Market announcement

AS Tallink Grupp

LEI code

529900QRMWAKKR3L9W75

Size of the entity

Large group

Economic activities

Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles, Transportation and Storage, Accommodation and Food Service Activities, Administrative and Support Service Activities

Country of registered office

Estonia

General information

Categories

Management interim statement or quarterly financial report

Unique data record identifier

5233

Submission date and time

12.11.2015 09:50:00

Content of announcement in Estonian

Title

AS-i Tallink Grupp 2015. majandusaasta auditeerimata konsolideeritud III kvartali vahearuanne

Message

Tallinn, 2015-11-12 08:50 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
AS-i Tallink Grupp 2015. majandusaasta auditeerimata konsolideeritud III
kvartali vahearuanne 

AS Tallink Grupp ja tema tütarettevõtted (Kontsern) vedasid 2015. majandusaasta
kolmandas kvartalis (1. juuli – 30. september) kokku 2,7 miljonit reisijat,
mida on 5,5% võrra rohkem kui eelmise aasta sama perioodi jooksul. Kontserni
kolmanda kvartali auditeerimata müügitulu kasvas 10,9 miljoni euro ehk 4,2%
võrra, kokku 273,6 miljoni euroni, EBITDA kasvas 12,8 miljoni euro ehk 20,1%
võrra, kokku 76,8 miljoni euroni. Kontserni auditeerimata puhaskasum kasvas 9
miljoni euro ehk 25,1% võrra, kokku 45,2 miljoni euroni võrreldes eelmise aasta
sama perioodiga. 

Kontserni 2015. aasta esimese 9 kuu auditeerimata müügitulu oli 717,6 miljonit
eurot ja kasvas 20,3 miljoni euro ehk 2,9% võrra. EBITDA kasvas 41,9 miljoni
euro võrra 151,5 miljoni euroni ja puhaskasum kasvas 41,5 miljoni võrra 60,4
miljoni euroni võrreldes eelmise aasta sama perioodiga. 

Eesti-Soome vahelise laevaliini müügitulu suurenes kolmandas kvartalis
võrreldes eelmise aasta sama perioodiga 5,6%, tuginedes peamiselt 8,9% võrra
kasvanud reisijate arvule. Reisijate arv oli liinil suurim juulis kui Kontsern
teenindas rekordiliselt 600 tuhat reisijat, mis on sellel liinil kõigi aegade
suurim kuine reisijate arv. Transporditud kaubaveoühikute arv kasvas
Eesti-Soome laevaliinil 15,3% võrra, kasvu toetas peamiselt liinile toodud
kaubalaev. 

Soome-Rootsi vaheliste laevaliinide müügitulu suurenes kolmandas kvartalis
võrreldes eelmise aasta sama perioodiga 6,5%, tuginedes 8,4% võrra kasvanud
reisijate arvule. Transporditud kaubaveoühikute arv vähenes oodatavalt 28,8%
võrra seoses liinilt äraviidud kaubalaevaga. 

Eesti-Rootsi vahelise laevaliini reisijate arv kasvas 1,5% ning kaubaveoühikute
arv vähenes 8,3%. Läti-Rootsi laevaliinil opereerib eelmise aastaga võrreldes
üks laev vähem ja reisijate veo langus oli oodatavalt 25,6%, veetud
kaubaveoühikute arv kahanes 35,2% võrra. 

Kontserni restoranide ja poodide müügitulu suurenes kolmandas kvartalis 9
miljoni euro ehk 6,8% võrra võrreldes eelmise aasta sama perioodiga, müügi
kasvu toetas peamiselt reisijate arvu kasv. Eelmisel aastal teostatud laevade
restoranide ja poodide kontseptsioonide uuendused ning muudatused laevade
opereerimises aitasid tõsta keskmist pardamüügi tulu reisija kohta. 

Laevade prahtimise tulu vähenes kolmandas kvartalis võrreldes eelmise aasta
sama perioodiga. Prahtimise tulu vähenes, kuna 2015. aasta teises kvartalis
lõppesid kahe laeva prahilepingud seoses nende müügiga. 

Kolmandas kvartalis, mis on ühtlasi ka suvine kõrghooaeg, avaldus Kontserni
opereeritavatel laevaliinidel tugev reisijateveo hinnakonkurents. Tänu
proaktiivsele turundustegevusele, nähtavamatele müügikampaaniatele ja
varasematele investeeringutele üha olulisematesse elektroonilistesse
müügikanalitesse, suurendas Kontsern peamistel laevaliinidel oma turuosa ja
teenis suuremat kogutulu. 

