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AS PRFoods

LEI code

529900PFXFO2ZDCRNK93

Size of the entity

Medium group

Economic activities

Financial and Insurance Activities

Country of registered office

Estonia

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Unique data record identifier

3131

Submission date and time

24.11.2010 01:32:58

Content of announcement in English

Title

PRF: AS Premia Foods unaudited financial results for 3rd quarter and 9 months of 2010

Message

Premia Foods                     Quarterly report                     24.11.2010

AS Premia Foods unaudited financial results for 3rd quarter and 9 months of 2010

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS                                                    

The third  quarter of  2010 showed the company  positive growing tendency. Sales
revenue increased by 19.3%,  mainly due to the successful ice cream sales in all
target  markets.  The  fall-behind  of  sales results of  frozen  food  products
compared to the figures of 2009  is decreasing, whereas the company has  managed
to keep this segment profitable, and the profitability is comparable to the last
year.  In the fish products segment, certain  impacts of the fire accident could
be noted also in the third quarter.        
While comparing the profitability to the same period of 2009,  the re-evaluation
of  real  estate by  30 million kroons  having one-time  positive  impact on the
profit of the third quarter of 2009.                                            
During 9 months, the company earned 56.8 million kroons of net profit.          
9 months' EBITDA  was  125.5 million kroons (8.0  million euros). The  growth of
EBITDA after elimination of the extraordinary real estate profit was 50.2%, i.e.
41.9 million kroons (2.7 million euros).                                        
The successful  completion of the refinancing of the company's loan portfolio in
the third quarter of 2010 further strengthened the company's  financial position
and  enabled  to  improve  the  liquidity  ratio  and  will enable  to save from
financial cost approximately 6 million kroons per year.

The main figures per quarters of the group have been  indicated in the following
table:                                                                          
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| KEY         |    Q1 |    Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |    Q1 |    Q2 |    Q3 |     9m |
| FIGURES     |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2009 |  2009 |  2009 |   2009 |
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| Sales       | 234.4 | 333.0 | 363.4 | 930.8 | 223.1 | 299.6 | 304.6 |  827.3 |
| (EEK mln)   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| Gross profit|  46.8 |  81.5 | 106.5 | 234.8 |  49.1 |  84.1 |  85.4 |  218.6 |
| (EEK mln)   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| EBITDA      |   0.0 |  68.8 |  56.7 | 125.5 |  -3.1 |  37.5 |  79.2 |  113.6 |
| (EEK mln)   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| EBIT        | -14.3 |  54.4 |  38.9 |  79.1 | -18.9 |  21.7 |  67.6 |   70.4 |
| (EEK mln)   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| Net profit  | -17.9 |  46.5 |  28.1 |  56.8 | -26.2 |  13.4 |  56.2 |   43.4 |
| (EEK mln)   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| Gross       | 20.0% | 24.5% | 29.3% | 25.2% | 22.0% | 28.1% | 28.0% |  26.4% |
| margin      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| EBITDA      |  0.0% | 20.7% | 15.6% | 13.5% | -1.4% | 12.5% | 26.0% |  13.7% |
| margin      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| EBIT margin | -6.1% | 16.3% | 10.7% |  8.5% | -8.5% |  7.2% | 22.2% |   8.5% |
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| Net margin  | -7.6% | 14.0% |  7.7% |  6.1% |-11.7% |  4.5% | 18.4% |   5.2% |
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| Operating   | 25.1% | 24.0% | 23.8% | 24.2% | 29.9% | 25.1% | 22.8% |  25.6% |
| exp ratio   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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|             | 31.12 | 31.03 | 30.06 | 30.09 | 31.12 | 31.03 | 30.06 |  30.09 |
|             |  2009 |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2008 |  2009 |  2009 |   2009 |
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| Net debt    | 289.7 | 315.1 | 160.0 | 145.5 | 308.5 | 323.4 | 315.3 |  300.8 |
| (EEK mln)   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| Equity      | 434.1 | 416.3 | 655.0 | 684.6 | 425.9 | 399.5 | 410.3 |  467.6 |
| (EEK mln)   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| Assets      | 983.1 | 976.5 |1166.5 |1108.1 |1028.3 | 959.1 |1015.7 | 1090.8 |
| (EEK mln)   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| Liquidity   |  1.15 |  1.12 |  1.50 |  2.08 |  1.06 |  1.01 |  1.16 |   1.16 |
| ratio       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| Equity      |   44% |   43% |   56% |   62% |   41% |   42% |   40% |    43% |
| ratio       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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| Gearing     |   40% |   43% |   20% |   18% |   42% |   45% |   43% |    39% |
| ratio       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
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EBITDA = earnings before financial items, tax, depreciation, and amortization   
Gross margin = Gross profit / Sales revenue                                     
EBITDA margin = EBITDA / Sales revenue                                          
EBIT margin = EBIT / Sales revenue                                              
Net profit margin = Net profit / Sales revenue                                  
Operating expense ratio = Operating expenses / Sales revenue                    
Net debt = Interest-bearing liabilities - Cash and cash equivalents             
Liquidity ratio Current assets / Short-term liabilities                         
Equity ratio = Equity / Total assets                                            
Gearing ratio = Net debt / (Equity + Net debt)                                  


