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2009-07-29 17:40:00 CEST 2009-07-29 17:40:01 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Pohjola Pankki Oyj - Company AnnouncementFitch confirms OP-Pohjola Group's and Pohjola Bank's credit ratingsPohjola Bank plc Company release Release category: Stock Exchange Release 29 July 2009 at 6.40 pm Fitch confirms OP-Pohjola Group's and Pohjola Bank's credit ratings Fitch Ratings today confirmed the credit ratings of OP-Pohjola Group and Pohjola Bank plc. The credit ratings remained unchanged, but the outlook for long-term debt was changed from stable to negative. Fitch has affirmed the ratings of OP-Pohjola Group and Pohjola Bank's at Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) AA-, short term IDR F1+. The Outlooks on the Long-term IDRs have been changed to Negative because of the potential effects of the sharp downturn in the Finnish economy on Pohjola Bank and the entire OP-Pohjola Group, which operate mainly in Finland. Pohjola Bank plc Carina Geber-Teir Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications For further information, contact Jouko Pölönen, CFO, tel. +358 (0)10 252 3405 or Tarja Ollilainen, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, tel. +358 (0)10 252 4494 Distribution NASDAQ OMX Helsinki London Stock Exchange SWX Swiss Exchange Major media op.fi and pohjola.fi |
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