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2012-12-12 18:33:50 CET 2012-12-12 18:34:48 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Aktia Pankki Oyj - Company AnnouncementAktia Bank plc: Standard & Poors assigns A-/A2 rating on Aktia BankAktia Bank plc Stock exchange release 12 December 2012 Helsinki, Finland, 2012-12-12 18:33 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Standard & Poor's initiates rating on Aktia Bank plc Standard & Poor's rating reflects Aktia's strong capital and earnings, its moderate risk position, average funding and adequate liquidity. Standard & Poor's regards Aktia Bank to have a moderate systemic importance in Finland. Standard & Poor's assigns the following ratings to Aktia Bank plc: Long-term A- and short-term A2, both with a negative outlook. The negative outlook reflects Standard & Poor's view on growing economic risks in export oriented Finnish economy which could adversely affect the Finnish banking sector's performance. Standard & Poor's research update can be found at www.aktia.fi/aktia_bank/rating AKTIA BANK PLC Deputy Managing Director, CFO Stefan Björkman, tel. +358 10 247 6595 IR Manager Anna Gabrán, tel. +358 10 247 6501, +358 40 7081807 Distribution: Nasdaq OMX Helsinki, mass media, www.aktia.fi |
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