2012-02-15 13:00:01 CET

2012-02-15 13:00:15 CET


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Aktia Pankki Oyj - Financial Statement Release

Aktia Bank Plc: Accounts Announcement 2011 


(Subsidiary to the listed Aktia Plc)

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-02-15 13:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 


Aktia Bank Plc: Financial Statement release
15 February 2012 at 2 p.m.



Aktia Bank Plc: Profit for 1-12/2011

Aktia Bank is a subsidiary to the listed Aktia plc and operates as parent
company in the Bank Group. 

Subsidiaries in the Bank Group are: Aktia Real Estate Mortgage Bank plc, Aktia
Asset Management Ltd, Aktia Fund Management Company Ltd, Aktia Invest Ltd,
Aktia Card Ltd and Aktia Corporate Finance Ltd. 

The Bank Group's operating profit for 2011 was EUR 37.4 (70.9) million. Profit
for the period was EUR 25,7 (52.6) million. Earnings per share stood at EUR 8.2
(16.7) million. 

The Banking Business' operating profit decreased to EUR 36.4 (69.8) million.
Asset Management improved its profitability and reached an operating profit of
EUR 5.6 (4.4) million. 



Key                                                                             
 figures                                                                        
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(EUR        1-12/2  1-12/2    ∆ %  10-12/  10-12/    ∆ %     7-9  4-6/20  1-3/20
 million)      011     010           2011    2010          /2011      11  11    
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Earnings       8.2    16.7  -51 %     0.8     2.9  -73 %     1.8     2.1     3.5
 per share                                                                      
 (EPS)                                                                          
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Equity per   106.4   110.9   -4 %   106.4   110.9   -4 %   106.7   103.1   100.1
 share                                                                          
 (NAV) 1)                                                                       
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Return on      6.8    13.8  -51 %     2.5     9.6  -74 %     5.7     7.5    12.5
 equity                                                                         
 (ROE), %                                                                       
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Total          2.0     8.2  -75 %    -0.6    -6.5   91 %     3.7     3.0    -4.1
 earnings                                                                       
 per share                                                                      
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Number of        3       3    0 %       3       3    0 %       3       3       3
 shares at                                                                      
 the end                                                                        
 of the                                                                         
 period 1)                                                                      
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Cost-to-in    0.73    0.59   24 %    0.78    0.68   15 %    0.79    0.74    0.63
come ratio                                                                      
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Capital       16.2    15.9    2 %    16.2    15.9    2 %    16.6    16.6    16.0
 adequacy                                                                       
 ratio, %                                                                       
 1)                                                                             
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Tier 1        10.6    10.1    5 %    10.6    10.1    5 %    10.8    10.8    10.3
 capital                                                                        
 ratio, %                                                                       
 1)                                                                             
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1) At the                                                                       
 end of                                                                         
 the                                                                            
 period                                                                         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Accounts Announcement 1 January - 30 December 2011" is a translation of the
original report in Swedish ("Bokslutskommuniké Aktia Bank Abp 1.1-31.12.2011").
In case of discrepancies, the Swedish version prevails. 



AKTIA BANK PLC

For more information, please contact:
Managing Director Jussi Laitinen, tel. +358 10 247 6250
Deputy Managing Director, CFO Stefan Björkman, tel. +358 10 247 6595

From:
IR Manager Anna Gabrán, tel. +358 10 247 6501, +358 40 7081807
Communications Manager Göran Stenberg, tel. +358 10 247 6590

Distribution:
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki,
mass media,
www.aktia.fi