2007-09-06 08:00:00 CEST

2007-09-06 08:00:00 CEST


REGULATED INFORMATION

English Finnish
Efore - Quarterly report

EFORE PLC INTERIM REPORT NOVEMBER 1, 2006 - JULY 31, 2007 (9 months)


November - July in brief (November 1, 2006 — July 31, 2007)                     
- Net sales totaled EUR 56.0 million (EUR 71.6 million).                        
- The operating profit was EUR -4.5 million (EUR -3.0 million).                 
- The profit before taxes was EUR -4.7 million (EUR -3.1 million).              
- The net profit for the period were EUR -5.1 million (EUR -5.8 million).       

May - July in brief (May 1, - July 31, 2007)                                    
- Net sales totaled EUR 21.6 million (EUR 22.5 million).                        
- The operating profit was EUR 1.1 million (EUR -3.4 million)                   
- The profit before taxes was EUR 0.9 million (EUR -4.0 million).               
- The net profit for the period were EUR 0.8 million (EUR -4.3 million).        

NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE NOVEMBER - JULY                             

Net sales for November - July totaled EUR 56.0 million (EUR 71.6 million). The  
fall compared with the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year was 21.8
%. Sales by customer group were as follows: telecommunications 64.2 % (72.0 %), 
industrial electronics 27.9 % (23.2 %) and health-care electronics 7.9 % (4.8   
%). Geographically sales were as follows: EMEA EUR 39.0 million (EUR 44.0       
million), the Americas EUR 4.7 million (EUR 18.6 million) and APAC EUR 12.3     
million (EUR 9.0 million).                                                      

The operating profit for November - July was EUR -4.5 million (EUR -3.0         
million).                                                                       

The profit for November to July was affected by sales being lower in the first  
two quarters as expected and by the restructuring implemented in Finland and in 
the USA as planned. The USA operations have been further revised and began      
showing a profit in the third quarter. As a result of the restructuring, the    
company's cost structure has been improved.                                     

Write-offs of inventories were made during the period under review. Write-offs  
of inventories amounted to EUR 0.1 million (EUR 1.0 million).                   

The profit before taxes for November - July was EUR -4.7 million (EUR -3.1      
million) and the net profit was EUR -5.1 million (EUR -5.8 million).            

NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MAY - JULY                                  

Net sales for the third quarter totaled EUR 21.6 million (EUR 22.5 million). The
fall compared with the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year was 4.1 
%. Sales by customer group were as follows: telecommunications 67.5 % (74.5 %), 
industrial electronics 26.9 % (20.3 %) and health-care electronics 5.6 % (5.2   
%). Geographically sales were as follows: EMEA EUR 14.0 million (EUR 14.2       
million), the Americas EUR 1.8 million (EUR 4.6 million) and APAC EUR 5.8       
million (EUR 3.7 million).                                                      

The operating profit for the third quarter was EUR 1.1 million (EUR -3.4        
million).                                                                       

The profit before taxes for the third quarter was EUR 0.9 million (EUR -4.0     
million) and the net profit was EUR 0.8 million (EUR -4.3 million).             

BUSINESS OPERATIONS                                                             

Product development activity was focused mainly on new base station families    
that will be used in the future and other equipment for telecommunications      
networks. Attempts have been and will be made to strengthen the number of       
product development and technical support resources further in both Europe and  
Asia.                                                                           

Efore's new plant in China was inaugurated on May 8, 2007 and at the same time  
production at Efore's old premises was discontinued. The plant is 10,600 m2 in  
area, 7,560 m2 of which are production premises. With the expansion of          
production in China, the proportion of Efore's production undertaken in         
countries with lower costs had already risen to 91.0 %  (77.1 %)  by the end of 
the review period.                                                              

The exceptional uncertainty prevalent in the telecommunications sector is       
calming down, which makes it easier to predict general demand. Nevertheless, the
outlook is weak, and the market is characterized by rapid changes. Operational  
flexibility, rapid responses and cost control will continue to be important     
factors for the company's economic success in future operations.                

