2014-06-17 14:10:00 CEST

2014-06-17 14:10:01 CEST


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Efore - Major shareholder announcements

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT


Espoo, Finland, 2014-06-17 14:10 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EFORE PLC            
      Stock Exchange Release 17 June 2014 at 3.10 p.m. 


NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Efore Plc has today executed an acquisition of its own shares according to
which the company's shareholding in Efore Plc has exceeded 5 per cent on 17
June 2014. 

Reason for the notification: The resolution of the Board of Directors of Efore
Plc on a directed acquisition of own shares (2 358 242 shares) on 17 June,
2014. The company has published this arrangement earlier today. 

The shareholding of Efore Oyj's own shares following the notification:
Number of shares: 3 501 995  shares
Share of total number of shares and voting rights: 6,27 %

The calculation basis for the flagging is the total number of Efore Plc shares
and voting rights. The number of Efore Plc shares and voting rights totals
55,772,891. 


EFORE PLC

Vesa Vähämöttönen
President and CEO

For further information, please contact Mr Vesa Vähämöttönen, CEO, tel. +358 9
4784 6312. 



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Efore Group

The Efore Group is an international company that develops and produces
demanding power products. Efore's head office is based in Finland, and its
production units are located in China and Tunisia. Sales and marketing
operations are located in Europe, the United States and China. In the fiscal
year ending in December 2013, consolidated net sales totalled EUR 82.5 million,
and the Group's personnel averaged 836. The company's shares are quoted onNasdaq OMX Helsinki Oy. 

www.efore.com