Change in the amount of Finnair treasury shares

Finnair Plc       Stock Exchange Release        28 February 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

Finnair has today transferred a total of 167.353 own shares held by the company as treasury shares gratuitously to participants of Fly Share, Finnair Group’s Employee Share Savings Plan, as a reward payment according the rules of Fly Share program.

Date: 28 February 2017

Other transfer

Amount of shares:  167.353 shares

Price: gratuitous transfer

The shares held by Finnair Plc on 28 February 2017: 621.611 shares

Further information:
Finnair communications, tel. +358 9 818 4020, comms(a)finnair.com

Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki
Principal media

Finnair is a network airline specialising in passenger and cargo traffic between Asia and Europe. Helsinki’s geographical location gives Finnair a competitive advantage, since the fastest connections between many European destinations and Asian megacities fly over Finland. Finnair’s vision is to offer its passengers a unique Nordic experience, and its mission is to offer the smoothest, fastest connections in the northern hemisphere via Helsinki and the best network to the world from its home markets. Finnair is the only Nordic carrier with a 4-star Skytrax ranking and a member of the oneworld alliance. In 2016, Finnair’s revenues amounted to EUR 2,317 million and it had a personnel of 4,940 at the year-end. Finnair Plc’s shares are quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki.