Proposal for composition of the Board of Directors of Aktia plc in 2017 and remuneration

Aktia Bank plc
Stock Exchange Release
30.11.2016 at 9 am

The presiding officers of Aktia Bank plc's Board of Supervisor prepare appointments of the Board of Directors of Aktia Bank plc and present a proposal for the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors to the Board of Supervisors for decision.

The presiding officers propose that the number of members of the Board of Directors be decreased to eight (2016: nine).

The presiding officers propose re-election of the following members of the Board of Directors: Christina Dahlblom, Stefan Damlin, Sten Eklundh, Kjell Hedman, Catharina von Stackelberg-Hammarén, Lasse Svens, Arja Talma and Dag Wallgren. For more information about the present members of the Board of Directors, please see www.aktia.com/Corporate Governance/Board of Directors. The term of the nominated candidates is the calendar year 2017.

Further, the present Chair Dag Wallgren is proposed to be appointed as Chair and Lasse Svenska as new Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.

The preciding officers also propose that the remuneration paid to the members of the Board of Directors be unchanged from 2016 and paid as as follows:

Chair              EUR 61,200 p.a.
Vice Chair       EUR 34,650 p.a.
Member          EUR 27,140 p.a.

Of the annual remuneration 40% is proposed to continue to be paid in the form of Aktia A shares. Also the remuneration for attended meetings is proposed to remain unchanged, i.e. EUR 500 per attended meeting and EUR 1,000 per committee meeting to committee chairs.

The Board of Supervisors of Aktia Bank plc convenes on 08/12/2016 to elect the members of the Board of Directors and to confirm the remuneration for board members in the calendar year 2017.

For more information about the Board of Directors of Aktia Bank plc and remuneration, see www.aktia.com /Corporate Governance.

AKTIA BANK PLC

For more information, please contact
Håkan Mattlin, Chair of the Board of Supervisors, tel. +358 500 459 059

From:
Mia Bengts, Legal Counsel, tel. +358 10 247 6348

Distribution:
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki, mass media, www.aktia.fiAktia BAnk plc