NOTIFICATION ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS REFERRING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

AFFECTO PLC        STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT     27 August 2007 at 11:00

NOTIFICATION ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS REFERRING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, OF
THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Affecto Plc has today received the following flagging notice:

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NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET  ACT
ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS

Affecto  Plc  ("Affecto") has on 20 July 2007 launched a public  tender  offer
(the  "Tender  Offer") for all the issued and outstanding shares in  Component
Software  Group  ASA ("Component"). The offer period under  the  Tender  Offer
commenced  on  25  July  2007 and ended on 22 August 2007.  The  consideration
offered in the Tender Offer is paid as a combination of cash and newly  issued
shares in Affecto.

In   connection  with  the  Tender  Offer,  the  undersigned  shareholders  of
Component,  Arendals  Fossekompani ASA ("AFK"), Norsk Vekst  ASA  ("NOV")  and
Norsk  Vekst I AS ("NOV I AS"), gave an irrevocable undertaking to accept  the
Tender  Offer.  NOV is a wholly owned subsidiary of AFK, and NOV  I  AS  is  a
wholly  owned subsidiary of NOV. NOV and NOV I AS undertook further,  pursuant
to  a  consortium agreement with Affecto of 11 June 2007, to purchase  Affecto
shares  issued to other Component shareholders accepting the Tender Offer  but
preferring full settlement in cash (the "Consortium Offer").

Affecto  has today, 27 August 2007, announced the final result of  the  Tender
Offer and confirmed that it will complete the Tender Offer. In accordance with
Chapter  2,  Section  9  of the Securities Market Act, we  hereby  notify  the
Financial Supervision Authority and Affecto that pursuant to the Tender  Offer
and  the  Consortium Offer, the joint holding of AFK, NOV  and  NOV  I  AS  in
Affecto  upon the settlement of the completion trades of the Tender Offer  and
the  Consortium Offer, respectively, will exceed 5 % of the share capital  and
voting rights of Affecto as follows:

1. Name of the target company
Affecto Plc, Business Identity Code 1069622-4.

2. Date of change in holdings
The  completion trades with respect to the shares tendered in the Tender Offer
and  the  Consortium Offer will be settled in accordance with  the  terms  and
conditions  of the Tender Offer by 3 September 2007 at the latest, upon  which
time  title  to  the shares in Affecto will pass to AFK, NOV  and  NOV  I  AS,
respectively.

3. Exact proportion of voting rights and share capital in Affecto
As a result of the settlement of the completion trades and the registration of
related share capital increase in Affecto, the holdings by AFK, NOV and NOV  I
AS in Affecto will be as follows:
          Number of  Proportion of  Proportion of
             shares  share capital  voting rights
AFK         305,330     1.42 %       1.42 %
NOV         732,398     3.40 %       3.40 %
NOV I AS    151,541     0.70 %       0.70 %
In total  1,189,269     5.53 %       5.53 %

The  registered share capital of Affecto before the registration of the  share
capital  increase relating to the Tender Offer comprises a total of 17,016,521
shares  entitling to 17,016,521 votes. After the registration  of  said  share
capital  increase Affecto's share capital will comprise a total of  21,516,468
shares entitling to 21,516,468 votes.

4. Shareholders' full name, Registration Number
Arendals Fossekompani ASA, Registration Number 910 261 525.
Norsk Vekst ASA, Registration Number 952 751 190.
Norsk Vekst I AS, Registration Number 979 979 010.


In Helsinki on 27 August 2007
Arendals Fossekompani ASA
Norsk Vekst ASA
Norsk Vekst I AS



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Affecto Plc
Hannu Nyman, director, M&A, IR


Additional information:
Hannu Nyman, tel. +358 205 777 761