INVESTMENT                                                                      

Group investment in fixed assets amounted to EUR 3.2 million (EUR 4.0 million), 
of which investment in machinery and equipment accounted for EUR 2.5 million and
product development costs EUR 0.7 million. At the end of the period under review
capitalized product development costs amounted to EUR 2.3 million (previous year
EUR 4.2 million).                                                               

Disposals on tangible fixed assets were EUR 0.1 million (EUR 0.3 million) in the
review period.                                                                  

FINANCIAL POSITION                                                              

The Group's financial position during the period under review was good. The     
Group's solvency ratio was 59.4 % (62.1 %) and the gearing was -16.7 % (-40.6%).

Consolidated net interest-bearing liabilities amounted to a positive figure of  
EUR -4.2 million (EUR -13.1 million positive), i.e. the consolidated            
interest-bearing cash reserves exceed interest-bearing liabilities by EUR 4.2   
million. The consolidated net financial expenses were EUR -0.3 million (EUR -0.1
million). The cash flow from business operations was EUR -3.1 million (EUR -2.7 
million) and the change in cash flow showed a decrease of EUR 6.2 million (EUR  
7.6 million decrease). The cash flow after investment was EUR -6.1 million (EUR 
-6.8 million).                                                                  

Liquid assets excluding undrawn credit facilities totaled EUR 5.2 million (EUR  
14.2 million) at the end of the period under review. The Group also had access  
to substantial credit facilities at its disposal. The balance sheet total was   
EUR 42.6 million (EUR 52.2 million).                                            

PERSONNEL                                                                       

The number of the Group's own personnel averaged 784 (786) during the period    
under review and at the end of the period it was 747 (805). The number of       
personnel fell by 65 during the period. At the same time the number of product  
development and technical support resources has been increased by 14 persons.   

In addition to its own personnel, the Group's contract staff numbered 152 (270) 
at the end of the period. The number of contract staff fell by 21 during the    
period under review.                                                            

The geographical distribution of the personnel including contract staff at the  
end of the period was as follows: Europe 450 (501), of which 140 (248) were in  
Finland, the Americas 46 (96) and Asia 403 (478).                               

SHARES, SHARE CAPITAL AND SHAREHOLDERS                                          

The total number of Efore Plc shares at the end of the period under review was  
40.529.648 and the registered share capital was EUR 34,450,200.80.              

The highest share price during the period was EUR 1.55 and the lowest price was 
EUR 1.01. The average price during the period was EUR 1.27 and the closing price
was EUR 1.17. The market capitalization calculated at the final trading price in
the period under review was EUR 47.4 million.                                   

The total number of Efore shares traded on the Helsinki Stock Exchange during   
the period was 13.6 million and their turnover value was EUR 17.2 million. This 
accounted for 33.6 % of the total number of shares at the end of the period. The
number of shareholders totaled 3526 at the end of the period.                   

At the end of the period the company did not hold any of its own shares.        

SEGMENT INFORMATION                                                             

Efore Group uses business segments for its primary segment reporting, and       
geographical segments for its secondary segment reporting. Efore's primary      
segment comprises the entire Group, therefore the figures reported in the       
primary segment are the same as those for the whole Group.                      

SHORT-TERM RISKS AND FACTORS OF UNCERTAINTY                                     

Rapid changes in demand are typical in Efore's field of operation, and even     
short-term predictions about the future development of the business are         
challenging to make. By developing operational processes Efore is improving its 
internal flexibility and ability to react in order to be able to adapt its      
operations to meet changing demand at short notice, if necessary.               

OUTLOOK                                                                         

Telecommunications markets are expected to continue their moderate              
euro-denominated growth during 2007. The biggest growth is further expected on  
emerging markets e.g. Asia countries, the Middle East and Africa. Despite the   
reasonably market outlook, achieving and maintaining profitability is a         
challenge for all actors because of the demanding nature of the sector.         
Industrial electronics and health care electronics have increased their         
percentage of company sales, and these customer groups are expected to grow.    

