Aktia Pankki Oyj - Company Announcement

Aktia Bank plc: Fitch raises outlook for Aktia Bank as Aktia withdraws from using a third rater

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-04-26 16:12 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Aktia Bank plc
Stock Exchange Release
26.4.2013 at 5:10 p.m.


Fitch raises outlook for Aktia Bank as Aktia withdraws from using a third rater

Aktia Bank has received Fitch ratings since 2012. For a bank the size of Aktia
it is not rational to maintain credit ratings from three rating agencies. In
the future, Aktia Bank will receive credit ratings from Moody's and
Standard&Poors. 

When ending the cooperation, Fitch affirmed Aktia Bank's rating; Long-term IDR
BBB+; Short-term IDR F2 but outlook revised to stable (negative) 



AKTIA BANK PLC

For more information, please contact:
Anders Ehrström, Head of Treasury, tel. +358 10 247 6798
Anna Gabrán, Investor Relations Manager, tel. +358 10 247 6501, +358 40 7081807



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