Vacon - Company Announcement

Invitation to Vacon's 20-year-anniversary Capital Markets Day on 28 November 2013

Vacon Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 4 November 2013 at 2 pm (EET)

Every company has a history. Ours spans 20 years back and is quite impressive to
say the least. This history is something to be proud of and to celebrate. At the
same time, as we reach this milestone, we are already setting our sights on the
future.

Analysts and investors are invited to attend Vacon's Capital Markets Day in
Helsinki on Thursday, 28 November 2013, starting at 8.30 am Finnish time.

In our anniversary Capital Markets Day we will present Vacon's vision, strategy
and ambitions for the years to come. The speakers include Vacon's CEO and
members of the management team. In addition, Vacon's customers will present
their views on the role of AC drives in their business.

Venue: Korjaamo Culture Factory, Töölönkatu 51 a-b, 00250 Helsinki, Finland

On 28 November 2013, registration opens at 8:30 am, and presentations will be
held from 9.00 am to approximately 2.00 pm.

We kindly ask you to register by 20 November 2013 at the latest by email to:
maija.suutarinen(at)vacon.com, or by phone: +358 40 8371 278.

Further information on the event is available on Vacon's Investors pages
at http://www.vacon.com/investors/

To celebrate our past, Vacon has opened a dedicated Vacon 20/20 mini-site at
www.vacon.com/2020. If you go to the site, you will find an entertaining cartoon
video which, in just a few minutes, highlights Vacon's entire history.

VACON PLC

Further information:

  * Sebastian Linko, Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations,  +358 (0)40 8371 634, sebastian.linko(at)vacon.com

Vacon in brief

Vacon is driven by a passion to develop, manufacture and sell the best AC drives
and inverters in the world - and provide customers with efficient product
lifecycle services. Our AC drives offer optimum process control and energy
efficiency for electric motors. Vacon inverters play a key role when energy is
produced from renewable sources. Vacon has production and R&D facilities in
Europe, Asia and North America, and sales offices in 29 countries. Further,
Vacon has sales representatives and service partners in nearly 90 countries. In
2012, Vacon's revenues amounted to EUR 388.4 million, and the company employed
globally approximately 1,500 people. The shares of Vacon Plc (VAC1V) are quoted
on the main list of the Helsinki stock exchange (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki).

Driven by Drives, www.vacon.com

Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Financial Supervisory Authority
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