The company continues to focus on the development of demanding and innovative   
power-supply solutions with the world's leading companies in their own fields.  
Developing energy-saving solutions that will take up less space will be a major 
focal point.                                                                    

Projects to develop operations together with long term programs in order to     
improve productivity and cost structure, lower inventories and make the         
production and product development processes more efficient will continue. The  
purpose of these projects is to bring continuous improvement to the             
competitiveness of the company on the global markets. 

The Group intends further focusing of operations on low-cost countries,         
particularly China. Thanks to a successful and well-timed plant investment, the 
company's capacity to respond to growing customer needs in Asia has             
substantially improved.                                                         

The Group examines the scope for becoming established on new, expanding markets,
where the company does not yet operate locally.                                 

With the restructuring and development projects that has been carried out,      
result for the fiscal year (12 months) is expected to show an improvement       
compared with the previous fiscal year.                                         

EVENTS AFTER PERIOD UNDER REVIEW                                                
                                                                                
The company has its production in lease premises in Estonia. The company has    
sold a call option relating to the lease of a property to the present owner of  
the property on September 5, 2007. The options's sales price is EUR 1.3 million.
The sales of the option does not have any other effect on the lease contract and
production of the company in Estonia continues normally.                        


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| CONSOLIDATED INCOME   |         |          |          |          |           |
| STATEMENT             |         |          |          |          |           |
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| EUR million           | May/07- |  May/06- |  Nov.06- |  Nov.05- |  Nov./05- |
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|                       | Jul./07 |  Jul./06 |  Jul./07 |  Jul./06 |   Oct./06 |
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|                       |       3 | 3 months | 9 months | 9 months | 12 months |
|                       |  months |          |          |          |           |
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| Net sales             |    21,6 |     22,5 |     56,0 |     71,6 |      90,5 |
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| Change in inventories |         |          |          |          |           |
| of                    |         |          |          |          |           |
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| finished goods and    |    -0,1 |      0,5 |     -0,1 |      0,0 |       1,2 |
| work in progress      |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Other operating       |     0,1 |      0,2 |      0,2 |      0,4 |       0,5 |
| income                |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Materials and         |   -13,9 |    -18,1 |    -38,5 |    -50,6 |     -65,9 |
| services              |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Employee benefits     |    -3,9 |     -5,3 |    -12,3 |    -14,6 |     -18,8 |
| expenses              |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Depreciation          |    -0,9 |     -0,9 |     -2,6 |     -2,6 |      -3,5 |
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| Impairments           |     0,0 |      0,0 |     -1,7 |      0,0 |      -0,5 |
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| Other operating       |    -1,8 |     -2,3 |     -5,5 |     -7,1 |      -9,4 |
| expenses              |         |          |          |          |           |
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| OPERATING PROFIT      |     1,1 |     -3,4 |     -4,5 |     -3,0 |      -5,8 |
| (-LOSS)               |         |          |          |          |           |
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| %  net sales          |     5,1 |    -15,0 |     -8,1 |     -4,1 |      -6,4 |
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| Financing income      |     0,2 |     -0,1 |      0,8 |      0,7 |       1,0 |
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| Financing expenses    |    -0,3 |     -0,4 |     -1,1 |     -0,9 |      -0,8 |
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| Share of profit of    |         |          |          |          |           |
| associated            |         |          |          |          |           |
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| companies             |     0,0 |     -0,1 |      0,1 |      0,0 |       0,2 |
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| PROFIT (-LOSS) BEFORE |     0,9 |     -4,0 |     -4,7 |     -3,1 |      -5,5 |
| TAX                   |         |          |          |          |           |
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| % net sales           |     4,4 |    -18,0 |     -8,3 |     -4,4 |      -6,1 |
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| Tax on income from    |    -0,1 |     -0,3 |     -0,4 |     -2,7 |      -2,7 |
| operations            |         |          |          |          |           |
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| PROFIT (-LOSS) FOR    |     0,8 |     -4,3 |     -5,1 |     -5,8 |      -8,2 |
| THE PERIOD            |         |          |          |          |           |
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| NET PROFIT/LOSS       |         |          |          |          |           |
| ATTRIBUTABLE          |         |          |          |          |           |
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| To equity holders of  |     0,8 |     -4,3 |     -5,1 |     -5,8 |      -8,2 |
| the parent            |         |          |          |          |           |
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| EARNINGS PER SHARE    |         |          |          |          |           |
| CALCULATED ON PROFIT  |         |          |          |          |           |
| ATTRIBUTABLE TO       |         |          |          |          |           |
| EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE |         |          |          |          |           |
| PARENT:               |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Earnings per          |    0,02 |    -0,11 |    -0,13 |    -0,14 |     -0,20 |
| share,eur             |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Earnings per share,   |    0,02 |    -0,11 |    -0,13 |    -0,14 |     -0,20 |
| diluted, eur          |         |          |          |          |           |
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| NET SALES BY          | May/07- |  May/06- |  Nov.06- |  Nov.05- |  Nov./05- |
| SECONDARY SEGMENTS,   |         |          |          |          |           |
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| EUR million           | Jul./07 |  Jul./06 |  Jul./07 |  Jul./06 |   Oct./06 |
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|                       |       3 | 3 months | 9 months | 9 months | 12 months |
|                       |  months |          |          |          |           |