Veebruaris 2015 allkirjastas AS Tallink Grupp lepingu uue generatsiooni LNG
kiirlaeva ehitamiseks, laeva ehitab Meyer Turku Oy ja maksumus on 230 miljonit
eurot. 4. augustil 2015 tähistati Turus Meyer Turku laevatehases Tallinki uue
LNG kiirlaeva tootmise algust, laeva üleandmine on planeeritud selle valmimisel
2017. aasta alguses. Uus LNG kiirlaev hakkab opereerima Tallinn-Helsingi liini
Shuttle teenust. 

AS Tallink Grupp on otsustanud müüa Tallinn-Helsingi liinil opereeriva
kiirlaeva Superstar, et tagada Kontserni valmisolek uue LNG kiirlaeva toomiseks
Tallinn-Helsingi liinile 2017. aasta alguses. Kiirlaev Superstar müüakse
Corsica Ferries grupi ettevõttele, samaaegselt sõlmiti ostjaga prahileping,
mille alusel jätkab Kontsern kiirlaevaga Superstar Tallinn-Helsingi liinil
opereerimist 2017. aasta alguseni kui liinile tuuakse uue generatsiooni LNG
kiirlaev. Kiirlaeva Superstar omandiõiguse üleminek ja prahilepingu algus on
planeeritud detsembrisse 2015. 

2015. majandusaasta kolmanda kvartali brutokasum oli 84,4 miljonit eurot ning
EBITDA 76,8 miljonit eurot, vastavalt 15,2 miljonit eurot ja 12,9 miljonit
eurot rohkem võrreldes eelmise aasta sama perioodiga. Kontserni
majandustulemuse paranemine on põhiliselt tingitud reisijate arvu kasvust,
suuremast keskmisest pardamüügi tulust reisija kohta ning opereerimisega seotud
kulude vähenemisest. 

Kontserni netovõlg vähenes kolmandas kvartalis 30,8 miljoni euro võrra 583,6
miljoni euroni ning netovõla ja EBITDA suhe oli kolmanda kvartali lõpu seisuga
3,0. Kontserni intressikulud vähenesid 2,9 miljoni euro võrra, samal ajal
vähenesid tulud finantsinstrumentidega seotud valuutakursside ümberhindlustest
ning finantskulu kokku suurenes 1,3 miljoni euro võrra võrreldes eelmise aasta
sama perioodiga. 

Kontserni auditeerimata puhaskasum oli 2015. majandusaasta kolmanda kvartalis
45,2 miljonit eurot ehk 0,07 eurot aktsia kohta, eelmise aasta sama perioodi
puhaskasum oli 36,2 miljonit eurot ehk 0,05 eurot aktsia kohta. Kontserni 2015.
aasta üheksa kuu puhaskasum oli 60,4 miljonit eurot ehk 0,09 eurot aktsia
kohta, eelmise aasta sama perioodi puhaskasum oli 18,9 miljonit eurot ehk 0,03
eurot aktsia kohta. 

Vastavalt 2015. aasta juunis toimunud aktsionäride üldkoosoleku otsusele maksti
juuli alguses aktsionäridele välja dividende kokku 13,4 miljonit eurot (0,02
eurot aktsia kohta). 

Käesoleva majandusaasta kolmandas kvartalis kasvas rahavoog äritegevusest kokku
4,5 miljonit eurot võrreldes eelmise aasta sama perioodiga. Kontserni
kogulikviidsus ulatus kolmanda kvartali lõpus 100,4 miljoni euroni, mis hõlmab
79,1 miljonit eurot raha ja 21,3 miljonit eurot kasutamata krediidilimiite,
tagades tugeva finantspositsiooni jätkusuutlikuks opereerimiseks. 


