LAROX CHANGES MARKET MAKING PARTNER

LAROX CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JANUARY 26, 2007 
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LAROX CHANGES MARKET MAKING PARTNER

Larox Corporation has terminated the Liquidity Providing ("LP")
contract between Larox Corporation and Nordea Bank Finland Plc as
of January 26, 2007, the last validity date being Wednesday,
February 28, 2007.

Larox Corporation and Kaupthing Bank Oyj have concluded a market
making
agreement, which fulfils the requirements of Helsinki Stock
Exchange’s LP operation. The market making agreement aims at
facilitating e.g. private investors´ trading, increasing the
share's liquidity and decreasing the share price volatility.

According to the agreement, Kaupthing Bank Oyj will provide Larox
Corporation´s share with bids and offers so that the maximum
difference between a bid and offer price is 2% of the bid. Bids or
offers include at least 1000 shares.

Kaupthing Bank Oyj undertakes to submit bids and offers for Larox
Corporation in the trading system of the Helsinki Stock Exchange's
main list on each trading day for at least 85% of the time of
continuous trading I and in the Exchange's opening and closing
auction procedures applicable to Larox Corporation.

The market making operation will commence on March 1, 2007. After
the 6-month term, the market making agreement is valid for the
time being and the term of notice of the agreement is one month.

LAROX CORPORATION

Jori Halkola
Chief Financial Officer
+358 5 6688 228, +358 40 516 7690

KAUPTHING BANK OYJ

Kasperi Putkonen
Equity sales and trading
+358 9 47840 230

DISTRIBUTION
Helsinki Stock Exchange
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www.larox.com