Weak Q1 from Austevoll Seafood

Compared with Q1 2007 was 90 million NOK. The negative result for 2008 dissapointed the stockmarket. Also the fact that the total incom was reduced by 106 million NOK from Q1 2007 to Q1 2008. Last years Q1 The group`s income in the first quarter of 2008 amounted to NOK 742.0 million, compared with NOK 848.0 million in the first quarter of 2007. The operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) amounted to NOK 69.8 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared with NOK 136.5 million in the first quarter of 2007.