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2009-05-27 13:30:00 CEST 2009-05-27 13:30:12 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Technopolis - Company AnnouncementTECHNOPOLIS PLC'S OCCUPANCY RATES ON THE RISE - YLIOPISTONRINNE OCCUPANCY RATE RISES TO 81,4 % AND KONTINKANGAS PHASE FIVE TO 88,5 %TECHNOPOLIS PLC STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN 27th May 2009 at 2.30 p.m. TECHNOPOLIS PLC'S OCCUPANCY RATES ON THE RISE - YLIOPISTONRINNE OCCUPANCY RATE RISES TO 81,4 % AND KONTINKANGAS PHASE FIVE TO 88,5 % Technopolis Plc's Yliopistonrinne and Kontinkangas fifth phase, which both are under construction, are filling up. The occupancy rate for the first phase of Yliopistonrinne in Tampere rises to 81,4 % after signing a non-published lease agreement on 802,7 gross square meters. The fifth phase of Kontinkangas in Oulu rises to 88,5 % after signing a lease agreement on 814 gross square meters with Tieto Plc. Technopolis Plc has earlier signed binding lease agreements with Kesko Plc, the Safety Technology Authority (Tukes) and Aleksin Ravintolat Oy for Yliopistonrinne. The lease agreements are effective from the summer 2010 when the building is completed. - Yliopistonrinne is situated in Tampere city center close to the university and railway station. The location is excellent considering that a conference center of international standard for 300 visitors will be situated in the site, says the Director for Tampere operations Satu Eskelinen. Earlier binding lease agreements for the fifth phase of Kontinkangas have been signed with Eka Polymer Latex Ltd and Ixonos Plc. Kontinkangas fifth phase will be completed in June 2009. - The fifth phase of Kontinkangas strengthens Technopolis Plc's position as the second largest knowledge based center in the area. Research and education, life sciences, software and technology knowledge are all combined into a network of thousands of professionals in the area, the Director of Oulu operations Seppo Selmgren says. Technopolis has over 100 client companies in Tampere and approximately 240 client companies in Oulu. Along with the first phase of Yliopistonrinne the gross size of Technopolis Plc in Tampere in year 2010 will increase to over 59 000 square meters and in Oulu after completing the fifth phase of Kontinkangas to 198 000 square meters. The cost calculation for Yliopistonrinne is approximately 33,3 MEUR and the investment for Kontinkangas fifth phase is approximately 7,2 MEUR. TECHNOPOLIS PLC Keith Silverang, CEO, p. +358 40 566 7785 Satu Eskelinen, Director, Tampere, p. +358 50 655 70 Seppo Selmgren, Director, Oulu, p. +358 40 567 6169 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Major News Media www.technopolis.fi |
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