SALE OF CONTEMPUS TO BASWARE HAS BEEN CLOSED

AFFECTO PLC        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE       29 SEPTEMBER 2008 at 10:15

SALE OF CONTEMPUS TO BASWARE HAS BEEN CLOSED

Affecto  Plc announced on 5 September 2008 that it will sell Contempus  AS  to
Basware. The transaction has been closed today on 29 September 2008.

The  final transaction price, paid in cash, was 83.6 MNOK (approx. 10.1 MEUR).
Affecto  estimates  that  the sale will not generate  capital  gain  or  loss,
however the exact outcome will be known only after the September figures  have
been prepared for Q3 interim report.

Contempus was part of Component Software Group ASA, which Affecto acquired  in
2007. In 2007, Contempus generated revenue of 69.3 MNOK (approx. 8.4 MEUR) and
EBITA of 6.8 MNOK (approx. 0.82 MEUR) 2007. As at 30 June 2008, Contempus  had
55 employees and a net cash position of approx. 17 MNOK (approx. 2.1 MEUR). In
Affecto's  reporting, Contempus has been reported in the Operational Solutions
and Norway&Denmark segments.

Closing the transaction already in September means that net sales of Contempus
in  fourth quarter (approx. 3 MEUR) and the corresponding profit will  not  be
included in Affecto's income statement.


Affecto Plc
Pekka Eloholma
CEO


Additional information:
Pekka Eloholma, CEO, tel. +358 205 777 737
Hannu Nyman, SVP M&A, tel. +358 205 777 761


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