PERSONNEL NEGOTIATIONS AT ASPOCOMP´S EVREUX PLANT CONCLUDED

Aspocomp Group Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE January 24, 2002 at

2.50 p.m.

PERSONNEL NEGOTIATIONS AT ASPOCOMP´S EVREUX PLANT CONCLUDED
Personnel negotiations, started on October 18, 2001, at

Aspocomp´s Evreux plant in France have been concluded today.

As a result of negotiations about 200 people are given a

notice. The decision was based on productional and economical

reasons. After the personnel reductions which will start

immediately the number of personnel at Evreux plant will be

about 350.
The total cost of the personnel reductions is estimated to be

about 7.4 million euros.
For further information, please contact CFO Pertti Vuorinen at

+358 9 759 70714.
ASPOCOMP GROUP OYJ
Pertti Vuorinen

CFO
Distribution: Helsinki Exchanges

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