2012-08-06 07:00:01 CEST

2012-08-06 07:00:07 CEST


REGULATED INFORMATION

Aktia Pankki Oyj - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

Aktia Bank Plc: Interim report 1.1-30.6.2012 


(subsidiary to the listed Aktia Plc)

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-08-06 07:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 


Profit for 1-6/2012

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 Card Ltd, Aktia
Invest Ltd and Aktia Corporate Finance Ltd. 

The Bank Group's operating profit for the first six months of 2012 amounted to
EUR 25.4 (24.4) million. Profit for the period was EUR 18.9 (18.0) million.
Earnings per share stood at EUR 6.1 (5.6) million. 

The banking business' operating profit decreased to EUR 23.6 (25.2) million.
Asset management improved its profitability and reached an operating profit of
EUR 4.3 (3.1) million. 

Key figures                                                                     
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(EUR million)            4-6/    4-6/   ∆ %    1-6/    1-6/   ∆ %    1-3/   2011
                         2012    2011          2012    2011          2012       
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Earnings per share        3.2     2.1  52 %     6.1     5.6   9 %     2.9    8.2
 (EPS)               
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Equity per share        127.5   103.1  24 %   127.5   103.1  24 %   130.9  106.4
 (NAV) 1)                                                                       
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Return on equity          8.8     7.5  17 %     9.2     9.7  -5 %     8.8    6.8
 (ROE), %                                                                       
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Total earnings per        3.3     3.0  10 %    17.8    -1.1     -    14.5    2.0
 share                                                                          
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Number of shares at         3       3   0 %       3       3   0 %       3      3
 the end of the                                                                 
 period 1)                                                                      
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Cost-to-income ratio     0.69    0.74  -7 %    0.69    0.68   1 %    0.68   0.73
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Capital adequacy         18.9    16.6  13 %    18.9    16.6  13 %    18.1   16.2
 ratio, % 1)                                                                    
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Tier 1 capital ratio,    11.7    10.8   9 %    11.7    10.8   9 %    11.3   10.6
 % 1)                                                                           
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 1) At the end of the period
The Interim report January-June 2012 is a translation of the original Swedish
version ”Delårsrapport 1.1-30.6.2012”. In case of discrepancies, the Swedish
version shall prevail. 


         CEO Jussi Laitinen, tel. +358 10 247 5000
         Deputy CEO, CFO Stefan Björkman, tel. +358 10 247 6595
         IR Manager Anna Gabrán, tel. +358 10 247 6501