Glaston Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

GLASTON CLOSES A+W SOFTWARE ACQUISITION

Glaston Corporation has today closed the acquisition, by which it
purchases the entire share capital of the leading glass industry
software company, A+W Software AG Group, according to the agreement
signed on 31 May 2007. The purchase price was settled at 20.3 million
euros.

As part of the Glaston Group as of today, A+W Software continues to
function as a business area of its own. The financial reporting of
the software business operations will therefore commence in Glaston's
Interim Report for January-September, released on 8 November 2007.

Helsinki, 2 July 2007

Glaston Corporation

Kimmo Lautanen
Chief Financial Officer

Further information:
Kimmo Lautanen, tel. +358 40 838 6181.

Glaston Corporation

Glaston Corporation (formerly Kyro) is a growing, financially solid
international glass technology company. Glaston is the global market
leader and One-Stop-Partner in glass processing machines. Its product
range and service network are the widest in the industry. Glaston's
well-known brands are Bavelloni in pre-processing machines and tools,
Tamglass and Uniglass in safety glass machines.

Glaston's own glass processing unit, Tamglass Glass Processing, is a
local Finnish supplier of high quality safety glass products.

Glaston (GLA1V) is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange's (OMX) Mid
Cap list.

www.glaston.net

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