 082 86 360
Average number of em
ployees in full-time equivalents
7 936 6 881 7 819
Total num
ber of full-time and part-time employees
at end
of period
9 532 8 805 9 387
Adjusted number
of shares, 1000 shares
average during the
period
38 791 3
8 539
38 670
at end of period 38 797 3
8 550
38 784
average during period,
diluted
38 849 3
8 784
3
8 843

RTING SEGMENT REPO

N
ET SALES
E
UR 1000
1-3/2008 1-3/2007 Change % 1-12/2007
Environmental Services 75 480 65 398 15.4 279 845
Property and Office Support Services 55 5
74
48 720 14.1 204 141
Industrial Services 17 375 16 150 7.6 75
479
Group admin. and other 0 3 10
Inter-division net sales -1 098 -1 158 -4 862
L
assila & Tikanoja
147 331 129 113 14.1 554 613
OPERATING PROFIT
EUR 1000 1-3/2008 % 1-3 /2007 % 1-1
2/2007
%
Environmental Services 8 423 11.2 8 771 13.4 34 97
7
12.5
Property and Office Support Services 1
609
2.9 1 087 2.2 11 005 5.4
Industrial Services -878 -5.1 -139 -0.9 4 769 6.3
G
roup admin. and other
13 681 -558 -1 976
Lassila & Tikanoja 22 835 15.5 9 161 7.1 48 775 8.8
OTHER SEGMENT REPORTING
EUR 1000 1-3/2008 1-3/20
07
1-1 2/2007
Assets
Environmental Services 259 543 246 224 250 980
Property and Office Support Services 75 489 69 432 75 508
Industrial Services 80 333 66 009 78 311
Group admin. and other 311 2 964 2 814
Non-allocated assets 17 310 18 457 30 712
Lassila & Tikanoja 432 986 403 086 438 325
Liabilities
Environmental Services 40 937 44 678 36 935
Property and Office Support Services 32 999 29 741 32 447
Industrial Services 17 442 9 989 17 046
Group admin. and other 665 22 154 667
Non-allocated liabilities 133 181 135 244 148 886
Lassila & Tikanoja 225 224 241 806 235 981
Capital expenditure
Environmental Services 6 337 37 306 60 704
Property and Office Support Services 2 435 8 496 20 040
Industrial Services 5 321 1 340 12 267
Group admin. and other 43 176
Lassila & Tikanoja 14 093 47 185 93 187
Depreciation and amortisation
Environmental Services 5 639 4 683 20 330
Property and Office Support Services 2 091 1 752 7 782
Industrial Services 1 508 1 282 5 315
Group admin. and other 1 1 5
Lassila & Tikanoja 9 239 7 718 33 432
INCOME STATEMENT BY QUARTER
$1 - 3$ $10 - 12$ $7 - 9$ $4-6$ $1 - 3$ $10 - 12$ $7-9$ 4-6
EUR 1000 /2008 /2007 /2007 /2007 /2007 /2006 /2006 /2006
Net sales
Environmental Services 75 480 74 788 67915 71744 65 398 53 765 52 696 51 420
Property and Office
Support Services 55 574 54 798 51 963 48 660 48720 44 584 41 463 41 243
Industrial Services 17 375 19867 19890 19572 16 150 18 25 2 18 500 16785
Group admin. and other $\bf{0}$ 1 3 3 3 3 19 26
Inter-division net sales $-1098$ $-1282$ $-1202$ $-1220$ $-1158$ $-1242$ $-1030$ $-1044$
Lassila & Tikanoja 147 331 148 172 138 569 138 759 129 113 115 362 111 648 108 430
Operating profit
Environmental Services 8 4 2 3 8 3 7 2 9730 8 1 0 4 8771 7 104 10 056 8 100
Property and Office
Support Services 1609 4 0 1 5 4 2 1 3 1690 1 0 8 7 1 1 5 4 4833 1499
Industrial Services $-878$ 180 2 1 3 3 2 5 9 5 $-139$ 3 0 2 5 3730 2 0 0 5
Group admin. and other 13 681 $-468$ $-601$ -349 $-558$ $-971$ 1 2 3 3 $-547$
Lassila & Tikanoja 22 835 12 099 15 475 12 040 9 1 6 1 10 312 19852 11 057
Operating margin
Environmental Services 11.2 11.2 14.3 11.3 13.4 13.2 19.1 15.8
Property and Office
Support Services 2.9 7.3 8.1 3.5 $2.2\phantom{0}$ 2.6 11.7 3.6
Industrial Services $-5.1$ 0.9 10.7 13.3 $-0.9$ 16.6 20.2 11.9
Lassila & Tikanoja 15.5 8.2 11.2 8.7 7.1 8.9 17.8 10.2
Finance costs, net $-1100$ $-1247$ $-1294$ $-924$ $-852$ $-366$ $-740$ $-391$
Share of profits of
associates 18
Profit before tax 21 735 10852 14 181 11 116 8 3 0 9 9964 19 112 10 666

