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Proposals of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board to the Annual General Meeting


TECHNOPOLIS PLC      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   January 30, 2015 at 9 a.m.

Proposals of the Shareholders' Nomination Board to the Annual General Meeting

The Shareholders' Nomination Board proposes the following to the Annual General
Meeting convening on March 27, 2015: 

Resolution on the Remuneration of the Members of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders' Nomination Board proposes to the General Meeting that duly
elected members of the Board of Directors be paid the following annual
remuneration for the term of office expiring at the end of the next Annual
General Meeting: 

to the Chairman of the Board of Directors: EUR 55,000
to the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors: EUR 31,500
to the other members of the Board of Directors: EUR 26,250 each.

The annual remuneration is paid on the condition that the Board member commits
to using 50% of their annual remuneration to acquire Technopolis Plc shares on
the market at the price determined in public trading. The shares are to be
acquired within three weeks of the publication of the Interim Report for
January 1 - March 31, 2015. If the shares cannot be acquired due to insider
regulations in that time period, the shares shall be acquired outright once it
is possible in accordance with the insider regulations in force at that time.
Board members are not allowed to transfer any shares obtained as annual
remuneration before their membership of the Board has ended. The Board members
having long-term, increasing shareholdings is in the interests of all
shareholders. 

The Nomination Board proposes that, for participation in the meetings of the
Board of Directors, each member of the Board shall, in addition to the annual
fee, be paid a fee of EUR 600 and the Chairman of the Board of Directors a fee
of EUR 1,200 for each Board meeting, as well as that each member of a committee
will be paid a fee of EUR 600 and the chairmen of the committees a fee of EUR
800 for each committee meeting. The Nomination Board further proposes that each
member of the Board of Directors whose place of residence is outside of Finland
shall, however, be paid a fee of EUR 900 and the Chairman of the Board of
Directors a fee of EUR 1,800 for each Board meeting, as well as that each
member of a committee shall be paid a fee of EUR 900 and the chairmen of the
committee a fee of EUR 1,200 for each committee meeting, provided that the
member of the Board of Directors is physically present at the meeting venue.
The Nomination Board proposes that the travel expenses of the members of the
Board of Directors and the members of the committees shall be compensated for
in accordance with the company's travel policy. 

Resolution on the Number of Members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination Board proposes to the General Meeting that the Board of
Directors shall comprise six (6) members. 

Election of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination Board proposes to the General Meeting that the following
individuals be re-elected as members of the Board of Directors for a term of
office ending at the end of the next Annual General Meeting: Mr. Carl-Johan
Granvik, Mr. Jorma Haapamäki, Mr. Pekka Korhonen, and Mr. Pekka Ojanpää. Former
members of the Board of Directors, Ms. Sari Aitokallio and Mr. Timo Ritakallio,
have informed that they are no longer available for re-election. 

In addition, the Nomination Board proposes that Mr. Reima Rytsölä and Ms.
Annica Ånäs are elected as new members of the Board of Directors for the same
term of office. 

Reima Rytsölä, M.Soc.Sc., CEFA, AMP, born in 1969, serves currently Varma
Mutual Pension Insurance Company as the Chief Investment Officer. Previously he
has held a position of the Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Banking and
the Member of the Group Executive Committee at Pohjola Bank Plc with
Group-level responsibility for major corporate and institutional customers, as
well as other management and investment positions at Pohjola Bank Plc and its
subsidiaries. Reima Rytsölä is a member of the Board of VVO-group plc. 

Annica Ånäs, LL.M., MBA, born 1971, serves currently Atrium Ljungberg AB, a
real estate company listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, as the Chief Financial
Officer with responsibility of financing and financial reporting, real estate
valuation and analysis, investor relations and communication as well as IT and
law.  Previously she has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Hemsö AB and
also as the Senior Controller of Atrium Ljungberg AB. In addition, she has
served as the CEO of Producenterna AB, a communication company belonging to the
Bonnier Group. She has positions of trust as a member of the Board of Directors
of EMS Fastighetsaktiebolag and as Chairman of the Board of TL Bygg AB. 

Furthermore, the Nomination Board proposes that Mr. Carl-Johan Granvik be
elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Mr. Jorma Haapamäki as
the Vice Chairman for the same term of office. 

All the nominees are considered independent of the Company and of the
significant shareholders of the Company, except for Mr. Reima Rytsölä who
serves Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, the largest shareholder of the
Company, as the Chief Investment Officer. 

The information essential to the Board work of all the proposed individuals is
presented on the company's website www.technopolis.fi. 

For further information::

Risto Murto, Chairman of the Nomination Board, phone +358 10 244 3119

Technopolis provides the best addresses for companies to operate and succeed in
five countries in the Nordic-Baltic region. The company develops, owns and
operates a chain of 20 smart business parks that combine services with flexible
and modern office space. The company's core value is to continuously exceed
customer expectations by providing outstanding solutions to 1,700 companies and
their 40,000 employees in Finland, Norway, Estonia, Russia and Lithuania. The
Technopolis Plc share (TPS1V) is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. 

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