PKC Group Oyj - Company Announcement

PKC PLANS TO START NEW CO-DETERMINATION NEGOTIATIONS IN KEMPELE

PKC Group Oyj   Company Announcement 4 MAY 2009        1.30 p.m.                


PKC PLANS TO START NEW CO-DETERMINATION NEGOTIATIONS IN KEMPELE                 

PKC Group Oyj plans to start new co-determination negotiations concerning the   
temporary lay-offs of PKC Group Oyj's personnel in Kempele.                     

Co-determination negotiations concerning the temporary lay-offs of personnel in 
Kempele are planned to be started in PKC Group Oyj due to production and        
financial reasons. Negotiations do not concern the part of personnel, whose     
employment relationships shall be terminated on the basis of the                
co-determination negotiations ended today. Objective of the negotiations shall  
be specified in the negotiation proposal and shall be published separately. The 
previously, 16 January 2009, decided lay-offs, shall last until the end of June.


PKC GROUP OYJ                                                                   

Harri Suutari                                                                   
President & CEO                                                                 


For additional information, contact:                                            
Harri Suutari, President & CEO, PKC Group Oyj, +358 400 384 937                 




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The PKC Group offers design and contract manufacturing services for wiring      
harnesses, cabling and electronics. The Group has production facilities in      
Finland, Brazil, China, Mexico, Poland, Estonia and Russia, and employs about   
5,000 people. The Group's net sales in 2008 totalled EUR 311.7 million. PKC     
Group Oyj is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.