AFFECTO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23 August 2007 at 08:50 AFFECTO'S PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR COMPONENT SOFTWARE - PRELIMINARY RESULTS Affecto Plc ("Affecto") launched on 25 July 2007 its public tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares of Component Software Group ASA ("Component Software"). The acceptance period for the offer commenced on 25 July 2007 and expired on 22 August 2007. Based on the preliminary unconfirmed results received from the arranger of the tender offer, shares representing over 90% of total shares and votes in Component Software were validly tendered. The Board of Directors of Affecto will convene on 27 August 2007 to decide on the completion of the public tender offer. Affecto will announce the final result of the public tender offer on 27 August 2007. The announcement of the final result will confirm the amount and the proportion of shares validly tendered for (of all Component Software shares). AFFECTO PLC Pekka Eloholma CEO Further information Pekka Eloholma, CEO, tel. +358 205 777 737 Hannu Nyman, SVP M&A, tel. +358 205 777 761