2008-10-07 08:00:00 CEST

2008-10-07 08:00:00 CEST


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Vaahto Group Plc Oyj - Company Announcement

CHANGE IN VAAHTO GROUP COMPANY STRUCTURE


VAAHTO GROUP PLC OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN 7.10.2008 9.00

CHANGE IN VAAHTO GROUP COMPANY STRUCTURE

Vaahto Group will carry out a merger of two subsidiaries of Vaahto Pulp & Paper
Machinery business unit. The purpose of the action is to simplify the group
structure and develop the operations of Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery business
unit. 

The Board of Directors of Vaahto Group has decided to start procedure to merge
Vaahto Roll Service Oy to Vaahto Ltd without merger contribution. The merger
will take place during the current fiscal period 1.9.2008 - 31.8.2009. Vaahto
Ltd and Vaahto Roll Service Oy are both wholly owned subsidiaries of parent
company Vaahto Group Plc Oyj. 

Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery is part of Vaahto Group, which is a globally
operating high technology company serving process industry in the fields of
pulp and paper machinery and process machinery. 

Lahti October 7, 2008

VAAHTO GROUP PLC OYJ

Antti Vaahto
CEO

Information:

Antti Vaahto
CEO
Vaahto Group Plc Oyj
Tel. +358 40 8232835