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ROBIT PLC RENEWS ITS OPERATING MODEL IN APAC REGION

ROBIT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 27 SEPTEMBER 2017 AT 10.30 A.M.

ROBIT PLC RENEWS ITS OPERATING MODEL IN APAC REGION

Robit Plc has moved from its structure of four regions to five strong regions in
its  sales  operations.  Renewal  concerns  Robit  Plc's  APAC region, which has
further been distributed into two separate regions: Asia and Australasia.

New structure and persons in charge of the five regions are following:

  * Australasia (incl. New Zealand): Brian Bowler
  * Asia: Mika Virtanen
  * North and South America: Mikko Vuojolainen
  * CIS countries and Eastern Europe: Jorma Juntunen
  * EMEA: Kari Alenius

Brian  Bowler is  also nominated  as a  Member of  Robit Plc's Global Management
Team.  Besides his  new position,  Bowler continues  in his  current position at
Robit  Plc as a General  Manager of DTARobit. Before  entering Robit Plc, Bowler
operated as a DTA General Manager in Ausdrill Ltd.

Through  this renewal,  the distributed  regions will  become even more powerful
entities  with greater independence, aiming especially at further growth, taking
decision-making  closer to the customers  and strengthening the company's market
share in their regions.

ROBIT PLC

Mika Virtanen, Group CEO

Further information:

Robit Plc

Mika Virtanen, Group CEO
+358 40 832 7583
mika.virtanen@robitgroup.com

Robit  is  a  strongly  internationalized  growth  company selling and servicing
global   customers   in   drilling   consumables  for  applications  in  mining,
construction  and  contracting,  tunneling  and  well  drilling.  The  company's
offering  is divided into three product and  service range: Top Hammer and Down-
the-Hole  products  as  well  as  Digital  Services.  Robit has 21 own sales and
service   points  as  well  as  active  sales  networks  in  115 countries.  The
manufacturing units are located in Finland, South Korea, Australia, UK and USA.

Distribution:
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