Larox Corporation Company announcement 11 March 2009 at 10.00 am Larox Corporation Annual Report 2008 was published today Larox Corporation Annual Report 2008 was published today in Finnish and English. The report is available in pdf format on company's home pages www.larox.com. The printed annual report will be mailed to major shareholders in week 11. Lappeenranta 11 March 2009 Larox Corporation Hanne Peltola Director, Human Resources and Corporate Communications For further information, please contact Phone +358 207 687 200 or +358 400 237 191 E-mail: hanne.peltola@larox.com DISTRIBUTION NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd, Central media www.larox.com Larox develops, designs and manufactures industrial filters and is a leading technology company in its field. Larox is a full service solution provider in filtration for separating solids from liquids. It supplies comprehensive aftermarket services throughout the lifespan of the Larox solution. Companies world-wide in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related industries benefit from the Larox technologies. Larox operates in over 40 countries and has over 590 employees. Larox Group is headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland where the Group also has production facilities. Net sales in 2008 totaled 208.0 million euros, of which more than 93 % were generated by exports and the company's foreign operations.