Atria Plc Company Announcement 18 September 2008, at 3 pm Atria Plc to purchase company's own shares Under the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2008, the Board of Directors of Atria Plc has decided to purchase a maximum total of 300,000 Atria Plc own A-series shares. According to the authorization the shares will be acquired for several future purposes: for the use as consideration in any acquisitions or other arrangements relating to the Company's business, to finance investment, for the implementation of the company's incentive programme, as part of the Company's incentive scheme, to develop the Company's capital structure, or to be retained by the Company, to be otherwise further transferred or to be cancelled. The Company's own shares will be purchased at the market price of the purchasing moment on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. The purchases of the shares will start on 29 September 2008 at the earliest and will end no later than 30 June 2009. Currently the company does not hold any own shares. For further information please contact CEO & President Matti Tikkakoski, tel. +358 50 2582. ATRIA PLC Board of Directors DISTRIBUTION: Helsinki Stock Exchange Principal media www.atria.fi