Having assessed the situation in the market and the further development prospects the Management Board of Company Group ALITA AB hereby concludes that despite the growing market share of the Company in the legal market, illegal market growth is much faster. Thereby, unless the current policy on excise duties is changed and the restrictions on trade in alcoholic drinks are lifted, the Company is forced to further decrease the cost of production. Therefore, the decision to reduce the number of its employees by not more than one-fifth of existing staff was taken. Paulius Kibiša, General Manager