Exiqon A/S'share capital and total number of voting rights


Announcement no. 16/2008

To OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen and the press.

Copenhagen, 31 March, 2008

Exiqon A/S' share capital and total number of voting rights

Pursuant to Section 6 of executive order no. 226 of 15 March 2007 about issuers'
disclosure obligations, it is hereby announced that Exiqon A/S' entire share    
capital on 28 December 2007 is DKK 29.991.338, nominal value, divided into      
shares of DKK 1.00, nominal value, each. Every share of DKK 1.00, nominal value,
carries one vote. The total number of voting rights is 29.991.338.              

For additional information please contact                         
Lars Kongsbak, CEO, tel +45 4566 0450 or +45 4090 2101 Hans Henrik
Chrois Christensen, CFO +45 4565 0953 or +45 4090 2131            

About Exiqon                                                                    
Exiqon's corporate mission is to combine leading-edge scientific expertise in   
gene expression with our proprietary LNA™ technology. Exiqon's products,        
services and scientific staff enable life science researchers to make           
groundbreaking discoveries. Moreover, Exiqon is addressing the unmet need for a 
new approach to the diagnosis of cancer. Exiqon's products are based on patented
technology (LNA™ or Locked Nucleic Acids) that facilitates very precise and     
sensitive analysis of nucleic acids. Exiqon aims to expand the existing product 
offering for research use as well as to develop new proprietary molecular       
diagnostic products. Exiqon, through a number of recent initiatives, has        
positioned itself as a significant player in applying miRNA as the key biomarker
in cancer diagnostics.                                                          

Disclaimer                                                                      
Forward-looking statements:                                                     
This announcement contains forward-looking statements regarding Exiqon's        
potential future development and financial performance and other statements     
which are not historical facts. Such statements are made on the basis of        
assumptions and expectations which, to the best of Exiqon's knowledge, are      
reasonable and well-founded at this time, but which may prove to be erroneous.  
Exiqon's operations are characterized by the fact that its actual results may   
deviate significantly from that described herein as anticipated, believed,      
estimated or expected.                                                          

Exiqon A/S        Bygstubben 9 Tel.: +45 45 66 08      E-mail: exiqon@exiqon.com
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CVR.: 18 98 44 31   DK-2950   -              Fax: +45 45Website: www.exiqon.com 
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