YIT - Company Announcement

Notification according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act of change in holdings in YIT Corporation shares

Helsinki, Finland, 2016-02-05 15:10 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YIT CORPORATION    
         STOCK EXCANGE RELEASE     FEBRUARY 5, 2016 AT 4:10 P.M. 



Notification according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
of change in holdings in YIT Corporation shares 

YIT Corporation has on February 5, 2016 received an announcement under Chapter
9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the holding of
Structor S.A. in YIT has gone below the threshold of 5 per cent. 

According to the announcement, the holding of Structor S.A. and its funds in
YIT has on February 5, 2016 decreased to 5,820,000 shares, corresponding to
4.57 per cent of YIT's shares and voting rights. 

YIT has one share series, each share entitling to one vote. YIT’s registered
total number of shares amounting to 127,223,422 has been used in the
calculation of percentages for the announcement. 

Total positions of Structor S.A. subject to the notification:

Date                            % shares     % of shares and voting     % total 
                                 and voting   rights through financial          
                                 rights       instruments                       
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Resulting situation on the      4.57%        0%                         4.57%   
 date on which threshold was                                                    
 crossed or reached                                                             
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Position of previous            5.93%        0%                         5.93%   
 notification (if applicable)    (under                                  (under 
                                 10%)                                    10%)   
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Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold
was crossed: 

A: Shares and voting rights:

Class/type of  Number of shares and               % of shares and               
 shares         voting rights                      voting rights                
ISIN code (if                                                                   
 possible)                                                                      
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               Direct                Indirect     Direct             Indirect   
               (SMA 9:5)             (SMA 9:6     (SMA 9:5)          (SMA 9:6   
                                      and 9:7)                        and 9:7)  
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FI0009800643   5,820,000             0            4.57%              0%         
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SUBTOTAL A     5,820,000                          4.57%                         
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For further information, please contact:

Sanna Kaje, Vice President, Investor Relations and M&A, YIT Corporation, tel.
+358 50 390 6750, sanna.kaje@yit.fi 




YIT CORPORATION

Sanna Kaje
Vice President, Investor Relations and M&A



Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, major media, www.yitgroup.com

YIT is a construction industry leader that creates sustainable urban
environments by constructing housing, business premises, infrastructure and
entire areas. We focus on providing a first-class customer experience, high
quality and continuous development of our diverse expertise. Our operating area
covers Finland, Russia, the Baltic countries, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and
Poland. Our vision is to stay one step ahead – while caring for our customers,
partners and personnel. We have over 5,300 employees in eight countries. In
2015, our revenue amounted to nearly EUR 1.7 billion. Our share is listed on
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com