The Finnish Broker FIM Securities Will Start Direct Trading In Shares On Oslo Børs Thursday 29 June 2006

FIM is the first Finnish broker to start direct trading on Oslo Børs. As of now there are Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, British and French remote brokers on Oslo Børs. With 25 out of a total of 49 members as remote members, the number of remote members are now larger than the number of local brokers for the first time.

FIM Securities is the sixth new member on Oslo Børs this year, and the third in June.