3rd quarter                                                                     

The turn-over of the group increased in the third quarter of 2010 by 19.3%, i.e.
by  58.8 million kroons  (3.8 million euros)  being  363.4  million kroons (23.2
million euros).                                                                 
EBITDA for the referred period was 56.4 million kroons  (3.6 million euros).  As
the  EBITDA  of the  3rd quarter of 2009 included the one-off profit gained from
the  re-evaluation  of  real estate in the amount of  30.0 million  kroons  (1.9
million euros),  the  comparable  growth in  EBITDA in  2010 was 15.2%, i.e. 7.5
million kroons (0.5 million euros).                                             
The net profit for the 3rd quarter was 28.1 million kroons (1.8 million euros). 

The most material events of the third quarter of 2010 were:                     

• On 1 September the group notified of the  completion  of restructuring of the
  loan  portfolio.  As a  result of  the  refinancing,  the  loan portfolio was
  centralized into the parent company and the quality of the loan portfolio was
  improved. The  interest rate of the  loans decreased from the previously paid
  5.6% to  approximately to 2.8%  (6m Euribor+1.6%).  The estimated  accounting
  savings from interests costs as per the current loan volumes and Euribor rate
  is over six million kroons per year. The volume of the short-term liabilities
  in the loan portfolio decreased from 46% to 18%.

• On 9 September  the Supervisory Board of the group determined the composition
  of the audit committee.  The member of the  Supervisory Board  Aavo Kokk  was
  elected to  be the chairman of the audit committee and  Mairi Paiste a member
  of the audit committee. 

• During the meeting of the Supervisory Board held on 20 September,  the Super-
  visory Board  decided  to recall the  member of  the Management  Board  Andri
  Avila from the Management Board. As of 2 November, the position of the CFO of
  the company was assumed by the member of the Supervisory Board Erik Haavamäe.
 
• In the end of September, the company  announced improvement  in efficiency of
  the fish production units  as after the fire accident  in the fish processing
  unit in Uusikaupunki the company  had an opportunity to analyze the locations
  and  production  efficiency of the fish  production  units.  As a  result  of
  the  relocation of the fish production units, the company saves approximately
  3.1 million kroons  from  rental costs  per year  due to  the fact  that  the
  production activities in the rental premises in  Uusikaupunki were ceased and
  production was moved  to the  production facility  located  by  the sales and
  logistics center in Hämeenlinna.                                     

9 months                                                                        

The turn-over of AS Premia Foods was  930.8 million kroons  (59.5 million euros)
having increased by 103.5 million kroons, i.e. by 12.5% per year.               
The EBITDA for the referred period was 125.5 million kroons (8.0 million euros).
The growth in EBITDA comparable to the same period last  year after  eliminating
the one-time real estate profit was 50.2%, i.e. 41.9 million kroons (2.7 million
euros).                                                                         
The net profit for the 9 months was 56.8 million kroons (3.6 million euros).    


