Aktia Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Divestment of own shares following the share-based incentive scheme 2010

Aktia plc, Stock Exchange Release 3.8.2011 at 3.15 p.m.

Aktia plc has on 3 August 2011 in accordance with the decision taken by the
Board of Directors divested 27,918 series A own shares in order to implement
the share-based incentive scheme 2010. 

The shares were traded on the stock exchange for consideration to members of
the company's executive management who, following the share-based incentive
scheme for 2010, receive a bonus to subscribe for the shares. For more
information on the incentive scheme see page 20 in Aktia's Annual report 2010. 

More information about the divestment:



Date                  3 August 2011
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Exchange transaction           Sale
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Share series               A shares
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Number of shares             27,918
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Price/share                EUR 5.86
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Total price             EUR 163,599
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Following this divestment, the company's holding of own shares amounts to:



Series A  288,674 shares
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Series R  178,762 shares
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AKTIA PLC



For more information, please contact:

Mia Bengts, Legal Counsel, tel. +358 10 247 6348



From:

Göran Stenberg, Head of Communications, tel. +358 10 247 6590



Distribution:

Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd

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