Biotie Therapies Corp. Stock Exchange Release 6 May 2014 at 9.30
a.m.
Change in the number of votes relating to Biotie Therapies Corp.'s shares
The Swiss subsidiary of Biotie Therapies Corp. ("Biotie" or the "Company"),
Biotie Therapies AG (previously Synosia Therapeutics Holding AG and Biotie
Therapies Holding AG) has conveyed Biotie shares against consideration pursuant
to the option programs as follows:
April 2014 Total (5/2011- Options
4/2014) outstanding
60,701 8,476,066 4,760,194
The conveyance of Biotie shares relates to the option plan of Synosia
Therapeutics Holding AG (currently Biotie Therapies Holding AG, "Synosia")
acquired by Biotie in February 2011. According to such Synosia share option
plan, options have been granted to employees, former directors and consultants.
In connection with the completion of the acquisition of Synosia, the option plan
was amended so that instead of shares in Synosia an aggregate maximum of
14,912,155 shares in Biotie may be subscribed based on the plan. Biotie issued
these 14,912,155 shares to its current subsidiary Synosia in connection with the
acquisition to be further conveyed to the option holders when they potentially
exercise their option rights in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
option program.
The conveyed shares previously held as Treasury shares have not carried any
voting rights. The conveyance does not affect the number of registered shares.
After the conveyances the changes are as follows:
The increase of vote A total amount of The number of the The total number
of the Company voting rights: Company's shares held of registered
April 2014 by the Group shares
April 2014
60,701 447,365,899 8,666,499 456,032,398
Turku, 6 May 2014
Biotie Therapies Corp.
Timo Veromaa
President and CEO
For further information, please contact:
Virve Nurmi, Biotie Therapies Corp.
tel. +358 2 274 8900
e-mail: virve.nurmi@biotie.com
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Change in the number of votes relating to Biotie Therapies Corp.'s shares
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