Aktia Bank plc: Nasdaq OMX Helsinki has approved listing of Aktia Bank plc's shares and delisting of Aktia plc's shares

Aktia Bank plc                                                   
Stock Exchange Release
21.3.2013 at 2.30 pm

Nasdaq OMX Helsinki has approved listing of Aktia Bank plc's shares and delisting of Aktia plc's shares

Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd has today approved Aktia Bank plc's application to list Aktia Bank plc's series A and R shares on the Helsinki Stock Exchange as of 1 July 2013. Nasdaq OMX Helsinki also approved Aktia plc's application for delisting of Aktia plc's series A and R shares from the Helsinki Stock Exchange as of 1 July 2013.

The listing and delisting are subject to Aktia plc’s and Aktia Bank plc’s AGM approvals and to execution of the merger of Aktia plc with Aktia Bank plc according to plan on 1 July 2013

The listing, delisting and merger do not require shareholders of Aktia plc to take any actions. Shareholders of Aktia plc will as merger compensation receive shares in the new parent company Aktia Bank plc corresponding to their holdings in Aktia plc.

For more information about the planned merger and the merger prospectus (in Finnish and Swedish), see www.aktia.fi > Annual General Meeting 2013.

AKTIA BANK PLC

For more information, please contact:
Stefan Björkman, Deputy Managing Director, tel. +358 10 247 6595
Mia Bengts, Legal Counsel, tel. +358 10 247 6348

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