Digia Oyj - Company Announcement

DIGIA'S BOARD DECIDED ON NEW INCENTIVE SYSTEMS FOR THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT

DIGIA PLC   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 1 OCTOBER 2009 9:00 A.M.


DIGIA'S BOARD DECIDED ON NEW INCENTIVE SYSTEMS FOR THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT 

Digia's Board of Directors has decided to cease using management incentives
based on option rights and instead shift to use of share-based incentive
systems. Along with such decision, the Board has decided on the following
incentive schemes based on a directed share issue without payment to the
management and key employees of the company: 

The President and CEO Juha Varelius and a total of 15 other company's key
employees will be offered a share bonus system, whereunder such key employees
are entitled to convert their existing option rights under the option scheme
2005A-C into a maximum total of 51.900 company shares and a cash bonus of equal
amount. 

A new share-based incentive system will be created for the company's key
employees other than the CEO, whereunder such key employees are entitled to a
bonus to be decided by the Board each year on the basis of the company's
performance and fulfillment of the objectives set by the Board during the
respective accounting period preceding the Board's decision. Regarding year
2009 the bonus amounts to the value of maximum of 200.000 company shares. The
bonus for the year 2009 will be paid in a 50/50 combination of shares and cash
in equal slots over a period of four years as of 30.1.2010 onwards provided
that the employment of the respective key employee is in force in the date when
the respective payment is due. 

The CEO's current share incentive scheme agreed in 2007 will be terminated and
replaced with a new scheme, pursuant to which: 

-	the CEO will be awarded with a bonus equal to the value of 100.000 company
shares payable in a 50/50 combination of shares and cash in October 2009
without any disposition restrictions. Such bonus is paid on the basis of the
CEO's good work performance during year 2008 and so far in 2009 in the
challenging market situation; and 

-	a new share bonus system will be launched for the CEO to cover two earning
periods (years 2009 and 2010), whereunder the CEO is entitled to a maximum
bonus equal to the value of 80.000 company shares for each earning period
depending on the earning per share (EPS) value reached during such earning
period. The maximum total bonus available for the CEO under the scheme thus
equals to the value of 160.000 shares. The bonus starts to accrue when the EPS
amounts to 0,41 EUR (entitling the CEO to a bonus of the value of 20.000
shares) for an earning period, whereafter the bonus increases in steps so that
the maximum bonus becomes payable if the EPS amounts to 0,69 EUR for the
earning period. The bonus will be paid in a 50/50 combination of shares and
cash, without any disposition restrictions, after the adoption of the financial
statements following the close of the respective earning period. 

All schemes will be effected with the treasury shares held by the company.


Digia Plc

Board

For further information:
President and CEO Juha Varelius,
gsm +358 400 855849, email: juha.varelius@digia.com
CFO Kjell Lindqvist,
gsm +358 40 8230733, email: kjell.lindqvist@digia.com

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NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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