OKO Pankki Oyj - Decisions of extraordinary general meeting

Resolution by the GE of OKO Bank to change the business name to Pohjola Bank plc

Resolution by the General Meeting of OKO Bank to change the Company's business  
name to Pohjola Bank plc                                                        

The Extraordinary General Meeting of OKO Bank decided today in accordance with  
the proposal made by the Board of Directors to change the Company's business    
name and to amend Articles 1 and 2 of the Articles of Association. The Company's
new business name will be Pohjola Pankki Oyj in Finnish, Pohjola Bank Abp in    
Swedish and Pohjola Bank plc in English.                                        

The intention is that the amendment to the Articles of Association be registered
in the Trade Register with the new business name becoming officially effective  
on 1 March 2008. The Pohjola acquisition in 2005 changed OKO Bank's structure   
and business content dramatically. The name change will bring all operations    
under a single name and brand.  When used together with the logo and in         
marketing communication, the shorter form Pohjola will be used.                 

In connection with the name change, the name of the whole OP Bank Group was     
changed to OP-Pohjola Group on 12 September 2007. However, the name changes will
not affect the names of the member cooperative banks in any way.                

A company release about the proposals of the Board of Directors of OKO Bank to  
the Extraordinary General Meeting was published on 12 September 2007.           

OKO Bank plc                                                                    


Markku Koponen                                                                  


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Mikael Silvennoinen, President and CEO, tel. +358 10 252 2549                   
Markku Koponen, Senior Vice President, Communications, tel. +358 10 252 2648    

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Resolution by the Extraordinary General Meeting of OKO Bank plc to change the   
Company's business name and amend Articles 1 and 2 of the Articles of           
Association                                                                     


Articles of Association of Pohjola Bank plc                                     

Article 1: Business name and domicile                                           
The Company's business name is Pohjola Pankki Oyj in Finnish, Pohjola Bank Abp  
in Swedish and Pohjola Bank plc in English. The Company is domiciled in         
Helsinki.                                                                       

Article 2: Line of Business                                                     
The Company is the central financial institution of the cooperative banks and as
a commercial bank it engages in the business operations set forth in the Act on 
Credit Institutions. The special purpose of the Company is to promote, as a     
central financial institution, the activities of the cooperative and other      
institutions belonging to the OP-Pohjola Group. The Company may own and control 
shares and other holdings in finance and insurance companies and other entities 
as well as engage in investment activities. The Company can offer investment    
services pursuant to Section 3 of the Act on Investment Firms as well as the    
custodian and asset management services set forth in Section 16, Subparagraph   
1(5) of said Act.