In September 2007, L&T obtained full ownership of Salvor Oy. The business operations of Salvor were reorganised and most of the operations were transferred from Environmental Services into Industrial Services. The figures

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

Business combinations in aggregate

Fair values used in Carrying amounts
EUR 1000 consolidation before consolidation
Property, plant and equipment 63 63
Customer contracts 104
Agreements on prohibition of competition 27
Trade and other receivables 10 10
Total assets 204 73
Net assets 204 73
Goodwill arising from acquisitions 43
Acquisition cost 247
Acquisition cost 247
Cash flow effect of acquisitions 247

The cleaning services business of Siivouspalvelu Siivoset Oy was acquired into Property and Office Support Services on 1 January 2008, and the cleaning services business of Siivousliike Lainio Oy on 1 March 2008. The business of Obawater Oy was acquired into waste water services within Industrial Services on 15 February 2008.

The aggregate net sales of the acquired companies totalled EUR 452 thousand. The aggregate acquisition cost was EUR 247 thousand, of which EUR 43 thousand was recognised in goodwill. All itemisations in accordance with IFRS 3 are not presented because the figures are immaterial.

The accounting policy concerning business combinations is presented in Annual Report 2007 under Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements and under Summary on significant accounting policies.

On 1 April 2008, the property maintenance services business of Rantakylän Talonhuolto Oy was acquired into Property and Office Support Services (annual net sales EUR 223 thousand).

SSETS CHANGES IN INTANGIBLE A

EUR 1000 1-3/2008 1-3/2007 1-12/2007
Carrying amount at beginning of period 16
2 117
1
24
407
124 407
Business acquisitions 174 38 441 41 885
Other capital expenditure 1 044 793 5 403
Disposals -1 -345 -1 546
Amortisation and impairment -2 229 -1 899 -7 921
Transfers between items 228
Exchange differences 48 -197 -339
Carrying amount at end of perio
d
161 153 161 20
0
162
117

CHANGES IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

EUR 1000 1-3/2008 1-3/2007 1-12/2007
Carrying amount at beginning of perio
d
151 870 134 03
8
134 038
Business acquisitions 64 1 756 5 574
Other capital expenditure 12 811 6 136 40 147
Disposals -936 -356 -2 0
96
Depreciation and impairment -7 010 -5 819 -25 51
1
Transfers between items -228
Exchange differences -153 -392 -54
Carrying amount at end of period 156 646 135 363 151 870

CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

EUR 1000 1-3/2008 1-3/2007 1-12/2007
Intangible assets 1 815 116 70
Property, plant and equipment 14 908 7 232 8 646
Total 16 723 7 348 8 716
The Group's share of capital commitments
of joint ventures 12 500 425 8 584

RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

(Joint ventures)

EUR 1000 1-3/2008 1-3/2007 1-12/2007
Sales 301 300 1 851
Purchases 106 247
Non-current receivables
Capital loan receivable 3 646 3 296 2 646
Current receivables
Trade receivables 89 76 110
Current payables
Trade payables 31