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| Americas              |     1,8 |      4,6 |      4,7 |     18,6 |      21,2 |
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| EMEA                  |    14,0 |     14,2 |     39,0 |     44,0 |      57,9 |
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| APAC                  |     5,8 |      3,7 |     12,3 |      9,0 |      11,4 |
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| TOTAL                 |    21,6 |     22,5 |     56,0 |     71,6 |      90,5 |
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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET  |             |           |           |          |
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| EUR million                 |    Jul. 31, |  Jul. 31, |    change | Oct. 31, |
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|                             |        2007 |      2006 |         % |     2006 |
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| ASSETS                      |             |           |           |          |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS          |             |           |           |          |
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| Intangible assets           |         3,0 |       4,9 |           |      4,6 |
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| Tangible assets             |         9,0 |       8,9 |           |      8,6 |
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| Investments in associates   |         0,4 |       0,1 |           |      0,2 |
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| Long-term receivables and   |         0,0 |       0,0 |           |      0,0 |
| other receivables           |             |           |           |          |
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| Other long-term investments |         0,0 |       0,0 |           |      0,0 |
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| Deferred tax assets         |         0,1 |       0,4 |           |      0,3 |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS          |        12,4 |      14,2 |     -12,8 |     13,8 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS              |             |           |           |          |
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| Inventories                 |        12,5 |      12,4 |           |     14,3 |
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| Trade receivables and other |        12,5 |      11,5 |           |      8,8 |
| receivables                 |             |           |           |          |
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| Financial assets at fair    |         1,5 |       7,3 |           |      3,4 |
| value through profit or     |             |           |           |          |
| loss                        |             |           |           |          |
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| Cash and cash equivalents   |         3,7 |       6,8 |           |      8,2 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS              |        30,2 |      38,0 |     -20,5 |     34,7 |
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| ASSETS                      |        42,6 |      52,2 |     -18,4 |     48,5 |
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| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES      |             |           |           |          |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        |             |           |           |          |
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| Share capital               |        34,5 |      34,5 |           |     34,5 |
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| Share premium account       |         0,0 |       0,0 |           |      0,0 |
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| Fair value reserve and      |         1,3 |       0,9 |           |      1,3 |
| other reserves              |             |           |           |          |
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| Translation differences     |         0,0 |       0,2 |           |      0,2 |
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| Retained earnigs            |       -10,5 |      -3,1 |           |     -5,7 |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        |        25,3 |      32,4 |     -21,9 |     30,2 |
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| Equity attributable to      |        25,3 |      32,4 |           |     30,2 |
| equity holders of the       |             |           |           |          |
| parent                      |             |           |           |          |
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| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES     |             |           |           |          |
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| Deferred tax liability      |         0,0 |       0,2 |           |      0,1 |
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| Interest-bearing            |         0,2 |       0,3 |           |      0,3 |
| liabilities                 |             |           |           |          |
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| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES     |         0,2 |       0,4 |     -54,7 |      0,4 |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES         |             |           |           |          |
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| Interest-bearing            |         0,8 |       0,7 |           |      0,9 |
| liabilities                 |             |           |           |          |
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| Trade payables and other    |        15,7 |      18,3 |           |     16,5 |
| liabilities                 |             |           |           |          |
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| Current provisions          |         0,5 |       0,4 |           |      0,5 |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES         |        17,1 |      19,4 |           |     17,9 |
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| LIABILITIES                 |        17,3 |      19,8 |           |     18,3 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY AND            |        42,6 |      52,2 |     -18,4 |     48,5 |
| LIABILITIES                 |             |           |           |          |
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| GROUP KEY FIGURES,    | May/07- |  May/06- |  Nov.06- |  Nov.05- |  Nov./05- |
| EUR million           |         |          |          |          |           |
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|                       | Jul./07 |  Jul./06 |  Jul./07 |  Jul./06 |   Oct./06 |
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|                       |       3 | 3 months | 9 months | 9 months | 12 months |
|                       |  months |          |          |          |           |
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| Earnings per          |    0,02 |    -0,11 |    -0,13 |    -0,14 |     -0,20 |
| share,eur             |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Earnings per share,   |    0,02 |    -0,11 |    -0,13 |    -0,14 |     -0,20 |
| diluted, eur          |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Shareholders' equity  |    0,62 |     0,80 |     0,62 |     0,80 |      0,75 |