PÕHINÄITAJAD                                     2015           2014      muutus
                                            juuli-septemb  juuli-septemb        
                                                 er             er              
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                                                 EUR            EUR             
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Müügitulu (miljonites)                              273,6          262,7    4,2%
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Brutokasum (miljonites)                              84,8           69,6   21,8%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brutokasumi marginaal                               31,0%          26,5%        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EBITDA (miljonites)                                  76,8           64,0   20,1%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EBITDA marginaal                                    28,1%          24,4%        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aruande perioodi puhaskasum / -kahjum                45,2           36,2   25,1%
 (miljonites)                                                                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Puhaskasumi marginaal                               16,5%          13,8%        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amortisatsioon (miljonites)                          18,4           19,3   -4,7%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investeeringud (miljonites)                          11,3           10,6    6,6%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aktsiate kaalutud keskmine arv*               669 882 040    669 882 040    0,0%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aktsiakasum                                          0,07           0,05   25,1%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reisijate arv                                   2 701 412      2 561 257    5,5%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kaubaveo ühikute arv                               76 062         76 830   -1,0%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Töötajate keskmine arv                              7 040          7 181   -2,0%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------                              -------
                                                                                
                                           ------------------------------       
                                             30.09.2015     30.06.2015          
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Varad                                             1 652,6        1 665,5   -0,8%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intressi kandvad kohustused (miljonites)            662,7          695,5   -4,7%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Netovõlg (miljonites)                               583,6          614,5   -5,0%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Omakapital kokku (miljonites)                       825,3          780,2    5,8%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Omakapitali määr                                    49,9%          46,8%        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Netovõla EBITDA suhe                                  3,0            3,4        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
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Aktsiate arv*                                 669 882 040    669 882 040    0,0%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Omakapital aktsia kohta                              1,23           1,16    5,8%
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EBITDA: Finantstulude ja -kulude, maksude ja kulumi eelne kasum;
Aktsiakasum: Puhaskasum / Kaalutud keskmine aktsiate arv;
Omakapitali määr: Omakapital kokku / Varad kokku;
Omakapital aktsia kohta: Omakapital / Aktsiate arv;
Brutokasumi marginaal: Brutokasum / Müügitulu;
EBITDA marginaal: EBITDA / Müügitulu;
Puhaskasumi marginaal: Puhaskasum / Müügitulu;
Netovõlg: Intressikandvad kohustused miinus raha ja raha ekvivalendid;
Netovõla ja EBITDA suhe: Netovõlg / 12 kuu EBITDA.
* Aktsiate arv ei sisalda oma aktsiaid.


KONSOLIDEERITUD KOONDKASUMIARUANNE

(auditeerimata, tuhandetes    01.07.2015-  01.07.2014-  01.01.2015-  01.01.2014-
 eurodes)                                                                       
                               30.09.2015   30.09.2014   30.09.2015   30.09.2014
================================================================================
                                                                                
Müügitulu (Lisa 3)                273 557      262 656      717 572      697 325
Müüdud kaupade ja teenuste       -188 803     -193 085     -544 341     -565 007
 kulud                                                                          
Brutokasum                         84 754       69 571      173 231      132 318
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Turunduskulud                     -15 085      -15 084      -46 801      -46 883
Üldhalduskulud                    -10 992      -10 296      -34 310      -35 573
Muud äritulud                        -125          462        1 360          987
Muud ärikulud                        -156          -18         -737         -358
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Kasum/-kahjum äritegevusest        58 396       44 635       92 743       50 491
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Finantstulud (Lisa 4)               2 210        3 270        9 507        7 137
Finantskulud (Lisa 4)             -12 039      -11 747      -32 647      -33 384
                                                                                
Kasum/-kahjum enne tulumaksu       48 567       36 158       69 603       24 244
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Tulumaks                           -3 355           -8       -9 205       -5 367
                                                                                
Aruandeperioodi                    45 212       36 150       60 398       18 877
 puhaskasum/-kahjum                                                             
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Muu koondkasum/-kahjum                                                          
Summad, mida saab edaspidi                                                      
 ümber liigitada kasumisse                                                      
 või kahjumisse                                                                 
Valuutakursi vahed                   -202           36         -256           44
 välisettevõtetest                                                              
Perioodi muu                         -202           36         -256           44
 koondkasum/-kahjum kokku                                                       
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Perioodi koondkasum/-kahjum        45 010       36 186       60 142       18 921
 kokku                                                                          
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Kasum aktsia kohta (eurodes                                                     
 ühe aktsia kohta)                                                              
     - tava (Lisa 5)                 0,07         0,05         0,09         0,03
     - lahustatud (Lisa 5)           0,07         0,05         0,09         0,03
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KONSOLIDEERITUD FINANTSSEISUNDI ARUANNE

(auditeerimata, tuhandetes eurodes)

VARAD                                                     30.09.2015  31.12.2014
================================================================================
                                                                                
