YIT - Company Announcement

Changes to the Board of Directors’ proposal to the Annual General Meeting

YIT CORPORATION              STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     MARCH 3, 2016 AT 4:45
P.M.
Changes to the Board of Directors’ proposal to the Annual General Meeting

Kim Gran has on March 3, 2016 notified that he withdraws his consent to be
elected to the Board of Directors of YIT at the Annual General Meeting to be
held on March 15, 2016.

YIT’s Board of Directors has decided to change its proposals to the Annual
General Meeting as follows: The Board of Directors proposes on recommendation of
the Personnel Committee that a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and three (3) ordinary
members be elected to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors proposes on
recommendation of the Personnel Committee that Matti Vuoria (new) be elected as
the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Juhani Pitkäkoski as the Vice Chairman,
and Satu Huber, Erkki Järvinen and Inka Mero (new) as members of the Board of
Directors. All candidates have consented to being elected.

The invitation to YIT Corporation’s Annual General Meeting dated February 5,
2016 can be found here: http://www.yitgroup.com/YIT_GROUP/about-us/releases/ir
-single-item?release=D8B5F227AA43B4D3

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

The Board of Directors

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