CHANGES TO THE PROPOSALS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Espoo, Finland, 2017-03-21 10:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspocomp Group Plc, Company Announcement, March 21, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. Aspocomp Group Plc. has on March 13, 2017 announced the major shareholder announcements made by Hartiavoima Ky and Mr. Kyösti Kakkonen regarding changes in their shareholdings on March 13, 2017. The Board of Directors of Aspocomp Group Plc. has, based on inquiries and interviews after the changes in the shareholdings announced on March 13, 2017, resolved to change the proposal of the Board of Directors regarding the composition of the Board of Directors as follows: The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the number of members of the Board of Directors be five (5). The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the current members of the Board of Directors Ms. Päivi Marttila, Ms. Kaarina Muurinen, Mr. Juha Putkiranta and Mr. Matti Lahdenperä be re-elected as members to the Board of Directors and Ms. Julianna Borsos would be elected as new member of the Board of Directors. In accordance with the Articles of Association of the company, the term of office of the members of the Board of Directors ends at the closing of the next Annual General Meeting following the election. The said director nominees have given their consents to the election. The nominees' personal details are available on the company’s website www.aspocomp.com/agm2017. The Board of Directors has assessed the director nominees' independence against the independence criteria of the Finnish Corporate Governance Code. According to the evaluation carried out by the Board of Directors, all nominees, other than Ms. Julianna Borsos, are independent of the company's significant shareholders. The Board of Directors has also assessed that all nominees are independent of the company. The notice to the Annual General Meeting published by Aspocomp Group Plc. on February 22, 2017 is available here: www.aspocomp.com/agm2017. For further information, please contact Mikko Montonen, CEO, tel. +358 20 775 6860, mikko.montonen(at)aspocomp.com. ASPOCOMP GROUP PLC Mikko Montonen CEO Aspocomp – a service company specializing in PCB technologies Aspocomp specializes in demanding PCB technologies, serving its customers throughout the entire life cycle of a product. Aspocomp sells and manufactures PCBs and also provides related design and logistics services as well as technology solutions. Aspocomp creates value for its customers with unique products and solutions, strong manufacturing and technology expertise, as well as fast and reliable deliveries. A wide network of expert partners together with Aspocomp's own manufacturing enables its customers to cost-effectively buy their PCBs from a single provider over the entire life cycle of a product. A printed circuit board (PCB) is the principal interconnection method in electronic devices. PCBs are used for electrical interconnection and as a component assembly platform in most electronic applications. Aspocomp's customers are companies that design and manufacture telecom systems and equipment, automotive and industrial electronics, security technology and semiconductor testing systems.