Vacon - Company Announcement

Invitation to a briefing and teleconference

Vacon Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 20 October 2010 at 3:00 p.m.:



Vacon will publish its Interim Report January - September 2010 on Wednesday, 27
October, 2010 at 9.30 a.m. Finnish time.

A briefing for the financial analysts, investors and media will be held on the
same day at Scandic Simonkenttä, address Simonkatu 9, 00100 Helsinki, at 11:30
a.m. Finnish time (9:30 UK time). Please inform IR Johanna Koskinen of your
participation no later than Monday 25 October at 4 p.m.

An international telephone conference, conducted in English, will begin at 3:00
p.m. Finnish time (EET). Conference call participants are requested to call in a
few minutes prior to the start of teleconference in +44 (0) 207 162 0025 (code
855961). A replay is available for four (4) working days in +44 (0)
207 031 4064 (access code: 855961). Link to the meeting:

http://wcc.webeventservices.com/view/wl/r.htm?e=189225&s=1&k=A088B96268E7FAE0E3E
B44C1A8ACC144&cb=blank

The presentation material will be available before the start of the briefing at
the Vacon's website www.vacon.com > Investors > Publications and releases.

Vacon in brief

Vacon's operations are driven by a passion to develop, manufacture and sell the
best AC drives in the world - and nothing else. AC drives are used to control
electric motors and in renewable energy generation. Vacon has R&D and production
units in Finland, the USA, China and Italy, and sales offices in 27 countries.
In 2009 Vacon had revenues of EUR 272 million and globally employed 1,200
people. The shares of Vacon Plc (VAC1V) are quoted on the main list of the
Helsinki stock exchange.

Driven by Drives, www.vacon.com

VACON PLC

For further information:

Johanna Koskinen, IR, Phone +358 (0)40 8371 528, e-mail:
johanna.koskinen(at)vacon.com

Distribution:

  * NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
  * Financial Supervision Authority
  * Media





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