Käibevara                                                                       
Raha ja raha ekvivalendid                                     79 107      65 311
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Nõuded ostjate vastu ja muud nõuded                           42 022      38 210
Ettemaksed                                                    10 938       5 448
Varud                                                         28 676      31 315
Käibevara kokku                                              160 743     140 284
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Põhivara                                                                        
Investeeringud kapitaliosaluse meetodil kajastatud               286         286
 investeeringuobjektidesse                                                      
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Muud finantsvarad                                                315         252
Edasilükkunud tulumaksu vara                                  21 349      21 338
Kinnisvarainvesteeringud                                         300         300
Materiaalne põhivara (Lisa 7)                              1 416 648   1 467 964
Immateriaalne vara (Lisa 8)                                   52 941      55 174
---------------------------------------------------------                       
Põhivara kokku                                             1 491 839   1 545 314
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VARAD KOKKU                                                1 652 582   1 685 598
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KOHUSTUSED JA OMAKAPITAL                                                        
================================================================================
                                                                                
Lühiajalised kohustused                                                         
Intressikandvad võlakohustused (Lisa 9)                      139 672     149 850
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Võlad tarnijatele ja muud võlad                               83 546      91 236
Tulumaksukohustus                                              6 800       1 300
Ettemakstud tulud                                             30 254      29 408
Tuletisinstrumendid (Lisa 6)                                  43 985      41 982
Lühiajalised kohustused kokku                                304 257     313 776
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Pikaajalised kohustused                                                         
                                                         -----------------------
                                                         -----------------------
Intressikandvad võlakohustused (Lisa 9)                      523 062     593 532
---------------------------------------------------------                       
Pikaajalised kohustused kokku                                523 062     593 532
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Kohustused kokku                                             827 319     907 308
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OMAKAPITAL                                                                      
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Emaettevõtja aktsionäridele kuuluv omakapital                                   
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Aktsiakapital nimiväärtuses                                  404 290     404 290
Ülekurss                                                         639         639
Reservid                                                      71 465      70 129
Jaotamata kasum                                              348 869     303 232
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Emaettevõtte omanikele kuuluv omakapital kokku               825 263     778 290
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OMAKAPITAL KOKKU                                             825 263     778 290
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KOHUSTUSED JA OMAKAPITAL KOKKU                             1 652 582   1 685 598
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KONSOLIDEERITUD RAHAVOOGUDE ARUANNE

(auditeerimata, tuhandetes eurodes)                     01.01.2015-  01.01.2014-
                                                         30.09.2015   30.09.2014
Rahavood äritegevusest                                                          
Aruandeperioodi puhaskasum/-kahjum                           60 398       18 877
Korrigeerimised                                              91 250       92 806
Äritegevusega seotud nõuete ja ettemaksete muutused          -8 089       -6 165
Varude muutused                                               2 639        5 077
Äritegevusega seotud kohustuste muutused                     -7 103       -3 973
Makstud tulumaks                                               -490          108
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                                                            138 605      106 730
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Rahavood investeerimistegevusest                                                
Materiaalse põhivara ja immateriaalse vara ostmine          -29 823      -30 919
 (Lisad 7, 8, 9)                                                                
Laekumised materiaalse põhivara müügist                      25 004          180
Saadud intressid                                                 57           78
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                                                             -4 762      -30 661
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Rahavood finantseerimistegevusest                                               
Laenude tagasimaksed (Lisa 9)                               -68 962      -59 946
Arvelduskrediidi muutus (Lisa 9)                             -8 700       31 069
Kapitalirendimaksete tasumine (Lisa 9)                          -60          -54
Makstud intressid                                           -21 485      -24 574
Tuletisinstrumentidega seotud maksed                         -3 195       -3 033
Laenudega seotud tehingukulude tasumine                      -1 429            0
Makstud dividendid (Lisa 12)                                -13 398      -20 096
Tulumaks makstud dividendidelt                               -2 818       -5 342
                                                           -120 047      -81 976
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RAHAVOOD KOKKU                                               13 796       -5 907
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Raha ja raha ekvivalendid                                                       
- perioodi alguses                                           65 311       72 012
- suurenemine (+) / vähenemine (-)                           13 796       -5 907
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- perioodi lõpus                                             79 107       66 105
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         Veiko Haavapuu
         Finantsdirektor
         