BUSINESS SEGMENTS ANALYSIS                                                      

The key figures of Premia Foods per segments for the period  January - September
2010 (in million kroons):                                                       
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| Sales        |   Q1 |    Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |    Q1 |     Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |
| (EEK mln )   | 2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2009 |   2009 |  2009 |  2009 |
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| Ice cream    | 29.8 | 143.8 | 188.3 | 361.9 |  32.8 |   91.8 |  99.6 | 224.2 |
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| Frozen food  | 78.5 |  80.3 |  75.4 | 234.2 |  93.8 |   92.0 |  85.7 | 271.5 |
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| Fish and     |121.3 | 105.1 |  93.5 | 319.9 |  95.9 |  113.6 | 113.4 | 322.9 |
| fish products|      |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
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| Other        |  4.8 |   3.8 |   6.2 |  14.8 |   0.6 |    2.2 |   5.9 |   8.7 |
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| Gross profit |   Q1 |    Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |    Q1 |     Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |
| (EEK mln)    | 2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2009 |   2009 |  2009 |  2009 |
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| Ice cream    | 11.8 |  58.8 |  78.6 | 149.2 |  13.3 |   43.8 |  44.3 | 101.4 |
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| Frozen food  | 17.5 |  17.7 |  16.6 |  51.9 |  20.2 |   20.1 |  18.8 |  59.1 |
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| Fish and     | 21.6 |  -2.0 |  10.1 |  29.7 |  21.2 |   22.8 |  21.4 |  65.4 |
| fish products|      |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
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| Gross margin |   Q1 |    Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |    Q1 |     Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |
|              | 2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2009 |   2009 |  2009 |  2009 |
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| Ice cream    |  40% |   41% |   42% |   41% |   41% |    48% |   44% |   45% |
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| Frozen food  |  22% |   22% |   22% |   22% |   22% |    22% |   22% |   22% |
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| Fish and     |  18% |   -2% |   11% |    9% |   22% |    20% |   19% |   20% |
| fish products|      |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
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Compared  to the last year, the  greatest growth, i.e. 89%, has been achieved in
the sales of ice cream. The sales of ice cream formed 52% of the turn-over of   
the third quarter, whereas year ago the relevant proportion of ice cream was    
33%. Growth of sales volumes in this segment has been supported by favorable    
weather conditions in July and August and expansion of activities to the Russian
market.                                                                         
Premia Foods continues as a market leader in the Baltic States, whereas in      
addition to the long-term leading position in the Estonian market, the company  
has according to the summer report by AC Nielsen, reached a leading position in 
the Lithuanian ice cream market for the first time. Market shares in the        
mentioned markets are respectively 40% and 21%. Second position is held in the  
Latvian and St. Petersburg's market. The key to success in all markets are      
strong brands, which has enabled to company to push the gross margin over 40%.  
Ice cream market in the third quarter of 2010 may be characterized by evident   
preference of cream ice cream. The above-mentioned is evidenced by the          
non-competing first position of the cone ice cream „Eriti Rammus“ with the      
record-making 5.7% market share and the great success of the brand “Klasika” in 
Lithuania, which has contributed also into achieving the leader position in the 
referred market.                                                                

In the ice cream segment, certain decrease of the gross profit margin may be    
noticed in the third quarter and in the 9 months' period, the reasons of which  
are increase of prices of raw materials, price pressure by the private labels of
retail chains in all the ice cream target markets and traditionally low gross   
margins in Russia.                                                              

The main reason for the fall-behind of the sales of frozen food products in the 
third quarter is the decreased purchase power and the access to fresh vegetables
growing during summer season, due to which the consumption of frozen vegetables 
has decreased in all target markets. The gross margin of the segment has        
remained stable through the quarters being around 22%.                          

The main reason for the drop in sales of fish products is the fire accident     
occurred in the company's Uusikaupunki's fish production unit in Finland, which 
mainly had impact on the sales of smoked fish products and compared to the last 
year's same period the sales of the product group in question decreased by 27   
million kroons in the third quarter. The high price of raw fish has also had an 
impact on the sales of fresh fish in Estonia.                                   
Despite to the decrease of sales turn-over, significant improvement of gross    
margin may be noticed in the fish segment in the 3rd quarter but also during the
period of 9 months, which refers to the fact that the company is restoring its  
sales volumes and product range after the fire accident occurred in spring and  
has achieved good results despite to material increase of the prices of raw     
fish..                                                                          

ICE CREAM 
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| EEK mln      |   Q1 |    Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |    Q1 |     Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |
|              | 2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2009 |   2009 |  2009 |  2009 |
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| Sales        | 29.8 | 143.8 | 188.3 | 361.9 |  32.8 |   91.8 |  99.6 | 224.2 |
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| Gross profit | 11.8 |  58.8 |  78.6 | 149.2 |  13.3 |   43.8 |  44.3 | 101.4 |
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| EBITDA       |  1.1 |  24.9 |  43.7 |  69.7 |   1.7 |   18.6 |  20.2 |  40.5 |
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| EBITDA margin|   4% |   17% |   23% |   19% |    5% |    20% |   20% |   18% |
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| Operating    | -2.3 |  18.7 |  35.1 |  51.6 |  -2.4 |   12.8 |  15.8 |  26.3 |
| profit       |      |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
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Compared  to relevant  periods of 2009, successful launch of new products in all
target markets, favorable weather  conditions  and optimizing existing portfolio
enabled  to  earn  materially  increased  gross  profit  and EBITDA in the third
quarter and  during the first 9 months. EBITDA margin increased up to 23% in the
third quarter, which enabled to increase the EBITDA margin of the first 9 months
earned from the ice cream segment by one percent if compared to 2009.           

FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS                                                          
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| EEK mln      |   Q1 |    Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |    Q1 |     Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |
|              | 2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2009 |   2009 |  2009 |  2009 |
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| Sales        |121.3 | 105.1 |  93.5 | 319.9 |  95.9 |  113.6 | 113.4 | 322.9 |
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| Gross profit | 21.6 |  -2.0 |  10.1 |  29.7 |  21.2 |   22.8 |  21.4 |  65.4 |
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| EBITDA       | -0.5 |  44.0 |  18.5 |  62.0 |   0.6 |   16.4 |  26.3 |  43.4 |
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| EBITDA margin|   0% |   42% |   20% |   19% |    1% |    14% |   23% |   13% |
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| Operating    | -4.7 |  39.9 |  14.2 |  49.4 |  -3.2 |   12.4 |  22.4 |  31.6 |
| profit       |      |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
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In the frames of the 9 months' period the insurance compensation received in the
2nd quarter has been sufficient to compensate the loss  of profit of the company
and the extraordinary costs occurred. As from September the production of smoked
fish  products  has been  partially  restored  in  Hämeenlinna, Finland, and the
schedule of  investments  sets out  reaching the full production capacity by the
end of this year.  According to the plan of increasing the production efficiency
the  chilled smoked  products production  will be relocated  from Finland to the
company's main production unit in Saaremaa.                              

FROZEN FOOD                                                                     
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| EEK mln      |   Q1 |    Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |    Q1 |     Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |
|              | 2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2009 |   2009 |  2009 |  2009 |
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| Sales        | 78.5 |  80.3 |  75.4 | 234.2 |  93.8 |   92.0 |  85.7 | 271.5 |
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| Gross profit | 17.5 |  17.7 |  16.6 |  51.9 |  20.2 |   20.1 |  18.8 |  59.1 |
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| EBITDA       | -4.4 |  -1.4 |  -0.4 |  -6.2 |  -5.6 |    0.3 |   4.3 |  -1.0 |
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| EBITDA margin|  -6% |   -2% |   -1% |   -3% |   -6% |     0% |    5% |    0% |
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| Operating    | -8.5 |  -3.6 |  -3.2 | -15.3 | -10.6 |   -2.9 |   2.5 | -11.0 |
| profit       |      |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
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Premia Foods  has  not yet  reached the  level of sales  volumes of 2009 in this
segment.  However,  it  is  important  to  emphasize  that sales of  frozen food
products decreased  in the third quarter of  2010 compared to the same period of
last year by 10.3 million kroons  but  the fall-behind of  the  frozen  products
segment decreases for the second quarter in a row.                              
                                                                                
ANALYSIS BY GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS                                                  
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| Sales        |   Q1  |    Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |    Q1 |    Q2 |    Q3 |    9m |
| (EEK mln )   | 2010  |  2010 |  2010 |  2010 |  2009 |  2009 |  2009 |  2009 |
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| Finland      | 109.4 | 102.5 |  73.5 | 285.4 |  78.2 |  97.3 |  97.8 | 273.3 |
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| Estonia      |  67.4 |  81.9 | 113.2 | 262.5 |  79.3 | 101.1 | 100.1 | 280.5 |
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| Latvia       |  36.2 |  45.2 |  53.6 | 135.0 |  43.4 |  54.0 |  52.5 | 149.9 |
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| Lithuania    |  20.6 |  48.9 |  55.1 | 124.6 |  18.9 |  46.1 |  52.8 | 117.8 |
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| Russia       |   0.0 |  54.3 |  66.8 | 121.1 |   0.0 |   0.0 |   0.0 |   0.0 |
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| Other        |   0.8 |   0.2 |   1.1 |   2.1 |   3.3 |   1.1 |   1.4 |   5.8 |
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By geographic markets, all three Baltic  markets have  indicated positive growth
tendency  compared to  the last year's same period, whereas the most positive is
the 2.3% growth in sales achieved in Latvia, which has mainly been brought about
by sales of ice cream. The positive impact of sales of ice cream is also evident
from the  sales numbers of  Estonia and  Lithuania.  Launch of new products  and
brands was justified and helped to fight ongoing expansion of private labels.   

