NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS AS REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9, OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT Efore Plc has received the following announcement in accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act, regarding changes in holdings. The holdings of Rausanne Group of the share capital in Efore Plc have, based on forward deal made on January 9, 2008 reached one tenth (1/10) of the share capital in Efore Plc and are currently as follows: Number Proportion of Proportion of share capital votes Rausanne Oy, shares 848,971 2.09% 2.09% Rausanne Oy, forward contracts 2,245,100 5.54% 5.54% Auratum Oy, forward contracts 963,900 2.38% 2.38% Totally 4,057,971 10.01% 10,01% The business id of Rausanne Oy is 0604770-7. The business id of Auratum is 2103149-8. The share capital of Efore Plc comprises a total of 40,529,648 shares, each share entitling to one (1) vote. EFORE PLC Reijo Mäihäniemi President and CEO For further information please contact Mr. Reijo Mäihäniemi, President and CEO, tel. +358 9 4784 6312 DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange Principal media The Efore Electronics Group is an international company providing services for the telecommunications, industrial automation and health care industries. Its operations comprise custom-designed power supply solutions, power systems, manufacturing of demanding electronics, and related service and maintenance. Efore's head office is in Espoo, Finland. Besides Finland, the company's product development and marketing units are located in China, the USA and Sweden. Its production units are located in China, Estonia and the USA. In the fiscal year ending in October 2007, consolidated net sales totaled EUR 80,2 million and the Group's personnel averaged 766. The shares of the parent company Efore Plc are listed at the Helsinki Stock Exchange. www.efore.com