Evox Rifa Group - Company Announcement

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON EVOX RIFA GROUP OYJ'S 2006 ANNUAL RESULT

According to the preliminary financial results, the Evox Rifa Group
full year sales grew 12% from previous year to EUR 89.8 million in
2006 (79.9 in 2005).

The full year operating profit was according to a preliminary estimate
EUR 1.9 million (operating loss of 7.5 million). The full year 2006
operating profit includes EUR 0.9 million of extraordinary expenses
related to reorganisation activities, and extraordinary income of EUR
1.2 million from the disposal of real estates in Sweden and United
Kingdom.

The net loss of the year 2006 was EUR 0.9 million (net loss 9.2
million), and the equity ratio 12.9% (13.9%). If the convertible loan
is included in the equity, the equity ratio was 23.3% (23.3%).

Evox Rifa Group's business of producing and marketing capacitors
includes two product groups. The product area electrolytic capacitors
achieved in 2006 an operating profit of EUR 3.0 million (operating
profit of 1.2 million) and the product area Film & Paper capacitors
achieved in 2006 an operating loss of 1.4 million (operating loss of
3.2 million). The Film and Paper product area result is burdened by
production ramp-up costs in the Finnish plant. The product group
results exclude extraordinary items.

The preliminary data is unaudited and is not based on financial
statements approved by the Board of Directors.

Evox Rifa Group Oyj will publish a release on the 2006 financial
statements on 27 February, 2007.


EVOX RIFA GROUP OYJ
Tuula Ylhäinen
President & CEO


Further information from Tuula Ylhäinen, tel: +358 9 5406 5001

Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange, main media