Componenta Corporation Stock Exchange Release 28.1.2009 at 10.15 Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is given to the shareholders of Componenta Corporation of the Annual General Meeting, which will be held at 11 am on Monday, 23 February 2009, at the company's headquarters in Käpylä, in the auditorium of Satotalo, at the address Panuntie 4, 00610 Helsinki. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING The following matters will be considered at the meeting: 1. Opening of the meeting 2. Organisation of the meeting 3. Election of scrutinizers of the minutes and counters of votes 4. Quorum of the meeting 5. Adoption of the list of votes 6. Presentation of the annual accounts, consolidated accounts and auditor's report 7. Adoption of the annual accounts and consolidated accounts 8. Use of the profit shown on the balance sheet The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of fifty (50) cents per share is paid for the year 2008. Provided that the Annual General Meeting approves the proposal by the Board of Directors on dividend, the dividend shall be paid to shareholders registered in the shareholders' register maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd on the record date 26 February 2009. The dividend shall be paid on the fifth banking day following the record date. 9. Resolution on the discharge from liability to the members of the Board of Directors and the Managing Director 10. Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and on the grounds for compensation for travel expenses 11. Resolution on the number of members of the Board of Directors Shareholders representing more than 10 percent of all the votes in the company have communicated that they will propose to the Annual General Meeting that the number of members of the Board of Directors remain unchanged. 12. Resolution on the number of auditors Shareholders representing more than 10 percent of all the votes in the company have communicated that they will propose to the Annual General Meeting that the company should have one (1) auditor. 13. Election of the members of the Board of Directors Shareholders representing more than 10 percent of all the votes in the company have communicated that they will propose to the Annual General Meeting that the current members of the Board of Directors are re-elected for the following term of office. 14. Resolution on the remuneration of the auditors 15. Election of the auditors Shareholders representing more than 10 percent of all the votes in the company have communicated that they will propose to the Annual General Meeting that the Authorised Public Accounting firm Oy Audicon Ab is elected auditor. 16. Authorisation of the Board of Directors to resolve on the repurchase of the company's own shares The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on the repurchase of own shares using the unrestricted shareholders' equity of the company. The authorisation is proposed to cover a maximum of 1,000,000 own shares. The shares shall be repurchased through public trading, for which reason the shares are repurchased otherwise than in proportion to the holdings of the shareholders. The authorisation does not exclude the right of the Board of Directors to resolve on a directed share repurchase. The authorisation is in force for a period of 18 months from the resolution by the Annual General Meeting. 17. Closing of the meeting DOCUMENTS The financial statements and the proposals of the Board of Directors to the Annual General Meeting will be available for review on the company's website at www.componenta.com as of 2 February 2009. The annual report will be published and available on the aforementioned website on week 7. The documents will also be on display at the Annual General Meeting and copies of the documents will be sent to shareholders upon request. INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS 1. Right to participate and registration Shareholders who are on 13 February 2009 registered as shareholders in the company's shareholder register maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd are entitled to attend the meeting. A shareholder whose shares have been entered into his/her personal book-entry account is registered into the company's shareholder register. A shareholder wishing to participate in the Annual General Meeting is required to register his/her participation no later than 16 February 2009 by letter to the address Componenta Corporation, Panuntie 4, 00610 Helsinki or by telephone 010 403 2761 or by telefax 010 403 2721 or by email ir.componenta@componenta.com. The registration letter or message must have arrived prior to the expiry of the registration period. Any powers of attorney are requested to be sent to the mentioned address in connection with the registration. 2. Owner of a nominee registered share A shareholder whose shares are nominee registered and who wishes to participate in the Annual General Meeting must be registered in the company's shareholder register on the record date 13 February 2008. 3. Other information The company has on the date of the notice to the Annual General Meeting 28 January 2009 a total of 10,945,698 shares and 10,945,698 votes. Helsinki, 28 January 2009 COMPONENTA CORPORATION The Board of Directors Heikki Lehtonen Further information: Heikki Lehtonen Mika Hassinen President and CEO CFO tel. +358 10 403 00 tel. +358 10 403 00 Componenta is a metal sector company with international operations and production plants located in Finland, Turkey, the Netherlands and Sweden. The net sales of Componenta were EUR 681.4 million in 2008. At the end of 2008 the Group employed 4,163 people. Componenta's shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Componenta specializes in supplying cast and machined components and total solutions made of them to its global customers who are manufacturers of vehicles, machines and equipment. Componenta Corporation Panuntie 4 FI-00610 Helsinki , Finland Tel. +358 10 403 00 Fax +358 10 403 2721 www.componenta.com