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AS Tallink Grupp

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Date

03.06.2009 16:46:00

Title

2009.a. mai ja 2008/2009 majandusaasta III kvartali statistika

Message

2008/2009 majandusaasta kolmandas kvartalis (märts-mai) teenindas AS Tallink    
Grupp 1 829 367 reisijat, mis on 12,4% enam võrreldes eelmise majandusaasta     
kolmanda kvartaliga. Veetud kaubaautode maht langes ligi 29% võrra 60 477       
ühikuni.                                                                        

Mais oli kontserni reisijate arv 11,1% võrra suurem võrreldes eelmise aasta     
maiga.                                                                          

2009 a. mais ja majandusaasta kolmandas kvartalis veeti AS-i Tallink Grupp      
laevadega reisijaid, kaubaveoühikuid ja sõiduautosid järgmiselt:                
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|            | Mai 2009 | Mai 2008 | muutus |    III     |    III     | muutus |
|            |          |          |        |   kvartal  |   kvartal  |        |
|            |          |          |        |  2008/2009 |  2007/2008 |        |
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| Reisijad   |  657 335 |  591 400 |  11,1% |  1 829 367 |  1 627 212 |  12,4% |
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| Soome-     |  217 217 |  210 247 |   3,3% |    672 573 |    605 614 |  11,1% |
| Rootsi     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Eesti-     |  303 997 |  267 278 |  13,7% |    824 759 |    721 223 |  14,4% |
| Soome      |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Eesti-     |   80 522 |   69 980 |  15,1% |    195 599 |    190 755 |   2,5% |
| Rootsi     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Läti-      |   48 563 |   33 261 |  46,0% |    115 879 |     80 704 |  43,6% |
| Rootsi     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Soome-     |    7 036 |   10 634 | -33,8% |     20 557 |     28 916 | -28,9% |
| Saksamaa   |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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|            |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Kaubaveo   |   20 250 |   27 637 | -26,7% |     60 477 |     84 761 | -28,6% |
| ühikud     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Soome-     |    7 212 |    9 603 | -24,9% |     22 172 |     27 756 | -20,1% |
| Rootsi     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Eesti-     |    7 638 |    9 824 | -22,3% |     22 301 |     31 251 | -28,6% |
| Soome      |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Eesti-     |    2 182 |    3 614 | -39,6% |      6 462 |     10 665 | -39,4% |
| Rootsi     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Läti-      |    1 070 |    1 223 | -12,5% |      3 084 |      3 665 | -15,9% |
| Rootsi     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Soome-     |    2 148 |    3 373 | -36,3% |      6 458 |     11 424 | -43,5% |
| Saksamaa   |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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|            |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Sõiduautod |   71 195 |   53 267 |  33,7% |    191 387 |    147 418 |  29,8% |
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| Soome-     |   13 746 |   11 577 |  18,7% |     34 326 |     29 961 |  14,6% |
| Rootsi     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Eesti-     |   45 678 |   30 320 |  50,7% |    124 680 |     86 484 |  44,2% |
| Soome      |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Eesti-     |    4 243 |    4 321 |  -1,8% |     12 075 |     11 775 |   2,5% |
| Rootsi     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Läti-      |    5 524 |    4 215 |  31,1% |     15 705 |     12 173 |  29,0% |
| Rootsi     |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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| Soome-     |    2 004 |    2 834 | -29,3% |      4 601 |      7 025 | -34,5% |
| Saksamaa   |          |          |        |            |            |        |
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Arengutele avaldasid mõju järgmised asjaolud.                                   

SOOME-ROOTSI                                                                    

Mahutavuselt suurem, 2006 aastal ehitatud, M/L Galaxy opereerib Turu-Stockholmi 
liinil M/L Silja                                                                
Festival asemel.                                                                

EESTI-SOOME                                                                     

Uus kruiisilaev Baltic Princess on vahetanud välja liinil varem opereerinud     
Galaxy, mis suundus                                                             
Turu- Stockholmi liinile.                                                       

Alates 2008. aasta septembrist ei jätka liinil enam Superfast laevad mis        
varasemalt tegid kokku ühe                                                      
edasi-tagasi reisi päevas.                                                      

EESTI-ROOTSI                                                                    

Uus kruiisilaev Baltic Queen alustas opereerimist 24 aprillil 2009 ja vahetas   
välja väiksema Romantika, mis suundus Riia-Stockholmi liinile.                  

