Change in Ixonos Plc´s ownership: Announcement under chapter 2, section 9 of Finland's Securities Markets Act

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-09-02 07:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ixonos Plc          Stock Exchange Release           2 September 2011 at 8:30


CHANGE IN IXONOS PLC´S OWNERSHIP: ANNOUNCEMENT UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 OF FINLAND'S SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Pursuant to chapter 2, section 9 of Finland's Securities Markets Act, Ixonos Plc has been informed on 1 September 2011 of the following change in the company's ownership:

Due to an acquisition, one of the owners of the company, Irish Life International, is now part of the SEB group (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab). Hence, the notification is made due to SEB’s acquisition of a company with an existing holding above the disclosure threshold, rather than increase due to a transaction in such shares.

After the acquisition, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab owns 875,508 Ixonos shares corresponding 5.80 per cent of all Ixonos shares and votes.

Ixonos' share capital is EUR 585.394,16 and it consists of 15,102,484 shares. Each share carries one vote at the General Meeting.

IXONOS PLC
Timo Leinonen
CFO, Senior Vice President

For more information, please contact:
Ixonos Plc, Timo Leinonen, CFO, tel. +358 400 793 073, timo.leinonen@ixonos.com


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