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

EUR 1000 3/2008 3/2007 12/2007
Securities for own commitments
Real estate mortgages 10
192
10 850 10 114
Corporate mortgages 1
0 000
18
710
1
5 000
Other secu
rities
1
73
161 182
Bank guarantees required
for environmental permits
4 405 1 926 4
309

its. Other securities are security depos

he Group has given no pledges, mortgages or guarantees on behalf of outsiders. T

O
perating lease liabilities
EUR 1000 3/2008 3/2007 12/2007
Maturity not later than one year 7 499 6 158 7 424
Maturity later than one year and not later than five years 15 7
21
1
3 255
1
5 611
Maturity later than five yea
rs
4 397 3 483 3 905
Total 27
617
22
896
26 940

Derivative financial instruments

terest rate swaps In

E
UR 1000
3/2008 3/2007 12/2007
Nominal values of interest rate swaps*
Maturity not
later than one year
7 500 13 500 7 500
M
aturity later than one year and not later than five years
15 000 30 500 15 000
Total 2
2 500
44
000
22 5
00
Fair value 280 665 394
Nominal values of interest rate swaps**
Maturity not later than one year 3 029 1 429 3 029
Maturity later than
one year and not later than five years
18 514 5
714
1
8 514
M
aturity later than five years
11 314 7 143 12 028
T
otal
32 857 14 286 33 571
Fair value 279 549 703

Hedge accounting under IAS 39 has not been applied to these interest rate swaps. Changes in fair been recognised in finance in cos * values have come and ts.

The interest rate swaps are used to hedge cash flow related to a floating rate loan, and hedge ting under IAS 39 has been applied to it. The hedges have been effective, and the total change in s have been recognised in the hedging fund und uity. ** accoun the fair value er eq

Currency derivatives
E
UR 1000
3/2008 3/2007 12/2007
Nominal values of forward contracts*
Maturity not later than one year
Fair value
2 169
57
2 184
7

ing under IAS 39 has not been applied to the currency derivatives. C es in fair values ave been recognised in finance income and costs. * Hedge account hang h

Oil derivatives
1000 bbl 3/2008 3/2
007
12/2007
Raw oil put options
Volume maturing not later tha
n one year
227 12 182
Volume mat
uring later than one year and not later than five
y
ears
169 396 226
Total 396 408 4
08
Fair value EUR 1000 50 1 215 83
Volume of sold raw oil futures
M
aturity not later than one year
42 42 42
F
air value EUR 1000
-1 127 -265 -897

Hedge accounting under IAS 39 has not been applied to oil derivatives. Changes in fair values have been erating expenses. recognised in other op

he fair values of the oil options have been determined on the basis of a generally used measurement e contracts are based on market prices at the balance sheet date. T model. The fair values of other derivativ

ULATION OF KEY FIGURES CALC

arnings per share: E

parent company /adjusted average number of shares profit attributable to equity holders of the

ities as in the cash flow statement / a average r of shar Cash flows from operating activities/share: cash flow from operating activ djusted numbe es

perating profit - cost calculated on invested capital (average of four quarters) before taxes EVA: o WACC 2007: 8.75% WACC 2008: 9.3%

ber of shares at year end Equity/share: profit attributable to equity holders of the parent company / adjusted num

Return on equity, % (ROE): (profit for the period / shareholders' equity (average)) x 100

Return on investment, % (ROI): (profit before tax + interest expenses and other finance costs) / (balance sheet total - non-interest-bearing liabilities (average)) x 100

%: hareholders' equity / (balance sheet total - advances received) x 100 Equity ratio, s

-bearing liabilities / shareholders' equity x 100 Gearing, %: net interest

Interest-bearing liabilities: Interest-bearing liabilities - liquid assets

2008 Helsinki 28 April

ASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC L Board of Directors

ent and CEO Jari Sarjo Presid

contact Jari Sarjo, 636 2810. For further information, please President and CEO, tel. +358 10

anagement and property and plant support services. L&T operative in Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Russia and Norway. Net sales in 2007 amounted to 555 million Lassila & Tikanoja specialises in environmental m is euro. L&T employs 9500 persons, 2400 of which are located outside Finland. L&T's shares are listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki.

Major media Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki www.lassila-tikanoja.com

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