2013-02-14 10:00:00 CET

2013-02-14 10:00:04 CET


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Aktia Pankki Oyj - Financial Statement Release

Aktia Bank Plc (subsidiary to the listed Aktia plc): Accounts Announcement 1 January - 31 December 2012 


Helsinki, Finland, 2013-02-14 10:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Aktia Bank Plc  (subsidiary to the listed Aktia plc)
Accounts Announcement 1 January - 31 December 2012
14 February 2013 at 11.00 am



Profit for 1-12/2012

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 Ltd, Aktia Fund Management Company Ltd,  Aktia Invest Ltd and
Aktia Corporate Finance Ltd. 

 The Bank Group's operating profit for 2012 was EUR 38.8 (37.4) million. Profit
for the year was EUR 24.3 (25.7) million.  Earnings per share stood at EUR 7.8
(8.2) million. 

The Banking Business' operating profit improved to EUR 39.6 (36.4) million.
Asset Management improved its profitability and reached an operating profit of
EUR 9.4 (5.6) million. 



Key figures                                                                     
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(EUR million)    10-12/  10-12/  ∆ %   2012   2011   ∆ %    7-9/    4-6/    1-3/
                   2012    2011                             2012    2012    2012
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Earnings per       -0.6     0.8    -    7.8    8.2   -5%     2.3     3.2     2.9
 share (EPS)                                                                    
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Equity per        141.3   106.4  33%  141.3  106.4   33%   139.9   127.5   130.9
 share (NAV) 1)                                                                 
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Return on          -1.4     2.5    -    5.6    6.8  -18%     6.1     8.8     8.8
 equity (ROE),                                                                  
 %                                                                              
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Total earnings      1.4    -0.6    -   31.6    2.0     -    12.4     3.3    14.5
 per share                                                                      
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Number of             3       3   0%      3      3    0%       3       3       3
 shares at the                                                                  
 end of the                                                                     
 period 1)                                                                      
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Cost-to-income     0.89    0.78  14%   0.74   0.73    1%    0.69    0.69    0.68
 ratio                                                                          
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Capital            20.2    16.2  25%   20.2   16.2   25%    19.9    18.9    18.1
 adequacy                                                                       
 ratio, % 1)                                                                    
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Tier 1 capital     11.8    10.6  11%   11.8   10.6   11%    11.8    11.7    11.3
 ratio, % 1)                                                                    
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1) At the end                                                                   
 of the period                                                                  
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”Accounts Announcement 1 January - 31 December 2012” is a translation of the
original report in Swedish (”Aktia Bank Bokslutskommuniké 1.1-31.12.2012”). In
case of discrepancies, the Swedish version prevails. 


         Managing Director Jussi Laitinen
         Deputy Managing Director Stefan Björkman, tel. +358 10 247 6595
         CFO Fredrik Westerholm, tel. +358 10 247 6505
         IR Anna Gabrán, tel. +358 10 247 6501