Aktia - Changes in company's own shares

Aktia Plc: Renewed agreement between owners of Aktia

Aktia Plc Stock Exchange Release 9.12.2008 at 2.30 p.m.

It has come to Aktia Plc's attention that the shareholders agreement
between savings bank foundations and other institutions holding 2/3
of the shares and voting rights in Aktia Plc has been amended. The
agreement concerning first offer of shares to be sold now only
concerns shares in Series R and the subscription rights for said
shares.

Parties of the agreement:


Aktiastiftelsen i Ekenäs          Sparbanksstiftelsen i Oravais
Aktiastiftelsen för               Sparbanksstiftelsen i Petalax
Jakobstadsnejden
Aktiastiftelsen i Karlebynejden   Sparbanksstiftelsen Aktia i Pörtom
Aktiastiftelsen på Kimitoön       Sparbanksstiftelsen i Sibbo
Aktiastiftelsen i Korsholm        Sparbanksstiftelsen i Sjundeå
Aktiastiftelsen i Mellan-Nyland   Sparbanksstiftelsen i Tenala
Aktiastiftelsen i Solf-Sundom     Sparbanksstiftelsen i Vanda
Aktiastiftelsen i Vallgrund       Sparbanksstiftelsen i Åboland
Aktiastiftelsen i Vasa            Sparbanksstiftelsen för Östra
                                  Nyland
Sparbanksstiftelsen i Borgå       Livränteanstalten Hereditas
Sparbanksstiftelsen i Bromarf     Svenska litteratursällskapet i
                                  Finland r.f.
Sparbanksstiftelsen i             Stiftelsen för Åbo Akademi
Esbo-Grankulla
Sparbanksstiftelsen i Hangö       Föreningen Konstsamfundet r.f.
Sparbanksstiftelsen i Helsingfors Ab Kelonia Oy
Sparbanksstiftelsen i Ingå        Svenska folkskolans vänner r.f.
Sparbanksstiftelsen i Karis-Pojo  Wintros Oy Ab
Sparbanksstiftelsen i Kyrkslätt   Samfundet Folkhälsan i svenska
                                  Finland r.f
Aktia Sparbanksstiftelsen i Malax Kolster Oy Ab



Previous information concerning the agreement has been published e.g.
on 19 December 1996:
http://www.aktia.com/en/konsernitieto/corporategovernance-osakassopimukset.shtml


AKTIA PLC


For more details, please contact:
Berndt Hertsberg, Legal Counsel, tel. +358 10 247 6297



From:
Outi Fagerlund, Information Officer, tel. +35810 247 6294

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