Affecto Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

NOTIFICATION ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS REFERRING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9, OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT

AFFECTO PLC        STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT     24 June 2008

NOTIFICATION ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS REFERRING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9, OF
THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT 


Affecto Plc has received a flagging notice stating that Aredendals Fossekompani
ASA ("AFK") will merge its subsidiaries Norsk Vekst ASA ("NOV") and Norsk Vekst
I AS ("NOV I") with itself. All three companies have owned Affecto's shares.
After the implementation of the merger, the direct holdings of AFK will
increase to approximately 5.53%. The total ownership of Arendals Fossekompani
group in Affecto, 5.53%, has not changed since the flagging notice of 27 August
2007. 


1. Name of the target company
Affecto Plc, Business Identity Code 1069622-4

2. Date of the agreement which, when implemented, results in a change of
holdings 
24 June 2008

3. Exact proportion of voting rights and share capital in Affecto
After the implementation of the merger of NOV I into NOV and NOV into AFK,
respectively, the holding of AFK in Affecto would be 1,189,269 shares or 5.53% 

4. Shareholder's full name, Registration Number
Arendals Fossekompani ASA, Registration Number 910 261 525



Affecto Plc
Tuula Wäyrynen, SVP, Corporate Communications