Componenta Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 29.9.2003 at 3.30 pm

Etra
Invest Oy's holding in Componenta Corporation 
exceeds 15 per
cent

Componenta Corporation has received the following statement dated
29
September 2003 from Etra Invest Oy concerning a change in
its
shareholding:

"NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF SHAREHOLDING IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION
9 OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT

Etra Invest Oy's
share of the voting rights and share capital of
Componenta Corporation has
exceeded fifteen (15) per cent with a
sale effected 26 September 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: 26 September 2003

3) Exact share of voting rights
and share capital in Componenta
   Corporation
                 No. of shares
   Share of sharea         Share of 
                                         
capital    voting rights 
   Etra Invest Oy    1.484.900            15.44 %   
      15.44 %

4) Full name of shareholder and trade register number: 
  
Etra Invest Oy, Trade Register Number 391.308

Helsinki 29 September
2003
Etra Invest Oy"

Componenta Corporation has a total of  9,615,309
shares.

Helsinki 29 September 2003

COMPONENTA CORPORATION

Heikki
Lehtonen
President and CEO

FURTHER INFORMATION
Kimmo Virtanen, CFO
tel.
+358 9 225 021