Pohjola Pankki Oyj - Company Announcement

Pohjola to renew its organisation as part delisting

Pohjola Bank plc
Stock exchange release
7 August 2014 at 1.50 pm



Pohjola to renew its organisation as part delisting


OP-Pohjola will continue to renew OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative
Consolidated's management and organisational structures. These changes represent
a continuation of the decision announced in February 2014 to delist Pohjola Bank
plc shares. Pohjola Bank plc's Board of Directors has decided to contribute to
planning related to OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative Consolidated.

The purpose of OP-Pohjola is that three business lines will form the basis for
management within the group. At the same time, OP-Pohjola Group Central
Cooperative Consolidated will streamline its structure and enhance its
efficiency. The organisational renewal will also have an effect on Pohjola's
structures.

As part of these changes, the number of directors may decrease and the job
descriptions of directors may change.

In order to implement related plans, Pohjola will initiate procedures for
information and consultation of employees, as referred to in Sections 6 and 8 of
the Act on Co-operation within Undertaking, together with the other companies
and entities belonging to OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative Consolidated and
its related parties.

The planned changes will pertain to the entire OP-Pohjola Group Central
Cooperative Consolidated, but any possible effects on personnel during these
procedures will apply to directors outside the scope of collective agreements.
OP-Pohjola Group's operations abroad are outside the scope of these procedures.

The procedures will begin on 12 August and are expected to last six weeks. OP-
Pohjola Group Central Cooperative has 98.41% of Pohjola shares and 99.14% of the
votes conferred by shares.



Pohjola Bank plc
Carina Geber-Teir
Chief Communications Officer

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Teija Sarajärvi, Senior Vice President, HR Services, OP-Pohjola Group
Any requests for contacts, please call OP-Pohjola Group Communications, tel.
+358 (0)50 523 9904

Pohjola is a Finnish financial services group that offers its customers banking,
non-life insurance and asset management services. Pohjola's mission is to
promote the prosperity, security and wellbeing of its customers. Key targets
include profitable growth and increasing the company's value. Pohjola Group
serves corporate customers in Finland and abroad by providing an extensive range
of financial, investment, cash management and non-life insurance services. For
private customers, the Group provides non-life insurance and private banking
services. Pohjola's consolidated earnings before tax amounted to 473 million
euros in 2013 and the balance sheet total amounted to 44 billion euros on 31
December 2013. Pohjola is part of OP-Pohjola Group, the leading financial
services group in Finland with 4.3 million customers.
www.pohjola.com


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