AMENDMENT IN THE RELEASE OF ATRIA GROUP PLC'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Amendment in the third chapter: ATRIA GROUP PLC'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 JANUARY - 31 DECEMBER 2005 The Group's turnover increased by 17.2 per cent to EUR 976.9 million (EUR 833.7 million in 2004). The profit before taxes amounted to EUR 37.8 million (EUR 44.6 million). The Board of Directors proposes that the company distribute dividends of EUR 0.595 per share for 2005, representing 35 per cent of the par value of the shares. However, the comparable profit from 2004 totalled EUR 36.5 million, because IFRS results of 2004 included TEL pension items to the amount of EUR 8.1 million. Thus the improvement amounted to EUR 1.3 million. The pre-tax profit for the fourth quarter of 2005 was EUR 8.9 million (EUR 12.9 million). The comparable operational result of 2004, excluding the IFRS result TEL pension items, amounted to EUR 8.5 million, including an earnings improvement of EUR 0.4 million.
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