Efore - Major shareholder announcements

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Espoo, Finland, 2013-04-12 15:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 
Efore Plc      Stock exchange release       April 12, 2013 at 4.00 p.m.

Efore Plc has today received a notification of change in holdings in accordance
with chapter 2, section 9 of the Securities Markets Act that Sievi Capital
Oyj's share of the total number of shares and voting rights in Efore Plc has
exceeded 10 per cent on April 12, 2013. 

Sievi Capital Oyj's shareholding before the notification:
Number of shares: 3,699,487 shares
Share of the total number of shares and voting rights: 8.70%

Sievi Capital Oyj's shareholding following the notification:
Number of shares: 4,729,487 shares
Share of the total number of shares and voting rights: 11.12%

The calculation basis for the flagging is the total number of Efore Plc shares
and voting rights registered with the Trade Register. The number of Efore Plc
shares and voting rights registered with the Trade Register totals 42,529,648. 

Sievi Capital Oyj's business ID is 0190457-0.

EFORE PLC

Vesa Vähämöttönen
President and CEO

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

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Efore Group

Efore Group is an international company which develops and produces demanding
power products. Efore's head office is based in Finland and its production unit
is located in China. Efore is present also in Sweden. In the fiscal year ending
in October 2012, consolidated net sales totaled EUR 78,1 million and the
Group's personnel averaged 888. The company's share is quoted on the Nasdaq OMX
Helsinki Ltd. 


www.efore.com




         Vesa Vähämöttönen, President and CEO, tel. +358 9 4784 6312