Etra Invest's holding in Componenta exceeds 30% 

Componenta Corporation has
received the following statement dated 15 August 2008
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 thirty (30) per cent with a share
transaction concluded
14 August 2008.  

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: 14 August
2008

3) Exact share of voting rights and share capital in Componenta
Corporation:
	No. of shares	Share of share capital	Share of voting
rights
Shares	 3.174.433	29.01 %	29.01 %
Convertible capital notes	    185.000	
 1.69 %	  1.69 %
Total	 3.359.433	30.70 %	30.70 %

4) Full name of shareholder
and trade register number: Etra Invest Oy, Trade
Register Number
0672234-6

Helsinki 15 August 2008
Etra Invest Oy"

Componenta Corporation has
a total of 10 943 698 shares.

Helsinki, 15 August 2008

COMPONENTA
CORPORATION

Heikki Lehtonen
President and CEO

Further information:

Heikki
Lehtonen			Mika Hassinen
President and CEO			CFO
tel. +358 10 403 00			tel.
+358 10 403 00
Componenta is a metal sector company with international
operations and
production plants located in Finland, Turkey, the Netherlands
and Sweden. The
net sales of Componenta were EUR 635 million in 2007. The Group
employs about
5,100 people. Componenta's shares are quoted on the OMX Nordic
Exchange in
Helsinki. Componenta specializes in supplying cast and machined
components and
total solutions made of them to its global customers who are
manufacturers of
vehicles, machines and equipment.  
Componenta  Corporation

Panuntie 4 
FI-00610 Helsinki , Finland
Tel. +358 10 403 00
Fax +358 10 403
2721
http://www.componenta.com