Componenta applies for listing of 2001 option rights on main list of Helsinki Exchanges

Componenta Corporation is applying to have the 2001 share option rights listed for public trading on the main list of the Helsinki Exchanges as from 9 February 2005. There are a total of 445,722 option rights and each option right entitles the holder to subscribe for one new Componenta Corporation share with a nominal value of 2 euros. The current subscription price for the share with the option right is EUR 4.60, which takes into account the dividend paid for 2002. The share subscription price is reduced by the amount of the dividends paid before subscription on the date of record for each dividend payment. Subscription for shares with the option rights ends on 31 October 2006. The subscription location for the shares is Componenta Corporation head office in Helsinki. Helsinki, 2 February 2005 COMPONENTA CORPORATION Heikki Lehtonen President and CEO Further information: Heikki Lehtonen President and CEO tel. +358 9 225 021 Kimmo Virtanen CFO tel +358 9 225 021 Componenta is a metal sector company with international operations and production plants located in Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden. The total net sales of Componenta exceeded EUR 316 million in 2004 and the group employed about 2,200 people. Componenta's shares are quoted on the Main List of the Helsinki Exchanges. The group’s customers operate in the heavy truck, off-road, machine building and power and transmission industries. Componenta specializes in supplying ready-to-install cast, geared and machined components directly to the customer’s assembly line. Componenta Corporation Nuijamiestentie 3 C FI-00400 Helsinki , Finland Tel. +358 9 225 021 Fax +358 9 2250 2721 http://www.componenta.com