TECHNOPOLIS PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE March 24th, 2009 at 12.00 TECHNOPOLIS PLC YLIOPISTONRINNE OCCUPANCY REACHES 73,3 % KESKO PLC, SAFETY TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY (TUKES) AND ALEKSIN RAVINTOLAT LTD STRENGTHEN TECHNOPOLIS POSITION IN TAMPERE Technopolis Plc has signed binding leases with Kesko Plc, Safety Technology Authority (Tukes) and Aleksin Ravintolat Ltd for the Yliopistonrinne technology center downtown Tampere. The new leases for Yliopistonrinne raise the occupancy rate to 73,3 %. The leases start during the summer of 2010. - Yliopistonrinne will support the growth of a strong cluster of knowledge-intensive service companies in Tampere. An important target for us is to develop a network between this cluster and the know how cluster in Technopolis Hermia, says the Director of Tampere Operations Satu Eskelinen. Technopolis has over 100 customer companies in Tampere. Upon completion of the first phase of Technopolis Yliopistonrinne in 2010, the company's total leasable area in Tampere will increase to more than 59,000 square meters. The total cost of Yliopistonrinne is estimated at EUR 33.3 million. The size of the first phase will be some 11,000 gross square meters, which includes an indoor parking facility for 130 vehicles. The Yliopistonrinne technology center will be implemented in three stages. Once fully completed, its size will be approximately 30,000 square meters. TECHNOPOLIS PLC Keith Silverang, President and CEO, Phone: +358 40 566 7785 Satu Eskelinen, Director of Tampere Operations, Phone +358 50 655 70 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Major news media www.technopolis.fi