Aktia Oyj - Company Announcement

Aktia Plc: Aktia's year 2012 has started well

Stock Exchange Release 
16  April 2012 at 3.00 p.m.

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-04-16 14:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Aktia's year 2012 has started well

At Aktia's Annual General Meeting, Managing Director Jussi Laitinen gives his
view on the beginning of this year: 

  -- Aktia's new online bank was launched with success in February 2012. The use
     of the online bank has increased, and the number of service requests has
     more than tripled. New functionalities will be introduced during the year.
  -- In the first quarter, sales increased in most of our product areas, total
     sales clearly exceeding that of last year. Aktia gained more than 4,000 new
     customers.
  -- The volume of funds managed in Aktia's asset management units improved
     substantially, and the market share of mutual funds increased to 6.95%.
  -- The marketing campaign launched at the beginning of April is based on a
     deeper understanding of the customers' financial situation. As part of the
     campaign more than 10,000 customer have already calculated their life
     incomes.
  -- According to preliminary figures 31 March 2012, equity per share (NAV)
     increased to approximately EUR 7.60 (31.12.2011; EUR 7.01) excluding the
     proposed dividend. This is mainly due to the positive impact of favourable
     development of the investment portfolios and the sale of the non-life
     insurance company .

Aktia's outlook for 2012 remains unchanged; the operating profit for 2012 is
expected to be lower than in 2011. 

Aktia's result for the first quarter will be published 10 May 2012.



AKTIA PLC

For more information, please contact:
Jussi Laitinen, Managing Director, tel. +358 10 247 6250
Stefan Björkman, Deputy Managing Director, CFO, tel. +358 10 247 6595

From:
Anna Gabrán, Investor Relations Manager, tel. +358 10 247 6501, +358 40 708 1807

Distribution:
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www.aktia.fi


Aktia Group 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 400,000 customers who are served by nearly 1,400
employees at 70 branch offices and via Internet and telephone services. Aktia's
shares are listed on the list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. For more information
about Aktia see www.aktia.fi