By 31 December 2008 Biotie Therapies Corp. had issued option rights pursuant to two different option programs (2004 and 2006 option rights). At the beginning of the financial year the number of 2004 option rights was 2,000,000 and 2006 option rights was 2,768,800. During the financial year 2007 a total of 231,200 new shares in Biotie Therapies Corp. were subscribed for by exercising a portion of the 2006 option rights of the company's option scheme. During the financial year 2008 no new shares were subscribed under the existing option programs.
The remaining outstanding Biotie 2004 and 2006 option rights entitle their holders to subscribe for a total of 4,768,800 new shares of the company.
(March 27, 2009 Financial Statements Release 2008)
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April 27, 2009 Stock exchange release
Biotie´s Board decided on the issuance of option rights
Updated May, 2009