NEW RESOURCE IN DIGITALIZATION

9.2.2016, 13:00 CET

ROBIT PLC COMPANY RELEASE 9 FEBRUARY 2016 AT 2.00 P.M.

NEW RESOURCE IN DIGITALIZATION

Rowan Melrose (B.Eng., M.App.Sc., MBA) has started in Robit Plc on 4th February 2016 and is responsible for Digital Services SBU.

His recent positions have been President, Automation & Technology, Sandvik Mining and Group Country Manager, Sandvik Australia.

With this act Robit Plc continues investing in digitalization. This is part of the renewal program which aims at creating new digital services in company's offering and thus at further growth.

ROBIT PLC

Further information:

Robit Plc

Mikko Mattila, CEO

+358 40 736 7001

mikko.mattila@robit.fi

Harri Sjöholm, Chairman

+358 400 622 092

harri.sjoholm@robit.fi

Certified Advisor

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Helsinki Branch

Tel. +358 9 616 28 101

Robit develops, manufactures, supplies and services drilling consumables for applications in tunnelling, geothermal heating and cooling, construction, and mining industries. The Company's products can be divided into top hammer drilling consumables used for rock drilling and DTH (down-the-hole) drilling consumables used for ground drilling. The Company has sales companies in Finland, South Korea, the United States, Russia, South Africa and Peru as well as a sales office in Thailand and China as well as distribution network with approximately 160 distributors. Robit's products are sold to over 100 countries. The Company has production in Finland and South Korea.

Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki

Key media

www.robit.fi