LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 DECEMBER 2008 AT 9.30 AM EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS IN LÄNNEN TEHTAAT'S FISH PRODUCTS BUSINESS AND GROUP MANAGEMENT The Lännen Tehtaat Group is making its Fish Products Business more efficient by streamlining the organizational structure. The head of Apetit Kala, the head of retail concept sales and the head of the Maritim Food Group, who are responsible for the different units of the Group's Fish Products Business, will from now on report directly to the CEO of the Lännen Tehtaat Group. The posts of the director of the Fish Products Business, the sales director for Maritim Food Sweden, the project manager for the Fish Products Business and the project manager working at Lännen Tehtaat group management will also be abolished. As a result of the streamlining measures, Lännen Tehtaat will during the final quarter recognize non-recurring expenses of about EUR 0.5 million directed mainly at the Fish Products Business. The costs savings are estimated to improve the Group's operating profit by around EUR 0.6 million per year starting in 2009. The Lännen Tehtaat's Fish Products Business is made up of Apetit Kala Oy, operating in Finland, and the Maritim Food Group, which operates in Norway and Sweden. Apetit Kala produces, markets and sells processed fish products under the Apetit brand and private labels and sells fish, fish products and other fresh products at its Kalatori-service counters. The companies belonging to the Maritim Food Group produce and sell fish, processed fish and shellfish products in Norway and Sweden under private labels and under their own Maritim and Sunnmöre brands. LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC Matti Karppinen CEO For more information, please contact CEO Matti Karppinen, tel. +358 10 402 4001 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Main media www.lannen.fi
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS IN LÄNNEN TEHTAAT'S FISH PRODUCTS BUSINESS AND GROUP MANAGEMENT
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