Salcomp Plc Stock Exchange Release 13 September, 2007 at 09:05 Finnish time NORDSTJERNAN'S INCREASE IN HOLDING IN SALCOMP CLOSED In accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act Salcomp Plc (business ID code 1509923-4) has on 12 September 2007 received the attached flagging notification from Nordstjernan AB regarding the changes in the holding in Salcomp. “SHAREHOLDER'S NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT Nordstjernan AB (“Nordstjernan”) has on 16 August 2007 exercised the option included in the agreement entered into on 25 June 2007 with EQT II B.V. (“EQT”) on the Salcomp Plc (“Salcomp”) shares. The consummation of the aforementioned acquisition was conditional on the approval of the relevant competition authorities. The said approval was received on 7 September 2007 and the acquisition was thereafter consummated on 12 September 2007. Upon consummation of the acquisition, Nordstjernan's portion of shares and votes exceeded one-half of the total number of shares and votes in Salcomp. In accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act, we hereby disclose the following information to the Financial Supervision Authority and Salcomp: 1. Name of the target company Salcomp Plc, business identification number 1509923-4 2. The date when the number of shares and votes exceeded one-half The acquisition was consummated on 12 September 2007. 3. The exact proportion of the shares and votes in Salcomp Nordstjernan holds 20,382,131 shares, which corresponds to 52.3 per cent of all the shares and votes, in Salcomp. 4. Complete name and registration number of the shareholder Nordstjernan AB, Sweden, registration number 556000-1421. Helsinki, 12 September 2007 NORDSTJERNAN AB” Salcomp Plc Markku Hangasjärvi President and CEO Further information: Markku Hangasjärvi, President and CEO, tel. +358 040 7310 114 Antti Salminen, CFO, tel. +358 40 535 1216 Distribution: Nordic Exchange, Helsinki The main media www.salcomp.com