Aktia Pankki Oyj - Company Announcement

Aktia Bank's credit rating from Moody's unchanged and with stable outlook

Aktia Bank plc
Stock Exchange Release 
16.4.2009 at 17.20
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Aktia Bank's credit rating from Moody's unchanged and with stable outlook


Moody's Investors Service Ltd has confirmed Aktia Bank plc's credit ratings A1
for long term borrowing, P-1 for short-term borrowing, and C for financial
strength, all with stable outlook. 

- The fact that Aktia's credit rating remains unchanged in the present market
situation confirms the strength of our basic business model and our
conservative and successful risk-taking. A stable credit rating improves our
competitiveness on the market and our chances for profitable growth, says Jukka
Sarkanen, Aktia's Head of Treasury. 


Moody's report will be published on www.aktia.com - Financial information -
Rating. 


AKTIA BANK PLC

For more information, please contact:
Jukka Sarkanen, Director, Treasury and Group Financing, tel. +358 10 247 6509

From:
Malin Pettersson, Head of Communications, tel. +358 10 247 6369

Distribution:
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd
Central news media
www.aktia.com