TECHNOPOLIS PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE May 21, 2008 at 9.00 a.m. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA TECHNOPOLIS'S RIGHTS ISSUE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED Technopolis Plc's (the “Company”) rights issue of approximately EUR 59.55 million was completed successfully yesterday. A preliminary assessment indicates that subscriptions have been made for all the shares offered in the rights issue, including the primary and the secondary subscription. Demand for shares in the secondary subscription exceeded clearly the number of shares available. The shares subscribed for based on the primary subscription rights will be admitted to public trading on the Official List of the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Ltd. as interim shares today, 21 May 2008. The Company will announce the final result of the rights issue and the allocation of shares in the secondary subscription on or about 23 May 2008, following the approval of the subscriptions by the Board of Directors. The shares subscribed for in the rights issue will be registered with the Finnish Trade Register on or about 26 May 2008 after which the interim shares will be combined with the Company's existing share class on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Ltd. and will be admitted to trading as part of the Company's current share class on or about 27 May 2008. Oulu, May 21, 2008 TECHNOPOLIS PLC Pertti Huuskonen President and CEO For further information, please contact: Pertti Huuskonen, tel. +358 (0)8 551 3211 or +358 (0)400 680 816 Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Main news media www.technopolis.fi This release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption from registration. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer and that will contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements. The issuer does not intend to conduct a public offering in the United States or register any part of the offering in the United States. Copies of this release are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia.