YIT - Changes in company's own shares

CONVEYANCE OF YIT CORPORATION’S OWN SHARES UNDER YIT’S SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-04-26 07:05 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YIT CORPORATION   
   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  APRIL 26, 2013 AT 8:05 A.M. 



CONVEYANCE OF YIT CORPORATION'S OWN SHARES UNDER YIT'S SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN



The Board of Directors of YIT Corporation has on April 25, 2013 decided on a
directed share issue for the reward payment from the 2012 earning period under
the Share Ownership Plan 2010-2016. 

In the share issue, 224,743 YIT Corporation shares will be issued and conveyed
without consideration to the key persons participating in the Share Ownership
Plan according to the terms and conditions of the plan. 

YIT Corporation's Board of Directors decided on March 10, 2010, to implement a
share-based incentive scheme to support the company's strategy of profitable
growth and supplement the existing incentive schemes. Rewards will be paid to
247 people belonging to the company's management and personnel for the 2012
earning period. The terms of the Share Ownership Plan were disclosed in more
detail in a stock exchange release published on March 10, 2010. 

The decision on the directed share issue is based on the authorization granted
to the Board of Directors by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on
March 10, 2010. 

After the directed share issue, the company holds 1,618,560 own shares.



For additional information, please contact:

Pii Raulo, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, YIT Corporation, tel. +358
20 433 2254, pii.raulo@yit.fi 



YIT CORPORATION



Hanna-Maria Heikkinen

Vice President, Investor Relations



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



YIT is a leading European service company in building systems, construction
services and services for industry. Our 25,000 professionals serve customers in
14 countries in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Russia and Central Europe.
Over one hundred years we have grown together with our customers and developed
our services in line with the changes taking place in different societies. We
intend to continue on that track. Our vision is to lead the way in creating and
maintaining good living environments. In 2012, YIT's revenue was approximately
EUR 4.7 billion. YIT's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
www.yitgroup.com