COMPONENTA STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 19.12.2003 Heikki Lehtonens holding in Componenta Corporation declines below 1/3 while Cabana Trade S.A.s holding in the company exceeds 1/3 Componenta Corporation has received the following statement dated 19 December 2003 from Heikki Lehtonen and Cabana Trade S.A. concerning a change in their shareholding: "Notification of change of shareholding in accordance with section 9 of chapter 2 of the Securities Market Act Heikki Lehtonen's share of the voting rights and share capital of Componenta Corporation has declined below 1/3 (33,3 %) with a sale effected 19 December 2003. Cabana Trade S.A.s share of the voting rights and share capital of Componenta Corporation has exceeded 1/3 (33,3 %) with a sale effected 19 December 2003. In accordance with section 9 of chapter 2 of the Securities Market Act, we announce to the Financial Supervision and Componenta Corporation the following: 1) Target company: Componenta Corporation 2) Date on which shareholding has changed: 19 December 2003 3) Exact share of voting rights and share capital in Componenta Corporation Heikki Lehtonen as seller Cabana Trade S.A. as buyer No. of shares 3 336 731 No. of shares 3 336 731 Share of capital 34,7 % Share of capital 34,7 % Share of voting rights 34,7 % Share of voting rights 34,7 % 4) Full name of shareholder and trade register number or social security number: Yrjö Heikki Lehtonen, 020659-101L Cabana Trade S.A., B 87264 Helsinki 19 December 2003 Heikki Lehtonen Cabana Trade S.A.ö Cabana Trade S.A. is an investment company owned 100 % by Heikki Lehtonen. The domicile of this company is in Luxemburg. After this sale the shareholding of the companies owned by Heikki Lehtonen, Cabana Trade S.A., Helsingin Santapaperi Oy and Oy Högfors-Trading Ab, is 3 786 131 shares and 39,38 % of the total voting rights in Componenta Corporation. Componenta Corporation has a total of 9 615 309 shares. Helsinki 19 December 2003 COMPONENTA CORPORATION Heikki Lehtonen President and CEO FURTHER INFORMATION Heikki Lehtonen, President and CEO tel. +358 9 225 021 Componenta is a metal sector company with international operations and production plants located in Finland and Sweden. The company's net sales exceed EUR 180 million and the group employs about 1,700 people. Componenta's shares are quoted on the Main List of the Helsinki Exchanges. The groups customers operate in the heavy truck, power and transmission, machine building and off-road industries. Componenta specializes in supplying ready-to-install cast, geared and machined components directly to the customers assembly line. Componenta Corporation Nuijamiestentie 3 C FIN-00400 Helsinki , Finland Tel. +358 9 225 021 Fax +358 9 2250 2721 http://www.componenta.com