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Announcement under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act: OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative's shareholding in Pohjola Bank plc

OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative
Stock exchange release
6 March 2014, 4:30 pm

Announcement under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act: OP-
Pohjola Group Central Cooperative's shareholding in Pohjola Bank plc

In accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, OP-
Pohjola Group Central Cooperative hereby announces that it has purchased Pohjola
Bank plc shares with the result that its shareholding exceeds 2/3 of the total
votes conferred by Pohjola Bank plc shares. OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative
alone holds 47.22% of Pohjola Bank plc shares and 66.72% of the votes. Together
with its controlled corporations' holdings, OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative
holds 47.28% of Pohjola Bank plc shares and 66.75% of the votes.

The acceptances by those who have issued their acceptance of the bid by 5 March
2014 would increase the total shareholding of OP-Pohjola Group Central
Cooperative in Pohjola Bank plc to 75.00% of all Pohjola Bank plc shares and the
votes conferred by the shares to 86.35% of all the votes, if the bid were
completed.


OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative

Carina Geber-Teir
Chief Communications Officer

DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
London Stock Exchange
Major media
pohjola.com, op.fi

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Harri Luhtala, CFO, tel. +358 (0) 252 2433
Carina Geber-Teir, tel. +358 (0)40 502 4607


OP-Pohjola Group is Finland's leading financial services group providing a
unique range of banking, investment and insurance services. The Group has the
mission of promoting the sustainable prosperity, well-being and security of its
owner-members, customers and operating regions through its local presence. Its
objective is to offer the best and most versatile package of loyal customer
benefits on the market. OP-Pohjola Group consists of some 180 member cooperative
banks and the Group's central institution, OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative,
with its subsidiaries and closely-related companies, the largest of which is the
listed company Pohjola Bank plc. With a staff of 12,000 OP-Pohjola Group posted
consolidated earnings of 705 million euros before tax in 2013 and had total
assets of 101 billion euros on 31 December 2013. The group has 4.3 million
customers.

www.op.fi


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