LÄTI-ROOTSI                                                                     

M/L Silja Festival, mis on suurem mahutavuselt, on vahetanud välja laeva Vana   
Tallinn.                                                                        
M/L Romantika, mis on suurem mahutavuselt, on vahetanud välja laeva Regina      
Baltica.                                                                        


SOOME-SAKSAMAA                                                                  

Liinil jätkavad kaks Superfast laeva varasema kolme asemel kuna alates 2008.    
aasta septembrist ei                                                            
opereeri liinil enam Superfast IX.                                              


Janek Stalmeister                                                               
Finantsdirektor                                                                 
AS Tallink Grupp                                                                
Tel. +372 6409 800                                                              
e-mail: janek.stalmeister@tallink.ee

Title

Statistics for May 2009 and III quarter of 2008/2009 financial year

Message

In the third quarter of the 2008/2009 financial year (March-May) AS Tallink     
Grupp transported 1 829 367 passengers which is 12.4% increase compared to the  
same period in previous year. The number of trucks and trailers decreased nearly
29% to 60 477 units in the third quarter.                                       

In May 2009 AS Tallink Grupp transported 657 335 passengers which is 11%        
increase compared to May 2008.                                                  

AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for May 2009 
and third quarter of the financial year were the following:                     

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|           | May 2009 | May 2008 | change |    Q3      |    Q3      | change  |
|           |          |          |        | 2008/2009  | 2007/2008  |         |
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| Passengers|  657 335 |  591 400 |  11,1% |  1 829 367 |  1 627 212 |   12,4% |
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| Finland-  |  217 217 |  210 247 |   3,3% |    672 573 |    605 614 |   11,1% |
| Sweden    |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-  |  303 997 |  267 278 |  13,7% |    824 759 |    721 223 |   14,4% |
| Finland   |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-  |   80 522 |   69 980 |  15,1% |    195 599 |    190 755 |    2,5% |
| Sweden    |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Latvia-   |   48 563 |   33 261 |  46,0% |    115 879 |     80 704 |   43,6% |
| Sweden    |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Finland-  |    7 036 |   10 634 | -33,8% |     20 557 |     28 916 |  -28,9% |
| Germany   |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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|           |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Cargo     |   20 250 |   27 637 | -26,7% |     60 477 |     84 761 |  -28,6% |
| Units     |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Finland-  |    7 212 |    9 603 | -24,9% |     22 172 |     27 756 |  -20,1% |
| Sweden    |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-  |    7 638 |    9 824 | -22,3% |     22 301 |     31 251 |  -28,6% |
| Finland   |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-  |    2 182 |    3 614 | -39,6% |      6 462 |     10 665 |  -39,4% |
| Sweden    |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Latvia-   |    1 070 |    1 223 | -12,5% |      3 084 |      3 665 |  -15,9% |
| Sweden    |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Finland-  |    2 148 |    3 373 | -36,3% |      6 458 |     11 424 |  -43,5% |
| Germany   |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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|           |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Passenger |   71 195 |   53 267 |  33,7% |    191 387 |    147 418 |   29,8% |
| Vehicles  |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Finland-  |   13 746 |   11 577 |  18,7% |     34 326 |     29 961 |   14,6% |
| Sweden    |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-  |   45 678 |   30 320 |  50,7% |    124 680 |     86 484 |   44,2% |
| Finland   |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-  |    4 243 |    4 321 |  -1,8% |     12 075 |     11 775 |    2,5% |
| Sweden    |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Latvia-   |    5 524 |    4 215 |  31,1% |     15 705 |     12 173 |   29,0% |
| Sweden    |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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| Finland-  |    2 004 |    2 834 | -29,3% |      4 601 |      7 025 |  -34,5% |
| Germany   |          |          |        |            |            |         |
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The following operational factors influenced the development.                   

FINLAND-SWEDEN                                                                  

M/S Galaxy which is larger in capacity operates in the Turku-Stockholm route    
instead of M/S Silja Festival.                                                  

ESTONIA-FINLAND                                                                 

New cruise ferry M/S Baltic Princess has replaced the 2006 built M/S Galaxy     
which moved to Turku- Stockholm operations.                                     

From September 2008 the Superfast vessels are not doing the daily               
Tallinn-Helsinki roundtrip any more.                                            

ESTONIA-SWEDEN                                                                  

New cruise ferry Baltic Queen started operations in 24 April 2009 and replaced  
smaller MS Romantika which moved to Riga-Stockholm route.                       

LATVIA-SWEDEN                                                                   

M/S Silja Festival which is larger in capacity has replaced M/S Vana Tallinn.   
M/S Romantika which is larger in capacity has replaced M/S Regina Baltica.      


FINLAND-GERMANY                                                                 

The operations in the route are continued with the two vessels instead of three 
as Superfast IX has stopped from September 2008 and is employed in the long-term
charter.                                                                        



Janek Stalmeister                                                               
Financial Director                                                              
AS Tallink Grupp                                                                
Tel. +372 6409 800                                                              
e-mail: janek.stalmeister@tallink.ee