Aktia Oyj - Company Announcement

Aktia plc: New Dividend Policy for Aktia

Helsinki, 2012-02-15 12:46 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Stock Exchange Release - 15.2 2012 at 1.45 PM

Aktias Board of Directors has today decided to adopt a new dividend policy

According to the new policy total annual dividends paid will be 40-60% of the
Group's annual net profit after tax. When deciding on annual dividend payment,
targets for capital adequacy ratio, results of internal capital assessment and
the Group's ambitions for growth are taken into consideration. 

The new policy will for the first time be applied to the dividend for 2011.

AKTIA PLC
Board of Directors





For more information, please contact:
Deputy Managing Director, CFO Stefan Björkman, tel. +358 10 247 6595

From:
Communications Manager Göran Stenberg, tel. +358 10 247 6590



Distribution:
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki,
mass media,
www.aktia.fi



Aktia briefly:
Aktia Group provides a broad range of products within banking, insurance and
real estate agency.­ Aktia operates  in Finland's coastal areas and inland
growth areas. Aktia has some 400,000 customers who are served by nearly 1,400
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.