Aktia Pankki Oyj - Company Announcement

Aktia Bank plc to start acquisition of own shares

Aktia Bank Plc
Stock exchange release
11.8.2015 at 12.00 a.m.



The Board of Directors of Aktia Bank plc has today decided to use the
authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting on 13 April 2015 to acquire
the company's own shares for use in the company's share based incentive scheme
and/or for the remuneration of members of the company's administrative bodies.
The acquisition of the company's own shares will start on 12 August 2015 at the
earliest and end by the Annual General Meeting 2016 at the latest. 

Under the authorisation the Board of Directors has decided to acquire a total
of maximum 120,000 A series shares, corresponding to approximately 0.27% of the
number of currently issued series A shares. 

The shares will be acquired through public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
exchange in one or several lots at the market price prevailing at the time of
purchase using the company's unrestricted equity and deviating from
shareholders' pre-emptive subscription right to the company's own shares. The
shares will be acquired and paid in accordance with the rules of NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd and Euroclear Finland Ltd. 

Currently Aktia Banks Plc's holding of own A series shares amounts to 22 112
shares. 



Aktia Bank Plc



Jussi Laitinen
CEO



Further information: Legal counsel Mia Bengts, tel: 010 247 6348



Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd
Central media
www.aktia.com


Aktia 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 over 900 employees at some
50 branch offices and via Internet and telephone services. Aktia's shares are
listed on the list of NASDAQ Helsinki Ltd. For more information about Aktia see
www.aktia.com.