PRELIMINARY RESULT OF KEMET CORPORATION'S PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR ALL SHARES AND CONVERTIBLE CAPITAL LOAN NOTES IN EVOX RIFA GROUP OYJ

KEMET CORPORATION  PRESS RELEASE  13 April 2007 at 2:30 pm   1(2) 


PRELIMINARY RESULT OF KEMET CORPORATION'S PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR ALL SHARES
AND CONVERTIBLE CAPITAL LOAN NOTES IN EVOX RIFA GROUP OYJ 

The offer period in the public tender offer by KEMET Electronics Corporation
("KEMET"), a wholly owned direct subsidiary of KEMET Corporation, for all the
shares and convertible capital loan notes in Evox Rifa Group Oyj ("Evox Rifa")
has expired on 12 April 2007. 

According to the preliminary result of the tender offer, the shares tendered in
the tender offer represent approximately 92.4 per cent of the shares and votes
in Evox Rifa. In addition, holders of approximately 95.7 per cent of the
convertible capital loan notes issued by Evox Rifa have tendered their loan
notes pursuant to the tender offer. If KEMET would convert the loan notes
tendered into new shares in Evox Rifa, KEMET's total holding in Evox Rifa would
amount to approximately 93.8 per cent of the shares and votes in Evox Rifa
after the relevant increase of the share capital. 

As KEMET has received all necessary regulatory approvals for the completion of
the tender offer, KEMET will complete the tender offer in accordance with its
terms and conditions provided that all the conditions to completion of the
tender offer are still satisfied at the time when the final result of the
tender offer is confirmed. 

The final result of the tender offer will be confirmed and announced on 17
April 2007. 


KEMET Corporation
Board of Directors


Per-Olof Lööf
Chief Executive Officer and Director


INFORMATION REGARDING EVOX RIFA

Evox Rifa Group Oyj manufactures passive electronic components, specializing in
plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors. Their major customer groups
are in industrial, automotive and consumer electronics and the lighting
industry.  Evox Rifa's strength lies in the design and production of customized
products that require specialist expertise. Evox Rifa, with headquarters in
Finland, has a worldwide sales and distribution network. Its production plants
are located in Indonesia, Great Britain, China, Sweden and Finland. Evox Rifa
has two global business areas: Electrolytic Capacitors and Film and Paper
Capacitors. Additional information can be found at http://www.evoxrifa.com. 


INFORMATION REGARDING KEMET 

KEMET Corporation provides industry-leading, high-performance electronic
component solutions, including the world's most complete line of surface-mount
capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, and solid aluminum
dielectrics, provided with the world's best quality, delivery and service.
KEMET's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
KEM. Additional information can be found at http://www.kemet.com. 


FURTHER INFORMATION 

For KEMET:  

Mr. Kirk Shockley, Vice President, Business Integration, tel +1 864 901 1471 or
+1 864 228 4291 or 

Mr. Dean Dimke, Director of Corporate and Marketing Communications, tel +1 864
228 4448 


For Evox Rifa:  

Mr. Jerker Molander, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, tel + 358 50 380
3845 


DISTRIBUTION

Helsinki Stock Exchange
Central media


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WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND THIS PRESS RELEASE MAY NOT BE
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