Aktia Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Aktia plc: Divestment of own shares following the share-based incentive scheme 2011

Stock Exchange Release 4 April 2012 at 12.15 p.m.

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-04-04 11:15 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 



Divestment of own shares following the share-based incentive scheme 2011

Aktia plc has, supported by a decision taken by the company's Board of
Directors, divested 
1 958 series A treasury shares on 4 April 2012 to implement the company's
share-based incentive scheme. 

The shares were traded on the stock exchange for consideration to a previous
member of the company's Executive Committee, who receives a remuneration to
subscribe for the shares. 



More information about the divestment:

Date:                 4 April 2012
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Exchange transaction          Sale
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Share series              A shares
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Shares total                 1 958
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Price/share               EUR 5,59
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Price total            EUR 10, 945
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Following this divestment, the company's holding of own shares amounts to:

Series A  286,716
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Series R  178,762
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AKTIA PLC

For more information, please contact:
Mia Bengts, Legal Counsel, tel. +358 10 247 6348

From:
Anna Gabrán, IR Manager, tel. +358 10 247 6501

Distribution:
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd
The media
www.aktia.fi



Aktia Group provides a broad range of products within banking, insurance and
real estate agency.­ Aktia operates  in Finland's coastal areas and inland
growth areas. Aktia has some 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.