2011-02-17 07:00:00 CET

2011-02-17 07:00:05 CET


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Aktia Pankki Oyj - Financial Statement Release

Aktia Bank Plc (subsidiary of the listed Aktia Plc): Accounts Announcment 2010 17 February 2011 at 8.00 am 



Helsinki, 2011-02-17 07:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Profit for 2010

Aktia Bank plc is a subsidiary to the listed Aktia plc and operates as parent
company in the Bank Group. 

Subsidiaries in the Bank Group are: Aktia Real Estate Mortgage Bank plc, Aktia
Asset Management Oy Ab, Aktia Fund Management Company Ltd, Aktia Invest Ltd,
Aktia Card & Finance Ltd and Aktia Corporate Finance Ltd. 

  -- The Bank Group's operating profit for continuing    operations during 2010
     was EUR 70.9 (54.2) million. Profit for the period was EUR 52.6 (37.6)
     million. Earnings per share was EUR 16.7 (12.7) million.
  --  The Banking Business operating profit during 2010 rose by 28% to EUR 69.8
     (54.6) million. The Asset Management improved profitability and reached an
     operating profit of EUR 4.4 (0.9) million.

Key figures: (EUR   2010   2009   ∆    10-12/  10-12/   ∆     7-9/   4-6/   1-3/
million)                                 2010    2009         2010   2010   2010
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Earnings per        16.7   13.3   26%     2.9     4.0  -28%    4.8    5.2    3.9
share (EPS),                                                                    
continuing                                                                      
operations                                                                      
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Earnings per          --   -0.6    --      --      --    --     --     --     --
share (EPS),                                                                    
discontinued                                                                    
operations                                                                      
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Earnings per        16.7   12.7   32%     2.9     4.0  -28%    4.8    5.2    3.9
share (EPS),                                                                    
total                                                                           
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Equity per share   110.9  117.0   -5%   110.9   117.0   -5%  117.3  112.3  122.4
(NAV)1                                                                          
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Return on equity    13.8   11.0   26%     9.6    13.0  -26%   15.3   16.7   12.5
(ROE), %                                                                        
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Total earnings       8.2   25.3  -68%    -6.5     1.9    --    5.1   -0.1    9.7
per share                                                                       
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Number of shares1      3      3    0%       3       3    0%      3      3      3
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Cost-to-income      0.59   0.57    4%    0.68    0.57   19%   0.58   0.54   0.57
ratio, continuing                                                               
operations                                                                      
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Capital adequacy    15.9   15.9    0%    15.9    15.9    0%   17.0   16.5   16.2
ratio1, %                                                                       
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Tier 1 capital      10.1    9.5    6%    10.1     9.5    6%   10.4   10.1    9.6
ratio 1, %                                                                      
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1 At the end of                                                                 
the period                                                                      
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”Accounts Announcement 1 January - 31 December 2010” is a translation of the
original report in Swedish (”Aktia Bank Bokslutskommuniké 1.1-31.12.2010”). In
case of discrepancies, the Swedish version prevails. 


         Further information:
         Jussi Laitinen, CEO tel. +358 10 247 6201
         Stefan Björkman, deputy CEO and CFO tel. +358 10 247 6595
         Anna Gabrán, Investor Relations Manager tel. +358 10 247 6501