| per share, eur        |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Solvency ratio,%      |    59,4 |     62,1 |     59,4 |     62,1 |      62,3 |
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| Return on             |    12,9 |    -50,2 |    -24,5 |    -21,9 |     -23,9 |
| equity-%(ROE)         |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Return on             |    16,5 |    -43,9 |    -20,1 |    -10,3 |     -14,3 |
| investment-%(ROI)     |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Gearing, %            |   -16,7 |    -40,6 |    -16,7 |    -40,6 |     -34,6 |
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| Net interest-bearing  |    -4,2 |    -13,1 |     -4,2 |    -13,1 |     -10,5 |
| liabilities, EUR      |         |          |          |          |           |
| million               |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Gross investments, Me |     1,4 |      1,6 |      3,2 |      4,0 |       4,8 |
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| as percentage of net  |     6,3 |      7,2 |      5,7 |      5,6 |       5,3 |
| sales                 |         |          |          |          |           |
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| Average personnel     |     754 |      807 |      784 |      786 |       792 |
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| CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW        |  Nov./06- |   Nov./05- |   change | Nov./05- |
| STATEMENT                     |           |            |          |          |
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| EUR million                   |   Jul./07 |    Jul./06 |        % |  Oct./06 |
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| Cash flows from operating     |           |            |          |          |
| activities                    |           |            |          |          |
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| Cash receipts from customers  |      52,3 |       69,5 |          |     90,8 |
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| Cash receipts from other      |       0,2 |        0,2 |          |      0,4 |
| operating income              |           |            |          |          |
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| Cash paid to suppliers and    |     -55,6 |      -71,6 |          |    -95,4 |
| employees                     |           |            |          |          |
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| Cash generated from           |      -3,1 |       -2,0 |          |     -4,2 |
| operations                    |           |            |          |          |
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| Interest paid                 |      -0,5 |       -0,7 |          |     -0,8 |
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| Dividends received            |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,1 |
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| Interest received             |       0,8 |        0,6 |          |      0,8 |
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| Income taxes paid             |      -0,3 |       -0,5 |          |     -0,6 |
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| Net cash from operating       |      -3,1 |       -2,7 |     15,9 |     -4,7 |
| activities (A)                |           |            |          |          |
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| Cash flows from investing     |           |            |          |          |
| activities                    |           |            |          |          |
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| Purchase of tangible and      |      -3,2 |       -4,2 |          |     -5,0 |
| intangible assets             |           |            |          |          |
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| Proceeds from sale of         |       0,2 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
| tangible and intangible       |           |            |          |          |
| assets                        |           |            |          |          |
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| Purchase of investments       |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
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| Net cash used in investing    |      -3,0 |       -4,2 |    -27,3 |     -4,9 |
| activities (B)                |           |            |          |          |
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| Cash flows from financing     |           |            |          |          |
| activities                    |           |            |          |          |
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| Proceeds from short-term      |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,2 |
| borrowings                    |           |            |          |          |
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| Repayment of long-term        |      -0,1 |       -0,7 |          |     -0,7 |
| borrowings                    |           |            |          |          |
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| Net cash used in financing    |      -0,1 |       -0,7 |    -85,2 |     -0,5 |
| activities (C)                |           |            |          |          |
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| Net increase/decrease in cash |           |            |          |          |
| and cash                      |           |            |          |          |
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| equivalents (A+B+C)           |      -6,2 |       -7,6 |    -17,5 |    -10,1 |
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| GROUP CONTINGENT LIABILITIES  |  Jul. 31, |   Jul. 31, |          | Oct. 31, |
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| EUR million                   |      2007 |       2006 |          |     2006 |
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| Security and contingent       |           |            |          |          |
| liabilities                   |           |            |          |          |
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| On own behalf                 |           |            |          |          |
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| Pledges                       |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
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| For others                    |           |            |          |          |
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| Other contingent liabilities  |       0,2 |        0,2 |          |      0,2 |
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| Operating lease commitments   |           |            |          |          |
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| Group as lessee               |           |            |          |          |
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| Non-cancellable minimum       |           |            |          |          |
| operating lease               |           |            |          |          |
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| payments:                     |           |            |          |          |
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| Less than 1 year              |       1,9 |        1,8 |          |      1,9 |
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| 1-5 years                     |       3,2 |        4,3 |          |      7,3 |
