SCANFIL PLC'S SUBSIDIARY, SCANFIL EMS OY, STARTS EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS IN SIEVI

SCANFIL PLC        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE        5 AUGUST 2009  12.15 p.m.      

SCANFIL PLC'S SUBSIDIARY, SCANFIL EMS OY, STARTS EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS 
IN SIEVI                                                                        

Scanfil plc's subsidiary, Scanfil EMS Oy, has today invited representatives of  
the Sievi plant to statutory employer-employee negotiations due to production   
and financial reasons and business restructuring.                               

The reason for negotiations is weakening in demand at Sievi plant, which causes 
a need to reorganize and restructure production operations.                     
According to a tentative estimate, the planned measures will result in changes  
in the duties and operations as well as in layoffs of approximately 70 workers  
and clerical employees.                                                         


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Harri Takanen                                                                   
President                                                                       


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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.