The Finnish  turnover  in the third quarter  was mostly influenced by the above-
mentioned  fire  accident in  the production  unit  of smoked fish products. The
launch of  innovative group of products “ISO-grilli” was successful and received
very warm welcome  in Finland  and was sold  for  13 million  kroons  during the
summer.  Premia Foods  continues in the  Finnish retail market of chilled packed
fish products sold under the brand  “Heimon Gourmet” on the second position with
25% market share.                                                 

The sales of ice cream in St. Petersburg market in Russia were successful in the
third  quarter  and  added  additional  turnover  of 66.8  million kroons to the
company.  Premia  Foods  continues  to  hold strong  second position  in the St.
Petersburg  market  with  its 22% market share,  whereas  all ice  creams of OOO
Khladokombinat No. 1  are cream ice creams and  are produced  following the GOST
standard.                                                                       

During the first 9 months, good results have been achieved in the Finnish market
where despite to the simultaneous influence of many adverse factors the turnover
has, compared to the same period of last year, grown.                 
The best results of 9 months  have been achieved in the Lithuanian  market where
active  sales  of  ice cream  and courageous actions  taken  in the  frozen food
segment have had an expected effect on growth of turnover.
The fall-behind of the Latvian market has occurred due to general poor situation
and  the  achieved  10% fall-behind compared to the  turn-over results  of the 9
months of  2009 could  be, bearing  in  mind  the circumstances  in that market,
considered successful.                                                          
The fall-behind of the Estonian market has occurred  due to the low point of the
market and also  high prices of  raw fish,  which has had  adverse effect on the
sales of fish in the Estonian retail market.                                    
Russian results are  reflected in the turn-over  figures of the 9 months as from
May and the period from May to September 2010 could be considered  satisfying as
the  St. Petersburg's  subsidiary  OOO Khladokombinat No. 1  complied  with  the
ambitious targets set for this period.                                          

FINANCIAL POSITION                                                              

The consolidated total assets of Premia Foods as at 30.09.2010 were  1.1 billion
kroons (70.9 million euros).  As at the end of 2009, the total assets  of Premia
Foods were 983.1 million kroons (62.8 million euros).  Total assets decreased by
12.9%.                                                                          

Analysis of the financial position must take into account the following:        
• Public issue of shares in May 2010;
• Restructuring of loan portfolio in August 2010;
• Acquisition of subsidiaries OOO Khladokombinat No.1 and OOO Khladomagija in
  Russia;
• Seasonality of ice cream and fish segment 

Compared to 31.12.2009, the company's solvency has increased significantly and  
the financial risk lowered. The company's working capital increased by 184.8    
million kroons (11.8 million euros) during the first 9 months. The improvement  
of the working capital reflects also in the improved liquidity ratio, which as  
at 30.09.2010 was 2.08 (as at 31.12.2009 1.15). Financial leverage reflected as 
proportion of net debt in the total capitalization decreased from 40% to 18%.   
The volume of short-term borrowings in the loan portfolio decreased from 46% to 
18%.                                                                            


BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS                                                          

The current assets of the company increased by 18.3% reaching 455.9 million     
kroons (29.1 million euros).                                                    

The balance of cash and bank accounts increased 2.3 times up to 45.2 million    
kroons (2.9 million euros). As a result of the refinancing completed in August  
the company had as at 30.09.2010 additional undrawn loan and overdraft facility 
limit in the amount of 67.3 million kroons (4.3 million euros).                 
Accounts receivables and prepayments decreased compared to the end of 2009 by   
1.2%, i.e. 1.7 million kroons (0.1 million euros) reaching 132.4 million kroons 
(8.5 million euros). The proportion of Russia in the receivables and prepayments
was 19.3 million kroons (1.2 million euros). The average debtors' collection    
period decreased by 14%.                                                        
Stock increased compared to 30.09.2009 by 9.8%, i.e. by 24.8 million kroons (4.7
million euros) being 278.2 million kroons (17.8 million euros). The increase of 
stock occurred due to the acquisition of OOO Khladokombinat No. 1, which had    
stock balance of 24.4 million kroons (1.6 million euros) as at 30.09.2010.      
The change in the stock as at the end of year has occurred due to seasonality of
growing cycle of biological assets, i.e. livestock of fish, which reaches its   
peak by fall followed by significant harvesting during the fourth and the first 
quarter.                                                                        

