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TECHNOPOLIS PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 2, 2013 at 2:45 p.m.
Preliminary Result of Technopolis Plc’s Successful Rights Issue
Technopolis Plc’s (“Technopolis” or the “Company”) rights issue of approximately EUR 100 million was successfully completed on November 29, 2013. According to the preliminary result, a total of 41,159,229 shares were subscribed for in the rights issue, representing approximately 135.6 per cent of the 30,362,402 shares offered.
According to the preliminary result, approximately 98.6 per cent of the offered shares were subscribed for pursuant to the subscription rights in the primary subscription and the remaining shares in the secondary subscription. The subscriptions made by shareholders and/or other investors by virtue of the secondary subscription will be approved in accordance with the terms and conditions of the rights issue. The shareholders and/or other investors that have used their right in the secondary subscription will be sent a confirmation letter on or about December 9, 2013 stating the number of shares to be distributed to them on the basis of the secondary subscription.
The new shares will entitle their holders to full shareholder rights in the Company after the new shares have been registered with the Finnish Trade Register and in the Company’s shareholder register on or about December 9, 2013.
Trading in the interim shares, representing the new shares subscribed for in the primary subscription, will commence on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. today, on December 2, 2013. The interim shares will be combined with the existing shares of the Company and will be subject to public trading on the official list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. together with the other Technopolis shares (ISIN Code FI0009006886) on or about December 10, 2013.
Technopolis will announce the final result of the rights issue on or about December 5, 2013, following the approval of the primary and secondary subscriptions by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Helsinki on December 2, 2013
TECHNOPOLIS PLC
CEO
Additional information:
Keith Silverang, CEO, tel. +358 40 566 7785
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Technopolis Plc is a listed real estate company that specializes in leasing space and providing services. Its core business idea is to combine business support services with modern, flexible, multi-user business environments. There are approximately 26,000 people and almost 1,400 companies and organizations in Technopolis premises in Finland, Russia, Estonia and Lithuania. The company’s net sales for 2012 totaled EUR 107.3 million, and its EBITDA was EUR 55.8 million. The Technopolis Plc share (TPS1V) is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
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