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NOTE received the Golden Shoes

NOTE received the Golden Shoes

Last year, NOTE was ranked on the Growth List as Sweden's fastest
growing contract manufacturer of electronics. Now NOTE has also received
the "Golden Shoes" award of honour as Sweden's most enduring
growth companies.

At the Tillväxtlistan award ceremony, Erik Stenfors, NOTE's CEO and
CEO, receive the Golden Shoes Award of Honour. The award goes to
NOTE as it is the company that has been on the list the most times, and
proved that it is a real "marathon company" that places year after
years.

- To grow as a manufacturing subcontractor by 37 % per year for 10 years
is an achievement in a class of its own. NOTE has an important task to
secure the manufacturing knowledge that is disappearing in Sweden
because of the outsourcing trend. It is our hope that they can give courage to
more companies to ensure proximity between product development and production,
says Thomas Ahrens, founder of Ahrens Rapid Growth.

- Our success is proof that we have adapted well to the modern
and sometimes very strict requirements for an EMS (electronic
manufacturing services). The growth we have achieved is the result of growing
with our customers and always customise our services to their
needs," says Erik Stenfors, CEO of NOTE.

For questions related to this press release, please contact
Erik Stenfors, President and CEO of NOTE; +46 (0)176-79901 or +46 (0)709-50 80 70,
e-mail: erik.stenfors@note.se

About the NOTE Group
NOTE is one of Sweden's leading electronics manufacturers with over 30 years of
experience in the industry. We offer market-orientated production via ems
ALLIANCETM - a global network of electronics manufacturers with partners in
Brazil, China, India, Italy and the United States.

In total, the Group has almost 900 employees and a turnover of approximately SEK 1000 million
annually. In Sweden, we are divided into six
production facilities/Centres of Excellence and two
Outside Sweden, we have a factory in Lithuania, as well as
with operations in Central Europe managed from our office in Gdansk,
The Board of Directors of NOTE has announced the intention to list NOTE on
Stockholm Stock Exchange by 2005.

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