Ixonos Oyj : DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION UNDER CHAPTER 9, SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT 17 January 2013

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-01-17 17:05 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:

Ilari Koskelo's portion of Ixonos' voting rights and total number of shares may exceed 10 per cent should Ilari Koskelo subscribe for all shares to which his subscription commitment and underwriting undertaking in a maximum amount of 0.5 million euros, in whole or in partly, in Ixonos' rights issues announced on 16 January 2013, ("Rights Issue") apply if the Rights Issue is not fully subscribed for. On 16 January 2013 Ilari Koskelo held 443,616 Ixonos shares, which is equivalent to 2.9 per cent of Ixonos' share capital and voting rights.

Should Ilari Koskelo 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, Ilari Koskelo will hold 3,416,056 Ixonos shares, which is equivalent to 9.7 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.

Helsinki, 17 January 2013

IXONOS PLC                                                                     

Timo Leinonen

CFO

For additional information, please contact:

Timo Leinonen CFO, Senior Vice President. [phone] email. [e-mail]

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