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| Fair values of derivate       |           |            |          |          |
| financial instruments         |           |            |          |          |
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| Currency derivatives          |           |            |          |          |
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| Forward currency contracts    |           |            |          |          |
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| Nominal amount                |       1,2 |        0,9 |          |      0,8 |
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| Positive fair value           |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
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| Negative fair value           |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
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| Option contract               |           |            |          |          |
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| Nominal amount                |       7,2 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
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| Positive fair value           |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
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| Negative fair value           |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
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| Stock derivatives             |           |            |          |          |
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| Futures                       |           |            |          |          |
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| Nominal amount                |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      2,0 |
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| Negative fair value           |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
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| THE FOLLOWING TRANSACTIONS    |  Jul. 31, |   Jul. 31, |          | Oct. 31, |
| WERE                          |           |            |          |          |
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| CARRIED OUT WITH RELATED      |      2007 |       2006 |          |     2006 |
| PARTIES:                      |           |            |          |          |
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| EUR million                   |           |            |          |          |
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| Associated companies          |           |            |          |          |
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| Sales                         |       0,1 |        4,2 |          |      4,2 |
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| Purchases                     |       0,2 |        0,3 |          |      0,5 |
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| Receivables                   |       0,0 |        1,1 |          |      0,1 |
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| Liabilities                   |       0,0 |        0,0 |          |      0,0 |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS'      |          |         |
| EQUITY                                                  |          |         |
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|             |         | Equity attributable to equity holders of   |         |
|             |         | the parent                                 |         |
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| EUR million |   Share |   Share |    Other | Translatio | Retained |   Total |
|             | capital | premium | reserves |          n | earnings |         |
|             |         | account |          | difference |          |         |
|             |         |         |          |          s |          |         |
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| Shareholder |    34,5 |     0,0 |      1,3 |        0,2 |     -5,7 |    30,2 |
| s' equity   |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Nov.1, 2006 |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Change in   |     0,0 |     0,0 |      0,0 |       -0,2 |      0,2 |     0,0 |
| translation |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| difference  |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| The costs   |     0,0 |     0,0 |      0,2 |        0,0 |      0,0 |     0,2 |
| of options  |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| rights      |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Other       |     0,0 |     0,0 |     -0,2 |        0,0 |      0,2 |     0,0 |
| changes     |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Profit/loss |     0,0 |     0,0 |      0,0 |        0,0 |     -5,1 |    -5,1 |
| for the     |         |         |          |            |          |         |
| period      |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Shareholder |    34,5 |     0,0 |      1,3 |        0,0 |    -10,5 |    25,3 |
| s' equity   |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Jul. 31,    |         |         |          |            |          |         |
| 2007        |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| EUR million |   Share |   Share |    Other | Translatio | Retained |   Total |
|             | capital | premium | reserves |          n | earnings |         |
|             |         | account |          | difference |          |         |
|             |         |         |          |          s |          |         |
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| Shareholder |    34,5 |     4,0 |      0,7 |        0,2 |     -1,2 |    38,2 |
| s' equity   |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Nov.1, 2005 |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Change in   |     0,0 |     0,0 |      0,0 |        0,0 |     -0,1 |    -0,2 |
| translation |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| difference  |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Transferred |     0,0 |    -4,0 |      0,0 |        0,0 |      4,0 |     0,0 |
| from share  |         |         |          |            |          |         |
| premium     |         |         |          |            |          |         |
| account to  |         |         |          |            |          |         |
| retained    |         |         |          |            |          |         |
| earnings    |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| The costs   |     0,0 |     0,0 |      0,2 |        0,0 |      0,0 |     0,2 |
| of options  |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| rights      |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Other       |     0,0 |     0,0 |      0,0 |        0,0 |      0,0 |     0,0 |
| changes     |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Profit/loss |     0,0 |     0,0 |      0,0 |        0,0 |     -5,8 |    -5,8 |
| for the     |         |         |          |            |          |         |
| period      |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Shareholder |    34,5 |     0,0 |      0,9 |        0,2 |     -3,1 |    32,4 |
| s' equity   |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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| Jul. 31,    |         |         |          |            |          |         |
| 2006        |         |         |          |            |          |         |
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Percentage changes calculated on basis of exact figures.                        