Accounts payable increased in comparison with the end of 2009 by 5.6%, i.e. 7.3 
million kroons (0.5 million euros) reaching 139 million kroons (8.9 million     
euros).                                                                         

Liabilities decreased altogether by 22.9%, i.e. 125.5 million kroons (8.0       
million euros) down to 423.4 million kroons (27.1 million euros). The proportion
of short-term and long-term borrowings thereof is 190.7 million kroons (12.2    
million euros) decreasing by 38%, i.e. by 118.6 million kroons (7.6 million     
euros) during 9 months.                                                         

Equity of Premia Foods as at 30.09.2010 was 686.6 million kroons (43.9 million  
euros) increasing by 58.2%, i.e. by 252.5 million kroons (16.1 million euros)   
during 9 months.                                                                


INVESTMENTS                                                                     

Capital expenditures into Premia Foods' tangible and intangible assets formed   
18.6 million kroons (1.2 million euros) during the accounting period. The       
investments included extraordinary investments related to the fire accident of  
the fish production unit and relocation of production activities in the amount  
of 5.9 million kroons (0.4 million euros). The investments made during the      
accounting period have been granted target financing from the EU structure funds
in the amount of 2.1 million kroons. The volume of financial investments during 
the period in question reached 54.3 million kroons (3.5 million euros) of which 
46.5 million kroons (3.0 million euros) was the positive goodwill from the      
acquisition of 100% shareholding in OOO Khladokombinat No. 1. The additional    
equity acquired with the acquisition of Russian subsidiaries is 25.3 million    
kroons (1.6 million euros).                                                     


PERSONNEL                                                                       

As at 30 September 2010 Premia Foods employed altogether 876 persons including  
248 people working for OOO Khladokombinat No. 1. As at 30 September 2009, the   
group employed altogether 653 persons.                                          

The total labor cost during the first 9 months of 2010 was 141.6 million kroons 
(9.05 million euros). During 9 months of 2009, the total amount of labor cost   
was 125.3 million kroons (8.01 million euros).                                  


SHARES                                                                          

Premia Foods AS is listed in the main list of NASDAQ OMX Stock Exchange as of 5 
May 2010, the company has issued 38.7 million ordinary shares with the nominal  
value of 10 kroons.                                                             

ISIN	         EE3100101031
Symbol of share 	PRF1T                                                          
Market 	         BALTIC MAIN LIST 
Nominal value     10.00 EEK 
Issued shares 	38,682,860                                                       
Listed shares 	38,682,860                                                       
Listing date 	05.05.2010                                                        

The movement of the share price (EEK) and transaction volumes (pcs) of Premia   
Foods AS during the period of 5 May - 30 September 2010                         

1 EUR = 15,6466 EEK                                                             


Structure of shareholders                                                       

Major shareholders of Premia Foods AS as at 30 September 2010:                  
ING Luxembourg S.A.                              62,34%
OÜ Rododendron                                    3,36%
Firebird Republics Fund Ltd.                      3,09%
Ambient Sound Investments OÜ                      2,59%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab                  2,29%
AS LHV Pank                                       2,27%
LHV Pensionifond                                  1,84%
Firebird Avrora Fund, Ltd.                        1,68%
OÜ Footsteps Management                           1,16%
OÜ Freespirit                                     1,00%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Finnish Clients     0,97% 
SEB Kasvufond                                     0,84%
                                           




