Ixonos - Company Announcement

Ixonos’s rights issue successfully completed

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-02-08 07:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ixonos Plc         
Stock Exchange Release          8 February 2013 at 8:30 




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Ixonos's rights issue successfully completed

Ixonos Oyj's (“Ixonos”) rights issue of approximately EUR 4.23 million was
successfully completed yesterday. According to the preliminary result, a total
of 24,408,291 shares were subscribed for in the rights issue, representing
approximately 121.2 per cent of the 20,136,645 shares offered. The underwriting
commitments given in connection with the rights issue will, based upon the
foregoing, not be used. 

According to the preliminary result, approximately 94.6 per cent of the offered
shares were subscribed for with subscription rights and the remaining shares in
the secondary subscription without subscription rights. The Board of Directors
of Ixonos will resolve to allocate shares subscribed for without subscription
rights as follows: 

  -- primarily to those who have subscribed for shares on the basis of
     subscription rights as well. If the rights issue is over-subscribed by such
     subscribers, the allocation to such subscribers will be made in proportion
     to the number of subscription rights exercised for subscription of shares
     by that subscriber and, if this is not possible, by drawing lots;



  -- secondarily to those who have subscribed for shares only without
     subscription rights and if the rights issue is over-subscribed by such
     subscribers, the allocation to such subscribers will be made in proportion
     to the number of shares subscribed for by that subscriber and, if this is
     not possible, by drawing lots;



  -- thirdly to the parties having given an underwriting commitment, as set out
     in the terms and conditions of the rights issue, up to the maximum amount
     and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of such underwriting
     commitment to the effect that the use of underwriting commitments is, if
     necessary, determined in proportion to the amount of the underwriting
     commitment and, if this is not possible, by drawing lots. The subscription
     period for the parties having given underwriting commitments ends on 13
     February 2013 at 9:30 a.m. (Finnish time).



The shareholders and other investors that have used their right in the
secondary subscription will be sent a confirmation letter on or about 14
February 2013, stating the number of shares to be distributed to such
shareholder on the basis of the secondary subscription. 

”I want to thank Ixonos' present and new shareholders for the trust that they
have shown in our company. I am very satisfied with the outcome of the rights
issue and I believe that the fully subscribed offering will on its part
facilitate the successful finalization of the company's change process”,
comments Esa Harju, Chief Executive Officer of Ixonos. 

Trading in the interim shares, representing the shares subscribed for with
subscription rights, will commence on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. today, 8
February 2013. All shares subscribed for in the rights issue will be registered
in the Finnish Trade Register on or about 14 February 2013 following which the
interim shares will be combined with Ixonos's existing class of shares on or
about 14 February 2013. The new shares will be subject to public trading on the
official list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. together with the other Ixonos shares
starting on or about 15 February 2013. 

Ixonos will announce the final result of the rights issue on 13 February 2013,
following the approval of the subscriptions by the Board of Directors. 

Pohjola Corporate Finance Ltd is the lead manager of the rights issue.



Helsinki, 8 February 2013

IXONOS OYJ

Board of Directors

Additional information

Ixonos Oyj, Esa Harju, CEO, tel. +358 40 844 33 67, email. esa.harju@ixonos.com



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