Scanfil - Company Announcement

RETURN OF EQUITY FROM SCANFIL EMS OY TO SCANFIL PLC

SCANFIL PLC     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   30 SEPTEMBER 2009    3.45 P.M          

RETURN OF EQUITY FROM SCANFIL EMS OY TO SCANFIL PLC

In the business transfer on 1 May 2008, Scanfil plc was split into an investment
company, Scanfil plc, and a subgroup called Scanfil EMS Oy, which engages in    
contract manufacturing. In the business transfer, all contract manufacturing    
assets, liabilities and provisions were transferred to Scanfil EMS Oy in        
accordance with the provisions of the Finnish act on trade tax. This made       
Scanfil EMS Oy's balance sheet too strong for effective equity management.      

The original equity ratio aim for Scanfil EMS Oy was 35-40%, on the basis of    
which Scanfil EMS Oy's general meeting decided on 26 March 2009 on a return of  
EUR 50 million in capital to its parent company, Scanfil plc. In the current    
situation, the return translates into an equity ratio of approximately 50%. In  
its extraordinary general meeting on 30 September 2009, Scanfil EMS Oy decided  
to raise the capital return to EUR 65 million, which is in line with the        
original aim. EUR 32.6 million of the capital return has so far been settled by 
cash assets and Scanfil plc has today decided to issue a promissory note loan to
Scanfil EMS Oy for the remaining EUR 32.4 million.                              




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Harri Takanen                                                                   
President                                                                       


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President Harri Takanen                                                         
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Scanfil Group comprises the investment and parent company Scanfil plc, and a    
subgroup called Scanfil EMS Oy, which is engaged in contract manufacturing for  
international telecommunications technology and industrial electronics          
manufacturers. The objective of the investment activities is to make the        
management of the company's funds more effective and productive by diversifying 
the risks and finding new growth potential.                                     

Scanfil has over 30 years of experience in demanding contract manufacturing.    
Scanfil is a systems supplier that offers its products and services to          
international telecommunications systems manufacturers and industrial           
electronics customers. Typical telecommunications products include equipment    
systems for mobile and public switched telephone networks. Automation systems,  
frequency converters, lift control systems, equipment and systems for           
electricity production and transmission, analysers, slot machines and different 
meteorological instruments are just some examples of the industrial electronics 
products we manufacture. The company has production facilities in China,        
Estonia, Hungary and Finland.