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Digia Oyj — Share Issue/Capital Change 2016
May 2, 2016
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Digia Oyj - Company Announcement
DIGIA PLC’S DEMERGER REGISTERED IN THE TRADE REGISTER
HELSINKI, 2016-05-02 07:45 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DIGIA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 2.5.2016 AT 8:45 DIGIA PLC’S DEMERGER REGISTERED IN THE TRADE REGISTER The implementation of the partial demerger decided by Digia Plc’s Annual General Meeting on 16 March 2016 was registered in the Trade Register on 1 May 2016. On 16 March 2016, Digia’s Annual General Meeting approved Digia’s demerger plan and decided on the partial demerger of Digia Plc as set out in the demerger plan. Digia Plc is being demerged such that all assets, liabilities and responsibilities related to Digia’s Qt business are transferred to a new company called Qt Group Plc. Digia’s domestic business remains with Digia Plc. Following the implementation of the demerger, Qt Group Plc is an independent public listed company. Its shares are available for public trading on NASDAQ Helsinki Ltd as from 2 May 2016. The trading code of Qt Group shares is QTCOM. Digia’s shareholders have received one (1) Qt share for each Digia share they own as demerger compensation. No demerger compensation has been granted for treasury shares held by Digia. When trading begins, the number of Qt Group shares available for trading is 20,818,273. In connection with the implementation of the demerger, Juha Varelius, MBA, who served as the President and CEO of Digia, is assuming the position of President and CEO of Qt Group Plc. The new CEO of Digia Plc is Timo Levoranta, M.Sc. (Tech.), B.Sc. (Econ. & Bus.Adm.). Digia Plc Board of Directors ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Digia Plc’s President and CEO Timo Levoranta Tel. +358 (0)40 500 2050 Qt Group Plc’s President and CEO Juha Varelius Tel. +358 (0)9 8861 8040 DISTRIBUTION NASDAQ Helsinki Principal media www.digia.com