         AS Tallink Grupp
         Sadama 5/7. 10111 Tallinn
         Tel +372 640 9914
         E-mail [email protected]

Content of announcement in English

Title

AS Tallink Grupp Unaudited Consolidated Interim Report Q3 2015

Message

Tallinn, 2015-11-12 08:50 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
AS Tallink Grupp Unaudited Consolidated Interim Report Q3 2015

In the third quarter (1 July – 30 September) of the 2015 financial year AS
Tallink Grupp and its subsidiaries’ (the Group) carried 2.7 million passengers
which is 5.5% more compared to the third quarter last year. The Group’s
unaudited revenue for the third quarter of 2015 increased by EUR 10.9 million
or 4.2% year on year to the total of EUR 273.6 million, EBITDA increased by EUR
12.8 million or 20.1% to the total of EUR 76.8 million, compared to the same
period last year. Net profit increased by EUR 9 million or 25.1% to the total
of EUR 45.2 million, compared to the same period last year. 

The Group’s revenue for the first nine months of 2015 was EUR 717.6 million and
increased by EUR 20.3 million or 2.9% year on year comparison. EBITDA increased
by EUR 41.9 million to the total of EUR 151.5 million and net profit increased
by EUR 41.5 million to the total of EUR 60.4 million, compared to the same
period last year. 

The Estonia-Finland route third quarter revenue increased by 5.6% compared to
same period last year. The increase is driven mainly by an 8.9% growth in the
passenger number. The passenger number peaked in July when Group served a
record number of 600 thousand passengers, which is an all-time high monthly
passenger number on that route. The growth of 15.3% in cargo units transported
is supported mainly by added capacity. 

The Finland-Sweden routes third quarter revenue increased by 6.5% compared to
the same period last year, driven by 8.4% growth in the passenger number. The
number of cargo units transported decreased by 28.8% due to reduced capacity. 

The Estonia-Sweden route passenger number increased by 1.5% and cargo volumes
decreased by 8.3%. The Latvia-Sweden route, operating with only one vessel
compared to two vessels last year, showed a 25.6% decline in the passenger
number and cargo units transported decreased by 35.2%. 

The Group’s restaurants and shop sales increased by EUR 9 million or 6.8% in
the third quarter, compared to the same period last year, the sales growth is
supported mainly by the growth in the passenger number. The upgrades to
restaurant and shop concept throughout the fleet in past year, combined with
the operational changes, have resulted in higher average on-board revenue per
passenger. 

The revenue from the chartered out vessels has reduced in the third quarter
compared to the same period last year due to fewer ships in charter. Two ships
previously in charter were sold in the second quarter of 2015. 

In the third quarter, the summer period high season, the Group experienced
strong price competition. The proactive marketing activities, improved
visibility of sales campaigns and earlier investments into increasingly
important online sales solutions has enabled the Group to reclaim the market
share on its main routes and increase the total revenue. 

In February 2015 AS Tallink Grupp signed a contract for the construction of the
new generation LNG powered fast ferry. The new fast ferry is being built by
Meyer Turku Oy and will cost around 230 million euros. The start of production
of the new LNG fast ferry was celebrated on the 4th of August 2015 at Meyer
Turku shipyard and the delivery of the vessel is planned in the beginning of
2017. The new LNG fast ferry is going to operate on the Tallinn-Helsinki route
shuttle service. 

In order to be ready for the delivery of the new generation LNG fast ferry to
the Tallinn-Helsinki route early 2017, the Group has decided to sell the fast
ferry Superstar, at present operating on the route shuttle service. The fast
ferry Superstar will be sold to Corsica Ferries Group, concurrently the parties
have entered into bareboat charter agreement and the Group will continue to
operate the fast ferry Superstar on its Tallinn-Helsinki route shuttle service
until the beginning of 2017, when the new LNG fast ferry will start to operate
on the route. Change of the ownership of the fast ferry Superstar and start of
the charter period is planned in December 2015. 

In the third quarter of the 2015 financial year the Group’s gross profit
amounted to EUR 84.8 million and EBITDA to EUR 76.8 million being respectively
EUR 15.2 million and EUR 12.9 million more compared to the same period last
year. The increase in the Group’s results is mainly attributed to the growth in
passenger number, higher on-board revenue per passenger and decreased costs
related to operations. 

