*EXEL PLC: CHANGE OF ROUND LOT SIZE

HEX HELSINKI  SECURITIES EXCHANGE   RELEASE 108/2004
              SHARES                30 March 2004

EXEL PLC: CHANGE OF ROUND LOT SIZE

The round lot size of Exel Plc's share will change and
will be valid in the Helsinki Exchanges HETI system as of
1 April 2004. The new round lot is 100 shares.

There will be no After market trading II with the shares
of Exel Plc's on Thursday morning 1 April 2004.

Identifiers:

Trading code:                      EXL1V
ISIN code:                         FI0009007306
Round lot:                         100
Valid in trading:                  1 April 2004


HELSINKI EXCHANGES
Olli Kukkonen