Aktia Pankki Oyj - Company Announcement

Aktia's Asset management reorganised

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-02-03 13:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Aktia Bank plc
Stock Exchange Release
3 February 2014 at 2 p.m.





Aktia's Asset management reorganised

Aktia's asset management function, which up until now has consisted of the two
sister companies Aktia Asset Management Ltd and Aktia Invest Ltd, has on 31
January 2014 been reorganised to form a new subsidiary Group, Aktia Asset
Management. 

Aktia Asset Management Ltd (official Swedish name Aktia Asset Management Ab
until the new name Aktia Kapitalförvaltning Ab is registered), has acquired all
shares in Aktia Invest Ltd. Following the transaction, Aktia Bank plc's holding
is 75% of the new subsidiary Aktia Asset Management Ltd. Minority shareholders
(25%) of the company are key persons in the present Aktia Asset Management and
Aktia Invest. 

Anders Ehrström has been appointed Managing Director of Aktia Asset Management
Ltd and Jetro Siekkinen has been appointed Deputy Managing Director. 

The reorganising has no significant effect on Aktia Bank plc's profit or
financial position. 



AKTIA BANK PLC



For more information, please contact:

Jussi Laitinen, CEO, Aktia Bank, tel. +358 10 247 6250
Anders Ehrström, Managing Director, Aktia Asset Management Ltd, +358 10 247 6798
Jetro Siekkinen, Deputy Managing Director, Aktia Asset Management Ltd, +358 10
247 2347 


Distribution:
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd
Central media
www.aktia.fi



Aktia in brief:
Aktia Group provides a broad range of products within banking, insurance and
real estate agency. Aktia operates mainly in coastal areas and inland growth
areas. Aktia has about 300,000 customers who are served by nearly 1,000
employees at 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