The Group’s net debt decreased by EUR 30.8 million to a total of EUR 583.6
million and the net debt to EBITDA ratio was 3.0 at the end of third quarter.
The Group’s interest cost reduced by EUR 2.9 million, combined with less gain
from foreign exchange revaluations, the total finance costs increased by EUR
1.3 million compared to the third quarter last year. 

The unaudited net profit for the third quarter of the 2015 financial year was
EUR 45.2 million or EUR 0.07 per share compared to the net profit of EUR 36.2
million or EUR 0.05 per share in the same period last year. The Group’s net
profit for the nine months of the 2015 financial year was EUR 60.4 million or
EUR 0.09 per share compared to the EUR 18.9 million or EUR 0.03 per share in
the same period last year. 

The total dividend of EUR 13.4 million (0.02 euros per share) was paid out in
the beginning of July 2015 according to the decision of Annual General Meeting
from June 2015. 

Cash flow from operations increased by EUR 4.5 million in third quarter
compared to the same period last year. The total liquidity, cash and unused
credit facilities, at the end of the third quarter was EUR 100.4 million
providing a strong financial position. At the end of the third quarter of 2015
the Group had EUR 79.1 million in cash and equivalents and the total of unused
credit lines were at EUR 21.3 million. 


Q3 KEY FIGURES               2015         2014      Change
                           July-Sep     July-Sep          
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Revenue                            EUR million        273.6        262.7    4.2%
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Gross profit                       EUR million         84.8         69.6   21.8%
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Gross margin                                          31.0%        26.5%        
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EBITDA                             EUR million         76.8         64.0   20.1%
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EBITDA margin                                         28.1%        24.4%        
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Net profit for the                 EUR million         45.2         36.2   25.1%
 period                                                                         
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Net profit margin                                     16.5%        13.8%        
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Depreciation and                   EUR million         18.4         19.3   -4.7%
 amortization                                                                   
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Investments                        EUR million         11.3         10.6    6.6%
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Weighted average number of ordinary shares      669,882,040  669,882,040    0.0%
 outstanding                                                                    
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Earnings per share                         EUR         0.07         0.05   25.1%
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Number of passengers                              2,701,412    2,561,257    5.5%
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Number of cargo units                                76,062       76,830   -1.0%
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Average number of                                     7,040        7,181   -2.0%
 employees                                                                      
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                                               --------------------------       
                                                 30.09.2015   30.06.2015        
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Total assets                       EUR million      1,652.6      1,665.5   -0.8%
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Interest-bearing                   EUR million        662.7        695.5   -4.7%
 liabilities                                                                    
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Net debt                           EUR million        583.6        614.5   -5.0%
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Total equity                       EUR million        825.3        780.2    5.8%
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Equity ratio                                          49.9%        46.8%        
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Net debt to EBITDA                                      3.0          3.4        
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Number of ordinary shares outstanding1          669,882,040  669,882,040    0.0%
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Shareholders’ equity per                   EUR         1.23         1.16    5.8%
 share                                                                          
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EBITDA:  Earnings before net financial items, taxes, depreciation and
amortization; 
Earnings per share: net profit / weighted average number of shares outstanding;
Equity ratio: total equity / total assets;
Shareholder’s equity per share: shareholder’s equity / number of shares
outstanding; 
Gross margin: gross profit / net sales;
EBITDA margin: EBITDA / net sales;
Net profit margin: net profit / net sales;
Net debt: Interest bearing liabilities less cash and cash equivalents;
Net debt to EBITDA: Net debt / 12-months trailing EBITDA.
1 Share numbers exclude own shares.


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited, in thousands of   01.07.2015-  01.07.2014-  01.01.2015-  01.01.2014-
 euros)                                                                         
                               30.09.2015   30.09.2014   30.09.2015   30.09.2014
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Revenue (Note 3)                  273,557      262,656      717,572      697,325
Cost of sales                    -188,803     -193,085     -544,341     -565,007
Gross profit                       84,754       69,571      173,231      132,318
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Marketing expenses                -15,085      -15,084      -46,801      -46,883
Administrative expenses           -10,992      -10,296      -34,310      -35,573
Other income                         -125          462        1,360          987
Other expenses                       -156          -18         -737         -358
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Result from operating              58,396       44,635       92,743       50,491
 activities                                                                     
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Finance income (Note 4)             2,210        3,270        9,507        7,137
Finance costs (Note 4)            -12,039      -11,747      -32,647      -33,384
                                                                                
