PROSECUTOR APPEALS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL


PROSECUTOR APPEALS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL                                       

It has come to the company's knowledge that the prosecutor has filed an appeal  
to the Court of Appeal against the verdict by the District Court on 21 January  
2008.                                                                           

With this verdict the District Court of Helsinki ruled in favour of Scanfil plc 
in a matter concerning suspected delay of Scanfil's profit warning at the turn  
of 2005-2006, dismissing all charges against Scanfil plc, the Chairman of       
Scanfil plc's Board of Directors and Scanfil plc's former President.            

Appeal is given for the verdict in its entirety.                                



SCANFIL PLC                                                                     



Harri Takanen                                                                   
President                                                                       


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President Harri Takanen                                                         
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