Efore - Major shareholder announcements

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

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 stock deal made on
December 19, 2007 have exceeded one tenth (1/10) of the share capital and voting
rights in Efore Plc and are currently as follows:                               

1) Timo Syrjälä:                                                                

                         Number of        Proportion of     Proportion of       
                         shares           share capital     votes               

                         700,000          1.73 %            1.73 %              

2) Syrjälä & Co Oy:                                                             

                         Number of       Proportion of       Proportion of      
                         shares          share capital       votes              

                         1,750,000       4.32 %              4.32 %             


Furthermore the company holds a forward purchase contract entitling to Efore    
shares, equivalent of 300.000 shares.                                           


Totally:                                                                        

                       Number of          Proportion of     Proportion of       
                       shares             share capital     votes               
                       2.050.000          5.06 %            5.06 %              

3) Maijos Oy:                                                                   

                       Number of         Proportion of     Proportion of        
                       shares            share capital     votes                


                         1.234.000         3.04 %            3.04 %             

4) Ekobrokers Oy:                                                               
                        Number of          Proportion of    Proportion of       
                        shares             share capital    votes               
                              0                 0.00 %            0.00 %        

Furthermore the company holds a forward purchase contract entitling to Efore    
shares, equivalent of 100.000 shares.                                           

Totally:                                                                        
                        Number of          Proportion of     Proportion of      
                        shares             share capital     votes              

                        100,000            0.25 %            0.25 %             

Totally all:                                                                    

                        Number of         Proportion of     Proportion of       
                        shares            share capital     votes               

                        4,084,000        10.08 %           10.08 %              

The business id of Syrjälä & Co Oy is 0909980-1,  the business id of Maijos Oy  
is 0673749-2 and the business id of Ekobrokers Oy is 0570496-3.                 
The share capital of Efore Plc comprises a total of 40,529,648 shares, each     
share entitling to one (1) vote. The registered share capital of Efore Plc is   
34,450,200.80 euros.                                                            

EFORE PLC                                                                       

President and CEO                                                               
Reijo Mäihäniemi                                                                

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


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The Efore Electronics Group is an international company providing services for  
the telecommunications, industrial automation and health care industries. Its   
operations comprise custom-designed power supply solutions, 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 2007, consolidated net sales totaled EUR 80,2 million and the 
Group's personnel averaged 766. The shares of the parent company Efore Plc are  
listed at the Helsinki Stock Exchange.                                          

www.efore.com