Profit/-loss before income         48,567       36,158       69,603       24,244
 tax                                                                            
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Income tax                         -3,355           -8       -9,205       -5,367
                                                                                
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Net profit/-loss for the           45,212       36,150       60,398       18,877
 period                                                                         
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Other comprehensive                                                             
 income/-expense                                                                
Items that may be                                                               
 reclassified to profit or                                                      
 loss                                                                           
Exchange differences on              -202           36         -256           44
 translating foreign                                                            
 operations                                                                     
Other comprehensive                  -202           36         -256           44
 income/-expense for the                                                        
 period                                                                         
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Total comprehensive                45,010       36,186       60,142       18,921
 income/-expense for the                                                        
 period                                                                         
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Earnings per share (in EUR                                                      
 per share)                                                                     
       - basic (Note 5)              0.07         0.05         0.09         0.03
       - diluted (Note 5)            0.07         0.05         0.09         0.03
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(unaudited, in thousands of euros)

ASSETS                                                    30.09.2015  31.12.2014
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Current assets                                                                  
Cash and cash equivalents                                     79,107      65,311
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Trade and other receivables                                   42,022      38,210
Prepayments                                                   10,938       5,448
Inventories                                                   28,676      31,315
Total current assets                                         160,743     140,284
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Non-current assets                                                              
Investments in equity-accounted investees                        286         286
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Other financial assets                                           315         252
Deferred income tax assets                                    21,349      21,338
Investment property                                              300         300
Property, plant and equipment (Note 7)                     1,416,648   1,467,964
Intangible assets (Note 8)                                    52,941      55,174
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Total non-current assets                                   1,491,839   1,545,314
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TOTAL ASSETS                                               1,652,582   1,685,598
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                                          
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Current liabilities                                                             
Interest bearing loans and borrowings (Note 9)               139,672     149,850
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Trade and other payables                                      83,546      91,236
Income tax liability                                           6,800       1,300
Deferred income                                               30,254      29,408
Derivatives (Note 6)                                          43,985      41,982
Total current liabilities                                    304,257     313,776
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Non-current liabilities                                                         
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Interest bearing loans and borrowings (Note 9)               523,062     593,532
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Total non-current liabilities                                523,062     593,532
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TOTAL LIABILITIES                                            827,319     907,308
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EQUITY                                                                          
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Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent                             
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Share capital                                                404,290     404,290
Share premium                                                    639         639
Reserves                                                      71,465      70,129
Retained earnings                                            348,869     303,232
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Total equity attributable to equity holders of the           825,263     778,290
 parent                                                                         
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TOTAL EQUITY                                                 825,263     778,290
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                               1,652,582   1,685,598
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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

(unaudited, in thousands of euros)                      01.01.2015-  01.01.2014-
                                                         30.09.2015   30.09.2014
Cash flows from operating activities                                            
Net profit/-loss for the period                              60,398       18,877
Adjustments                                                  91,250       92,806
Changes in receivables and prepayments related to            -8,089       -6,165
 operating activities                                                           
Changes in inventories                                        2,639        5,077
Changes in liabilities related to operating activities       -7,103       -3,973
Income tax paid                                                -490          108
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                                                            138,605      106,730
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Cash flow used in investing activities                                          
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and               -29,823      -30,919
 intangible assets (Notes 7, 8, 9)                                              
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and               25,004          180
 equipment                                                                      
Interest received                                                57           78
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                                                             -4,762      -30,661
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Cash flow used in financing activities                                          
Repayment of loans (Note 9)                                 -68,962      -59,946
Change in overdraft (Note 9)                                 -8,700       31,069
Payment of finance lease liabilities (Note 9)                   -60          -54
Interest paid                                               -21,485      -24,574
Payments for settlement of derivatives                       -3,195       -3,033
Payment of transaction costs related to loans                -1,429            0
Dividends paid (Note 12)                                    -13,398      -20,096
Income tax on dividends paid                                 -2,818       -5,342
                                                           -120,047      -81,976
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TOTAL NET CASH FLOW                                          13,796       -5,907
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Cash and cash equivalents:                                                      
- at the beginning of period                                 65,311       72,012
- increase (+) / decrease (-)                                13,796       -5,907
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- at the end of period                                       79,107       66,105
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         Veiko Haavapuu
         Finance Director
         
         AS Tallink Grupp
         Sadama 5/7. 10111 Tallinn
         Tel +372 640 9914
         E-mail [email protected]