Savings Bank Saaristosäästöpankki Oy merged with Aktia Bank plc

Aktia Bank plc
Stock Exchange Release
1.7.2014 at 10 am

Aktia Bank plc's wholly-owned subsidiary Saaristosäästöpankki Oy has been incorporated in Aktia Bank plc through a merger today, 1 July 2014.

Aktia Bank acquired Saaristosäästöpankki in October 2013. The merger was carried out in order to simplify the Aktia Group structure.

AKTIA BANK PLC

For more information, please contact:

Jussi Laitinen, CEO, Aktia Bank plc, tel. +358 10 247 6250
Christer Nyback, Director for the Western region, Aktia Bank plc, tel. +358 50 593 2001

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Mass media
The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority
www.aktia.com

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 300,000 customers who are served by nearly 1,000 employees at 55 branch offices and via Internet and telephone services. Aktia Bank's shares are listed on the list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. For more information about Aktia see www.aktia.com.