ASPOCOMP AND PERLOS’ JOINT VENTURE ASPERATION TO DEMERGE

ASPOCOMP GROUP OYJ   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   Apr 27, 2005 at 8:00 AM   1(2)

ASPOCOMP AND PERLOS’ JOINT VENTURE ASPERATION TO DEMERGE
Aspocomp Group Oyj and Perlos Corporation have agreed on the division of their

joint R&D company Asperation Ltd. Asperation was established in spring 2002 to

engage in R&D on the integration of components used in the products of the

mobile phone and electronics industries.
Asperation’s aim has been to generate innovations that can be utilized by the

parent companies in their own operations. Its original objectives have now been

achieved. In the future, the two parent companies can most effectively harness

Asperation’s innovations on their own. Dozens of innovations have been

developed.
“Each of the parent companies brought technological expertise to Asperation and

bolstered its mission-critical network in the early stages of its research

operations. In line with the original plan, the development projects have now

matured to a stage in which the planning of their industrialization and

commercialization will be started up within the parent companies themselves,

supported by their own R&D resources. The current parent companies will continue

to engage in project-based cooperation,” says Aspocomp’s President and CEO

Maija-Liisa Friman.
In connection with the business division process, Asperation’s fixed assets,

agreements, and employees will be divided equally amongst Perlos and Aspocomp

such that both companies will gain the innovations that are of key importance to

their operations. It is estimated that the technical implementation of the

division will take about 4-6 months.
For further information, please contact CEO Maija-Liisa Friman,

tel. +358 9 7597 0711.
ASPOCOMP GROUP OYJ
Maija-Liisa Friman

President and CEO
Aspocomp: Innovative interconnection solutions for the electronics industry
The Aspocomp Group offers and develops innovative interconnection solutions for

the electronics industry in close cooperation with its customers. We hold a

strong and recognised position as a supplier of mobile data terminal equipment

components and we aim to further strengthen our position as a supplier to the

automotive industry and data communications networks. We offer our global

customers a fast road to mass production through flexible and cost-effective

adaptation of new technologies, to which our balanced production structure in

Europe and Asia is well adapted.
We strive to offer solutions to our customers that enable increased flexibility

in their own product development. Our belief is that this advantage will bear
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increasing significance for our customers as end product lifecycles continue to

shorten.
The Aspocomp Group’s production facilities are located close to its customers in

Finland, China and Thailand. In 2004 Group turnover stood at around 200 million

euros with a staff of some 3,500.
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