DIGIA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE APRIL 10, 2008 at 11:05 am PEKKA SIVONEN TO BE A PART-TIME CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pekka Sivonen discontinues being a full-time chairman of the board for a certain period of time, but he will continue to lead the board of directors as the chairman. Sivonen himself asked the board of directors to release him from his duties as a full-time chairman, due to personal reasons, until the end of August. Sivonen continues as the chairman of the board in accordance with the companies' act of Finland. Chairman of the Board Pekka Sivonen: ”The reason for me to drop the duties of full-time chairman for this period is that I have a strong personal need to focus on the development of my other majority owned company, since the strong building phase of that company is now beginning. The new President and CEO of Digia has started in the beginning of the year, and he has already proved his capability to lead the company forward to the desired direction together with the board of directors. Digia is in excellent shape and I will continue to support the CEO in his work through normal board work.” DIGIA PLC Board of Directors For further information, please contact: Chairman of the Board Pekka Sivonen, mobile phone +358 40 759 3601, email: pekka.sivonen@digia.com Vice Chairman of the Board Pertti Kyttälä mobile phone +358 50 66950 Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Key media