Salcomp Plc Stock Exchange Release 11 March 2008 at 9:30 Finnish time NORDSTJERNAN'S HOLDING IN SALCOMP ROSE TO 67.3% In accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act Salcomp Plc (business ID code 1509923-4) has 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 increased its ownership in Salcomp Plc (“Salcomp”). Nordstjernan's portion of shares and votes now exceeds two-thirds 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 two-thirds The trade was conducted on 10 March 2008. 3. The exact proportion of the shares and votes in Salcomp Nordstjernan holds 26,226,196 shares, which corresponds to 67.3 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. Stockholm, 10 March 2008 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