SCANFIL PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 25 JANUARY 2007 1.30 pm SCANFIL PLC LOOKS INTO INTESIFYING ITS FINNISH OPERATIONS AND PROVIDES PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE 2006 RESULT AND THE OUTLOOK FOR 2007 Scanfil plc will initiate statutory employer-employee negotiations concerning its Äänekoski and Oulu plants, Group administration and the salaried employees of its Sievi units due to production and financial reasons and business restructuring. To make the company more competitive and cost-effective, there are plans to relocate the remaining production activities of the Oulu plant and the production activities from the Äänekoski plant to the Groups other plants. Since demand and production continue to concentrate on developing markets and lower-cost countries, operations in Finland need to be adapted to take account of the market situation. With respect to Group administration and the salaried employees of the Sievi units, this means the reorganisation of operations in order to improve efficiency. The negotiations will apply to a total of 183 persons. Potential effects on the employees will become clearer during the negotiations. The representatives of the various personnel groups were invited to the negotiations today, on 25 January 2007. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE 2006 RESULT Scanfil plcs turnover for 2006 is approximately EUR 241 million and operating profit is expected to be about on the level of 4.5% including non-recurring items. The figures are unaudited. Scanfil will publish its financial statements for 2006 on Friday, 16 February 2007. OUTLOOK FOR 2007 Major restructurings in the telecommunications sector resulted in weaker demand in the last quarter of 2006, and they are also expected to affect demand in early 2007. Insecurity in the market has increased, and there has been a further decrease in predictability. Based on the present comprehension, Scanfil plcs sales for 2007 are expected to fall a little short of the 2006 level. Profitability for the full year is estimated to be at a satisfactory level. Scanfil plc concentrates in the year 2007 maintaining and improving profitability as well as developing operations cost-effectiviness. SCANFIL PLC Veli Torvinen President For more information, please contact: President Veli Torvinen Tel. +358 40 5510 665 DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange Key media www.scanfil.com