Ixonos - Company Announcement

DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION UNDER CHAPTER 9, SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT AND PERMANENT EXEMPTION FROM THE OBLIGATION TO MAKE A MANDATORY PUBLIC TENDER OFFER UNDER CHAPTER 11, SECTION 26 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-01-17 16:59 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ixonos Plc         
Stock Exchange Release          17 January 2013 at 18:00 


On 17 January 2013, Ixonos Plc (“Ixonos” or “Company”) has received the
following disclosure notification, pursuant to the Securities Markets Act, of a
potential change in a portion of holdings: 

Turret Oy Ab's (“Turret”) portion of Ixonos' voting rights and total number of
shares may exceed 30 per cent should Turret subscribe for all shares to which
its subscription commitment in Ixonos' rights issues, announced on 16 January
2013, (“Rights Issue”) applies. On 16 January 2013 Turret held 3,440,471 Ixonos
shares, which is equivalent to 22.8 per cent of Ixonos' share capital and
voting rights. 

Should Turret subscribe for all shares to which its subscription commitment and

underwriting undertaking in the Rights Issue apply and the Rights Issue being
otherwise fully subscribed for, Turret will hold 10,408,717 Ixonos shares,
which is equivalent to 29.5 per cent of Ixonos' share capital and voting
rights. 

Before the Rights Issue, Ixonos has 15,102,484 shares and votes. If the Rights
Issue is fully subscribed for, Ixonos will have 35,239,129 shares and votes. 

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has granted a permanent exemption
under Chapter 11, Section 26 of the Securities Market Act to Turret from the
obligation to make a mandatory public tender offer for the remaining shares in
Ixonos and securities issued by the Company entitling to shares in the Company
pursuant to Chapter 11, Section 19 of the Securities Market Act in the event
that Turrets's shareholding would, based on the subscription commitment,
corresponding to Turrets's pro rata ownership in the Company, exceed 30 per
cent of the votes in the Company as a result of the Rights Issue. 



Helsinki, 17 January 2013





IXONOS PLC

Timo Leinonen

CFO





For additional information, please contact:

Timo Leinonen CFO, Senior Vice President. +358 400 793 073 email.
timo.leinonen@ixonos.com 



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