Aktia Pankki Oyj - Company Announcement

Aktia Bank plc - Flagging announcement: Stiftelsen Tre Smeder's voting rights in Aktia Bank plc has decresed to below 20.00%

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-08-22 07:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Aktia Bank plc
Stock Exchange Release 22.8.2013 at 8.30 am


Pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act we
inform that Stiftelsen Tre Smeder's share of voting rights in Aktia Bank plc
has decreased to below 20.00% on 21 August 2013. 

On 21 August 2013, Stiftelsen Tre Smeder owns a total of 6,852,141 shares and
88,176,245 voting rights in Aktia plc. Thus Stiftelsen Tre Smeder now holds
10.29% (10.35%) of Aktia Bank plc's shares and 19.85% (20.02%) of voting
rights. 

 After the transaction

                 Shares  % of shares       Votes  % of votes
------------------------------------------------------------
Aktia Bank A  2,571,925         5.51   2,571,925        5.51
Aktia Bank R  4,280,216        21.54  85,604,320       21.54
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Total         6,852,141        10.29  88,176,245       19.85



Aktia Bank plc's share capital comprises of 66,578,811 shares of which
46,706,723 series A shares and 19,872,088 series R shares. Each A shares
entitles its holder to one (1) vote and each R share to twenty (20) votes. The
total number of votes in Aktia Bank plc is 444,148,483. 



AKTIA BANK PLC


IR Manager Anna Gabrán, tel +358 247 6501

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd
Mass media
Financial Supervisory Authority
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 300,000 customers who are served by 1,000
employees at 57 branch offices and via Internet and telephone services. Aktia
Bank's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. For more information about
Aktia, see www.aktia.fi