Consolidated Statement of Financial Position                                    

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|                      |         EEK '000              |        EUR '000       |
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|                      |    30.09 |   31.12 |    30.09 | 30.09 | 31.12 | 30.09 |
|                      |     2010 |    2009 |     2009 |  2010 |  2009 |  2009 |
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  ASSETS                                                                       
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| Cash and cash        |   45,222 |  19,618 |   30,539 | 2,890 | 1,254 | 1,952 |
| equivalents          |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Receivables and      |  132,414 | 134,070 |  136,140 | 8,463 | 8,569 | 8,701 |
| prepayments          |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Inventories          |  278,228 | 205,164 |  253,424 |17,782 |13,112 |16,197 |
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| Fixed assets held    |      145 |  26,721 |   26,382 |     9 | 1,708 | 1,686 |
| for sale             |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Total current assets |  456,009 | 385,573 |  446,485 |29,144 |24,643 |28,536 |
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| Deferred income tax  |    5,719 |   5,541 |    5,541 |   366 |   354 |   354 |
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| Long-term financial  |    1,584 |   1,507 |    1,417 |   101 |    96 |    91 |
| investments          |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Investments property |   32,600 |  32,600 |   32,592 | 2,084 | 2,084 | 2,083 |
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| Tangible fixed       |  240,990 | 241,980 |  286,880 |15,402 |15,465 |18,335 |
| assets               |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Intangible assets    |  371,176 | 315,850 |  317,844 |23,722 |20,186 |20,314 |
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| Total non-current    |  652,069 | 597,478 |  644,274 |41,675 |38,185 |41,177 |
| assets               |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| TOTAL ASSETS         |1,108,078 | 983,051 |1,090,759 |70,819 |62,828 |69,713 |
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  EQUITY AND LIABILITIES  
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| Loans and borrowings |   35,102 | 159,556 |  171,703 | 2,243 |10,198 |10,974 |
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| Factoring payable    |   45,492 |  42,754 |   51,836 | 2,907 | 2,732 | 3,313 |
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| Payables             |  139,036 | 131,686 |  162,720 | 8,886 | 8,416 |10,400 |
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| Total current        |  219,630 | 333,996 |  386,259 |14,036 |21,346 |24,687 |
| liabilities          |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Loans and borrowings |  155,587 | 149,731 |  159,601 | 9,944 | 9,569 |10,200 |
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| Long-term payable to |        0 |  17,226 |   20,853 |     0 | 1,101 | 1,333 |
| shareholders         |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Deferred tax         |   22,611 |  21,900 |   29,222 | 1,445 | 1,400 | 1,868 |
| liabilities          |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Target financing     |   25,615 |  26,085 |   27,225 | 1,637 | 1,667 | 1,740 |
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| Total non-current    |  203,813 | 214,942 |  236,901 |13,026 |13,737 |15,141 |
| liabilities          |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES    |  423,443 | 548,938 |  623,160 |27,062 |35,083 |39,828 |
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| Share capital        |  386,829 |  24,183 |   24,183 |24,723 | 1,546 | 1,546 |
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| Share premium        |  227,085 | 398,688 |  398,688 |14,513 |25,481 |25,481 |
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| Treasury shares      |     -472 |  -3,986 |   -3,986 |   -29 |  -255 |  -255 |
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| Currency translation |    6,149 |   1,415 |    2,126 |   393 |    90 |   136 |
| reserve              |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Retained eamings     |   65,044 |  10,003 |   42,954 | 4,157 |   639 | 2,745 |
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| Equity attributable  |  684,635 | 430,303 |  463,965 |43,757 |27,501 |29,653 |
| to parent            |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| Non-controlling      |        0 |   3,810 |    3,634 |     0 |   244 |   232 |
| interest             |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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| TOTAL EQUITY         |  684,635 | 434,113 |  467,599 |43,757 |27,745 |29,885 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY AND     |1,108,078 | 983,051 |1,090,759 |70,819 |62,828 |69,713 |
| LIABILITIES          |          |         |          |       |       |       |
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Consolidated Comprehensive Income Report                                        
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| EEK '000                  |   Q3 2010 |    Q3 2009 |    9m 2010 |    9m 2009 |
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| Sales                     |   363,421 |    304,603 |    930,813 |    827,278 |
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| Cost of goods sold        |  -256,967 |   -219,174 |   -696,029 |   -608,692 |
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| Gross profit              |   106,454 |     85,429 |    234,784 |    218,586 |
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| Operating expenses        |   -86,644 |    -69,600 |   -225,379 |   -211,564 |
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|  Selling and distribution |   -75,914 |    -58,332 |   -185,837 |   -163,851 |
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|  Administrative expenses  |   -10,730 |    -11,268 |    -39,542 |    -47,713 |
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| Other income/expenses     |      -700 |     30,816 |     48,809 |     32,684 |
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| Fair value adjustment on  |    19,837 |     20,959 |     20,856 |     30,737 |
| biological assets         |           |            |            |            |
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| Operating profit          |    38,947 |     67,604 |     79,070 |     70,443 |
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| Financial income          |     3,319 |     -2,892 |      5,211 |        606 |
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| Financial expenses        |    -9,049 |     -3,335 |    -20,880 |    -20,728 |
