ASPOCOMP LOWERS ITS NET SALES AND PROFIT FORECAST

Espoo, Finland, 2013-07-12 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspocomp Group Plc, Company Announcement, July 12, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Due to a weak first half of the year and slower than expected improvement of demand Aspocomp lowers its net sales and operating result forecast for 2013. According to the new forecast net sales in 2013 are expected to amount to EUR 20-23 million and operating result to EUR -1.0-0.0 million. In its previous outlook (Company Announcement on April 22, 2013) Aspocomp estimated net sales in 2013 to amount to EUR 22-26 million and operating result to EUR 0.0-1.2 million. Aspocomp’s Interim Report for period January 1 – June 30, 2013 will be released on August 8, 2013. For further information, please contact Sami Holopainen, CEO, tel. +358 20 775 6860, sami.holopainen(at)aspocomp.com. ASPOCOMP GROUP PLC Sami Holopainen CEO www.aspocomp.com Aspocomp – a PCB technology company Aspocomp develops and sells PCB manufacturing services. Our seasoned professionals help customers to create the most optimal PCB design, both in terms of performance and cost. Our trimmed production lines materialize the most challenging designs within the shortest lead-times of the industry. Our volume supply services offer cost efficient access to all PCB technologies. Printed circuit board (PCB) is the principal interconnection method of electronic devices. PCB’s are used for electrical interconnection and as a component assembly platform in most electronic applications. Aspocomp’s PCB’s are used in several applications i.a. telecommunication networks and devices, automotive electronics, security and medical systems, chip-set development and industrial automation.