Final Result of Technopolis Plc’s Successful Rights Issue

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. TECHNOPOLISPLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE        December 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Final Result of Technopolis Plc’s Successful Rights Issue All offered 30,362,402 shares were subscribed for in Technopolis Plc’s (“Technopolis” or the “Company”) rights issue completed on November 29, 2013. A total of 29,930,320 shares were subscribed for in the primary subscription representing approximately 98.6 per cent of the shares offered. A total of 11,230,306 shares were subscribed for in the secondary subscription, of which subscriptions for 432,082 shares were approved. In total, the subscriptions amounted thus to approximately 135.6 per cent of the shares offered. The gross proceeds raised by Technopolis in the rights issue amounted to approximately EUR 100 million. The Board of Directors of Technopolis has today approved all primary subscriptions made in the rights issue organized between November 12, 2013 and November 29, 2013, and decided to approve secondary subscriptions made by Technopolis' shareholders and/or other investors in accordance with the terms and conditions of the rights issue. Subscribers who did not receive all shares subscribed for by virtue of the secondary subscription will be repaid the subscription price for the shares not received by the subscriber to the bank account informed by the subscriber in connection with the subscription on or about December 9, 2013. No interest will be paid for the repayable funds. The new shares subscribed for in the primary subscription have been subject to public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. as interim shares since December 2, 2013. All new shares subscribed for in the rights issue will be registered in the Finnish Trade Register on or about December 9, 2013. The interim shares will be combined with the existing shares of the Company and will be subject to public trading on the official list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. together with the other Technopolis shares (ISIN Code FI0009006886) on or about December 10, 2013. Following the registration of the new shares in the Finnish Trade Register, the number of Technopolis' shares will amount to 106,268,407 shares. All shares subscribed for in the rights issue have been fully paid for. The new shares will entitle their holders to full shareholder rights in the Company after the new shares have been registered in the Finnish Trade Register and in the Company’s shareholder register on or about December 9, 2013. Amendments to the terms and conditions of the 2007 stock options As a consequence of the rights issue, the Board of Directors of Technopolis has today, on December 5, 2013, also confirmed the amendments made on November 4, 2013 to the Company’s 2007 stock options in order to ensure the equal treatment of shareholders and the holders of stock options. The amended subscription price for stock options 2007C is EUR 1.402 per share. The subscription ratio for the stock options will remain unchanged. The above amendments to the terms and conditions of the 2007 stock options due to the rights issue will become effective as of their registration with the Finnish Trade Register on or about December 9, 2013. Helsinki on December 5, 2013 TECHNOPOLIS PLC The Board of Directors Additional information: Keith Silverang, CEO, tel. +358 40 566 7785 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Main news media www.technopolis.fi Technopolis Plc is a listed real estate company that specializes in leasing space and providing services. Its core business idea is to combine business support services with modern, flexible, multi-user business environments. There are approximately 26,000 people and almost 1,400 companies and organizations in Technopolis premises in Finland, Russia, Estonia and Lithuania. The company’s net sales for 2012 totaled EUR 107.3 million, and its EBITDA was EUR 55.8 million. The Technopolis Plc share (TPS1V) is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. DISCLAIMER This document and the information contained herein are not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa or Japan. 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