YIT - Company Announcement

Notification according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act of change in holdings in YIT Corporation shares

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-12 12:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YIT CORPORATION    
         STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE      NOVEMBER 12, 2015 AT 1:00 P.M. 


Notification according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
of change in holdings in YIT Corporation shares 

YIT Corporation has on November 11, 2015 received an announcement under Chapter
9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the holding of
Polaris Capital Management, LLC in YIT has exceeded the threshold of 5 per
cent. 

According to the announcement, the holding of Polaris Capital Management, LLC
in YIT has increased to 6,374,798 shares, corresponding to 5.01 per cent of
YIT's shares. Polaris Capital Management, LLC held 4,533,517 voting rights in
YIT on November 11, 2015, which is 3.56 percent of voting rights in YIT. 

YIT has one share series, each share entitling to one vote. YIT's registered
total number of shares amounting to 127,223,422 has been used in the
calculation of percentages for the announcement. 





For further information, please contact:

Sanna Kaje, Vice President, Investor Relations and M&A, YIT Corporation, tel.
+358 50 390 6750, sanna.kaje@yit.fi 







YIT CORPORATION

Sanna Kaje
Vice President, Investor Relations and M&A





Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, principal media, www.yitgroup.com



YIT is a construction industry leader. We create better living environments in
Finland, Russia, the Baltic countries, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.
Over 100 years of experience have secured us a strong market position: we are
the largest housing developer and one of the largest business premises and
infrastructure developers in Finland, and the most significant foreign housing
and area developer in Russia. Our vision is to stay one step ahead - while
taking care of our customers, partners and personnel. We have nearly 6,000
employees in eight countries. In 2014, our revenue amounted to around EUR 1.8
billion. Our share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com