Change in Elcoteq´s Holding of Own Shares

Elcoteq SE Stock Exchange Release July 5, 2010 at 4.00 pm (EET) A total of 12,625 Elcoteq SE´s series A-shares have been returned free of consideration to the company on July 5, 2010. The transaction is related to the recent resignation of Dr. Sándor Csányi from the company's Board of Directors. Elcoteq transferred 12,625 shares to each member of the Board of Directors as part of the remuneration of the Board and after Dr. Sándor Csányi´s resignation from the Board of Directors on June 24, 2010, the shares allocated to him were transferred back to the company. The company now holds a total of 12,625 own shares. ELCOTEQ SE Satu Jaatinen Director, Corporate Communications & IR Further information: Mikko Puolakka, CFO, tel. +41 41 728 0302 About Elcoteq Elcoteq SE is the global Life Cycle Service Partner for high-tech product and service companies. Engineering, Manufacturing, Fulfillment and After Market Services are the cornerstones of Elcoteq's extensive service offering. Elcoteq has a proven track record in electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and a global factory network coupled with modern manufacturing equipment and consistent systems and processes. Products include Consumer Electronics devices such as mobile phones and their accessories, set-top boxes, LED lamps and luminaries, flat panel TVs as well as System Solutions products such as infrastructure systems, modules and other industrial segment products. The Group's consolidated net sales for 2009 totaled 1.5 billion euros and it employs approximately 10,000 persons. Elcoteq SE is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd.  For more information visit the Elcoteq website at www.elcoteq.com. [HUG#1429662] This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. All reproduction for further distribution is prohibited. Source: Elcoteq SE via Thomson Reuters ONE