The interim report has been drawn up in accordance with IAS 34 Standard on      
Interim Financial Reporting and the Group's accounting principles presented in  
the 2006 annual report. The information in this release is unaudited.           

All the figures in the interim report have been rounded up/down, for which      
reason the total of the individual figures when added together may be different 
from the total shown.                                                           


EFORE PLC                                                                       
Board of Directors                                                              

For further information please contact Mr. Reijo Mäihäniemi, President and CEO, 
on September 6, 2007 at 9 - 11 a.m. or at 4 - 5 p.m., tel. +358 9 4784 6312     

Efore Plc will hold a news conference regarding the interim report for analysts 
and media on September 6, 2007 at 11 a.m. in Helsinki World Trade Center,       
address Aleksanterinkatu 17.                                                    


DISTRIBUTION   Helsinki Stock Exchange                                          
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The Efore Electronics Group is an international company providing services for  
the telecommunications, industrial automation and health care industries. Its   
operations comprise custom-designed power supplies, DC power systems,           
electronics design, and ancillary maintenance and repair services.              

Efore's head office is in Espoo, Finland. Besides Finland, the company's product
development and marketing units are located in China, the USA, Germany and      
Sweden. Its production units are located in China, Estonia and the USA. In the  
fiscal year ending in October 2006, consolidated net sales totaled approximately
EUR 90.5 million and the Group's personnel numbered 812. The shares of the      
parent company Efore Plc are listed at the Helsinki Stock Exchange.             

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