Ålandsbanken - Company Announcement

Bank of Åland’s net operating profit about the same or lower than in 2015

Mariehamn, 2016-07-21 16:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Bank of Åland Plc
Stock exchange release
July 21, 2016, 5.00 p.m.


Bank of Åland’s net operating profit about the same or lower than in 2015
On March 17, 2016, when the Bank of Åland (Ålandsbanken) published its Annual
Report for 2015, the Bank announced its future outlook for 2016. At that time,
the Bank of Åland expected that it would report a net operating profit  in 2016
about the same as in 2015, that is, an operating profit of about EUR 30.3 M. 

In light of developments in the fixed income and stock markets and based on
updated accounting data for the first half of 2016, the Bank of Åland is now
revising its full-year outlook for 2016. Net operating profit in the first half
amounted to EUR 12.6 M. 

The Bank of Åland will publish its Interim Report for January-June 2016 at 9.00
a.m. Finnish time on July 22, 2016. 

Revised future outlook
The Bank of Åland expects its net operating profit in 2016 to be about the same
or lower than in 2015. The Bank’s earlier expectation was that net operating
profit would be about the same as in 2015. 

The Bank of Åland is especially dependent on the performance of the fixed
income and stock markets. There are clear concerns regarding economic
performance in several important markets as well as geopolitical worries,
especially due to developments in the Middle East. For this reason, there is
significant uncertainty in the current forecast for the future. 

Previously communicated future outlook
The Bank of Åland expects its net operating profit in 2016 to be about the same
as in 2015.The Bank of Åland is especially dependent on the performance of the
fixed income and stock markets. There are clear concerns regarding economic
performance in several important markets as well as geopolitical worries,
especially due to developments in the Middle East. For this reason, there is
significant uncertainty in the current forecast for the future. 

For further information, please contact:

Peter Wiklöf, Managing Director and Chief Executive, Bank of Åland, tel +358 40
512 7505