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| Profit (loss) before tax  |    33,217 |     61,377 |     63,401 |     50,321 |
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| Deferred income tax       |    -5,075 |     -5,200 |     -6,624 |     -6,899 |
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| Net profit (loss)         |    28,142 |     56,177 |     56,777 |     43,422 |
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  Other comprehensive income (-loss)   
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| Foreign currency          |     1,454 |      4,023 |      4,734 |      2,288 |
| translation differences   |           |            |            |            |
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| Other comprehensive       |     1,454 |      4,023 |      4,734 |      2,288 |
| income                    |           |            |            |            |
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| Total comprehensive       |    29,596 |     60,200 |     61,511 |     45,710 |
| income                    |           |            |            |            |
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  Net profit (loss) for the period attributable to: 
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|  Owners of the Company    |    28,142 |     56,015 |     56,555 |     42,954 |
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|  Non-controlling interest |         0 |        162 |        222 |        468 |
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| Total comprehensive       |    28,142 |     56,177 |     56,777 |     43,422 |
| income for the period     |           |            |            |            |
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  Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:
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|  Owners of the Company    |    29,596 |     60,038 |     61,289 |     45,080 |
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|  Non-controlling interest |         0 |        162 |        222 |        630 |
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| Total comprehensive       |    29,596 |     60,200 |     61,511 |     45,710 |
| income for the period     |           |            |            |            |
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| Basic earnings per share  |      0.73 |      24.83 |       2.27 |      18.31 |
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| Diluted earnings per share|      0.73 |      24.83 |       2.27 |      18.31 |
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| EUR '000                  |   Q3 2010 |    Q3 2009 |    9m 2010 |    9m 2009 |
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| Sales                     |    23,227 |     19,468 |     59,490 |     52,873 |
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| Cost of goods sold        |   -16,423 |    -14,008 |    -44,484 |    -38,903 |
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| Gross profit              |     6,804 |      5,460 |     15,006 |     13,970 |
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| Operating expenses        |    -5,538 |     -4,448 |    -14,404 |    -13,521 |
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|  Selling and distribution |    -4,852 |     -3,728 |    -11,877 |    -10,472 |
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|  Administrative expenses  |      -686 |       -720 |     -2,527 |     -3,049 |
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| Other income/expenses     |       -45 |      1,970 |      3,119 |      2,089 |
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| Fair value adjustment on  |     1,268 |      1,340 |      1,333 |      1,964 |
| biological assets         |           |            |            |            |
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| Operating profit          |     2,489 |      4,322 |      5,054 |      4,502 |
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| Financial income          |       212 |       -185 |        333 |         39 |
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| Financial expenses        |      -578 |       -213 |     -1,334 |     -1,325 |
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| Profit (loss) before tax  |     2,123 |      3,924 |      4,053 |      3,216 |
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| Deferred income tax       |      -324 |       -332 |       -423 |       -441 |
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| Net profit (loss)         |     1,799 |      3,592 |      3,630 |      2,775 |
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  Other comprehensive income (-loss) 
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| Foreign currency          |        93 |        257 |        303 |        146 |
| translation differences   |           |            |            |            |
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| Other comprehensive       |        93 |        257 |        303 |        146 |
| income                    |           |            |            |            |
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| Total comprehensive       |     1,892 |      3,849 |      3,933 |      2,921 |
| income                    |           |            |            |            |
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  Net profit (loss) for the period attributable to:
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|  Owners of the Company    |     1,799 |      3,582 |      3,616 |      2,745 |
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|  Non-controlling interest |         0 |         10 |         14 |         30 |
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| Total comprehensive       |     1,799 |      3,592 |      3,630 |      2,775 |
| income for the period     |           |            |            |            |
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  Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:
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|  Owners of the Company    |     1,892 |      3,839 |      3,919 |      2,881 |
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|  Non-controlling interest |         0 |         10 |         14 |         40 |
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| Total comprehensive       |     1,892 |      3,849 |      3,933 |      2,921 |
| income for the period     |           |            |            |            |
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| Basic earnings per share  |      0.05 |       1.59 |       0.15 |       1.17 |
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| Diluted earnings per share|      0.05 |       1.59 |       0.15 |       1.17 |
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Additional information:

Kuldar Leis
Chairman of the Management Board
[email protected]
+372 6033800