DIGIA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE OCTOBER 3, 2008 AT 1:00 p.m. PEKKA SIVONEN RETURNS TO DIGIA'S FULL-TIME CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD POSITION Digia Plc's board of directors has nominated Pekka Sivonen as full-time chairman of the board. Sivonen's full-time employment will therefore continue after temporary absence as requested by Mr. Sivonen in spring 2008. The nomination will become effective on October 6th, 2008 and will continue until the end of Digia's next annual general meeting of shareholders. Digia Plc and Mr. Sivonen have signed an employment agreement according to which Sivonen will work full-time for Digia Plc with responsibility areas covering for instance the search of new strategic customers and partnerships, the market analysis of Digia's main business areas, participating in the group strategy planning and the development of Digia's capital structure. The monthly salary of Sivonen is EUR 17,000 in accordance with the terms of the employment agreement. Sivonen will not receive any other remuneration for the board work as decided by the annual general meeting in March 2008. According to the employment agreement Sivonen's retirement age and benefits are stipulated by Finnish employment retirement laws and rules. The employment agreement may be terminated at any time with immediate effect. There is no severance pay included upon the termination of the employment agreement for any cause. The employment agreement contains a six months non-competition period after the termination of the employment agreement. Mr. Harri Koponen, who was elected board member of Digia by the annual general meeting in March 2008, has resigned from Digia's board with announcement dated August 4th, 2008. Digia has published the resignation in the interim report for second quarter 2008. The reason for the resignation was Koponen's nomination to a Swedish telecom company. Digia's board consists of Pekka Sivonen (chairman), Pertti Kyttälä (vice chairman), Kari Karvinen and Martti Mehtälä. The board intends to continue with current members until the next annual general meeting of shareholders. DIGIA PLC Board of directors Further information: Pekka Sivonen, Full-time chairman of the board (as of October 6th 2008), tel. +358 40 759 3601, email: pekka.sivonen@digia.com Vice Chairman of the Board Pertti Kyttälä, tel. +358 50 66950 Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Key media www.digia.com