Aktia Oyj - Company Announcement

Aktia plc: Aktia improves outlook for full-year 2012

Stock Exchange release
15 October 2012 at 8.00 a.m.

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-10-15 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 



Aktia improves outlook for full-year 2012

Aktia's operating profit for the first nine months of the year is better than
expected, amounting to approximately EUR 46 (38) million. Taking the
development of operating profit and the prognosis for the last quarter of the
year into consideration, 
the outlook for the full-year 2012 is improved.

Operating profit from continuing operations for 2012 will exceed the level in
2011. 
(Earlier: The operating profit from continuing operations for 2012 is expected
to reach the same level as in 2011.) 

The operating profit for the full-year 2011 was EUR 44.8 million.

Aktia publishes the full result for January-September 2012 on 8 November 2012
approx. at 8 am. 



AKTIA PLC



Stefan Björkman, Deputy Managing Director, CFO, tel. +358 10 247 6595
Anna Gabrán, Investor Relations Manager, tel. +358 10 247 6501, +358 40 708 1807




Distribution:
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd
Central media
www.aktia.fi



Aktia in brief:
Aktia Group provides a broad range of products within banking, insurance and
real estate agency. Aktia operates mainly in coastal areas and inland growth
areas. Aktia has about 400,000 customers who are served by nearly 1,100
employees at 70 branch offices and via Internet and telephone services. Aktia's
shares are listed on the list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. For more information
about Aktia see www.aktia.fi