Elisa's Board of Directors has decided to pay an extraordinary dividend of EUR 1.00 per share. With the dividend payment, Elisa's capital structure continues to develop in accordance with the set targets. The date of dividend ex-date is 16 October 2007, the date of record is 18 October 2007 and the payment date is 25 October 2007. The condition for the payment schedule is that the merger of Lounet into Elisa has been completed according to the timetable on 30th September 2007. As a merger consideration approximately 273,630 new Elisa shares will be issued. Shares held by Elisa are not entitled to dividends. The total amount of the dividend payment is approximately EUR 158.3 million, the exact amount will be determined according to the owner register at the date of record. ELISA Vesa Sahivirta Vice President, IR and Financial Communication Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange Principal media