Aktia plc: Aktia improves outlook for full-year 2012

Aktia improves outlook for full-year 2012

Aktia's operating profit for the first nine months of the year is better than expected, amounting to approximately EUR 46 (38) million. Taking the development of operating profit and the prognosis for the last quarter of the year into consideration,
the outlook for the full-year 2012 is improved.

Operating profit from continuing operations for 2012 will exceed the level in 2011.
(Earlier: The operating profit from continuing operations for 2012 is expected to reach the same level as in 2011.)

The operating profit for the full-year 2011 was EUR 44.8 million.

Aktia publishes the full result for January-September 2012 on 8 November 2012 approx. at 8 am.

AKTIA PLC

Stefan Björkman, Deputy Managing Director, CFO, tel. +358 10 247 6595
Anna Gabrán, Investor Relations Manager, tel. +358 10 247 6501, +358 40 708 1807
 

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Aktia in brief:
Aktia Group provides a broad range of products within banking, insurance and real estate agency. Aktia operates mainly in coastal areas and inland growth areas. Aktia has about 400,000 customers who are served by nearly 1,100 employees at 70 branch offices and via Internet and telephone services. Aktia's shares are listed on the list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. For more information about Aktia see www.aktia.fi