IXONOS PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 17.3.2008 SHARE SUBSCRIPTION WITH WARRANTS AND INCREASE OF SHARE CAPITAL A total number of 8,500 new shares have been subscribed with Ixonos Plc stock options plan III subtype A/1 warrants. The subscription price of the warrants was EUR 4.13, in accordance with the terms. The corresponding share capital increase of EUR 340 has been entered in the Finnish Trade Register on 17 March 2008. After the increase, the share capital of Ixonos Plc is EUR 365,345.20 and the number of shares is 8,900,630. The new shares provide their holders with full shareholder rights, including dividend payment for the financial period 2007. The Ixonos Plc stock options plan III is based on the decision by the Annual General Meeting 14 February 2006. The terms of the plan were published as a stock exchange release on 17 March 2006. The new shares will be applied for public trading on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki in the same share class as the company's old shares. IXONOS PLC Kari Happonen President and CEO Additional information: IXONOS Plc Kari Happonen, phone +358 424 2231, mobile +358 400 700 761, kari.happonen@ixonos.com Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Main media