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

EFORE PLC     Stock Exchange Announcement  December 18,.2008   10.05 a.m. 



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

Efore Plc has received the following announcement in accordance with Chapter 2, 
Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act, regarding changes in holdings.         

The holdings of Timo Syrjälä, including the companies under his authority, of   
the share capital and voting rights in Efore Plc have, due to deal made on      
December 17, 2008 decreased below one-tenth (1/10) and the holdings of share    
capital and voting rights of Timo Syrjälä and the companies under his authority 
are currently as follows:                                                       

1) Timo Syrjälä:                                                         

             Number          Proportion         Proportion                      
                             of share capital  of votes                         

Shares       204 500         0,50%              0,50%                           


2)Syrjälä & Co Oy:                                                              

             Number          Proportion         Proportion                      
                             of share capital  of votes                         

Shares       1.482.000       3,66%              3,66%                           


3)Maijos Oy:                                                                    
             Number          Proportion         Proportion                      
                             of share capital  of votes                         

Shares       1.296.000       3,20%              3,20%                           

Totally:                                                                        
             Number          Proportion         Proportion                      
                             of share capital  of votes                         

Shares       2.982.500       7,36%             7,36%                            

The Business ID of Syrjälä & Co Oy is 0909980-1 and the Business ID of Maijos Oy
is 0673749-2.                                                                   

The share capital of Efore Plc comprises a total of 40,529,648 shares, each     
share entitling to one (1) vote. Efore's registered share capital is EUR        
34,450,200.80.                                                                  


EFORE PLC                                                                       

Reijo Mäihäniemi                                                                
President and CEO                                                               

For further information please contact Mr. Reijo Mäihäniemi, President and CEO, 
tel. +358 9 4784 6312                                          

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Efore Group is an international company providing services for ICT, industrial  
automation and health care industries. Its operations comprise energy saving    
custom-designed power supplies, power systems, manufacturing of demanding       
electronics, and related service and maintenance.                               

Efore's head office is in Espoo, Finland. Besides Finland, the company's product
development and marketing units are located in China, the USA and Sweden. Its   
production units are located in China, Estonia and the USA. In the fiscal year  
ending in October 2008, consolidated net sales totaled EUR 78,3 million and the 
Group's personnel averaged 637. The company's share is quoted on the Nasdaq OMX 
Helsinki Ltd.                                                                   

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