Nordstjernan makes mandatory tender offer for all outstanding shares and options in Salcomp

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ANY JURISDICTION WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA,
JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA, CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. 


THIS PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO BUY OR SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO SELL SHARES AND OPTIONS IN SALCOMP. IN THIS RESPECT NORDSTJERNAN
REFERS TO THE FORMAL PRESS RELEASE WHICH MUST BE ISSUED UNDER THE FINNISH
SECURITIES MARKETS ACT. 



PRESS RELEASE
Stockholm, September 12, 2007



Nordstjernan makes mandatory tender offer for all outstanding shares and
options in Salcomp 

Nordstjernan AB (“Nordstjernan”) has on August 16, 2007 exercised the option
included in the agreement entered into on June 25, 2007 with EQT II B.V. on the
Salcomp Plc (“Salcomp”) shares. The consummation of the sale and purchase of
the shares was conditional on the approval of the relevant competition
authorities. Relevant approval was received on September 7, 2007 and the sale
and purchase of the shares was thereafter consummated on September 12, 2007.
Following the acquisition, Nordstjernan holds 20,382,131 shares in Salcomp,
which corresponds to 52.3 per cent of all shares and votes in Salcomp. 

Accordingly, Nordstjernan has today become obligated, under the Finnish
Securities Markets Act, Chapter 6, Section 10, to make a mandatory tender offer
for all of the remaining shares and securities entitling to shares issued by
Salcomp. 

Nordstjernan intends to make and publish the formal mandatory public tender
offer within short time. The offer price for shares is, as announced earlier,
the highest price for which Nordstjernan has acquired shares in Salcomp, i.e. €
4.01 per share. 

NORDSTJERNAN AB

Tomas Billing
President
Nordstjernan AB

Please refer questions to:
Tomas Billing, President of Nordstjernan, +46 8 788 50 18 or +46 706 66 33 46


Nordstjernan is a family-controlled investment company that creates growth in
value through long-term and active ownership of Nordic companies. More
information on Nordstjernan can be found on www.nordstjernan.se