Option release: Share series in the HEXTech Index August 1, 2008 – January 31, 2009 (43/08)

The HEXTech index is a capitalisation-weighted and free float adjusted index. It contains the 10 most traded technology share series in terms of their daily median turnover for the preceding calendar half-year listed in Helsinki on the Nordic Stock Exchange. The new structure of the HEXTech index will become effective on August 1, 2008.

There will be no changes in the index population of the HEXTech index on August 1, 2008.

The non-weight-limited numbers of shares per share series and free float factors will be released July 25, 2008. The number of shares corresponding to the 20 per cent weight-limit will be published after trading on July 31, 2008.