Change in the amount of Finnair treasury shares

Finnair Plc     Stock Exchange Release     21 December 2016 at 5:00 p.m. EET


Finnair has today transferred a total of 26,641 own shares held by the company as treasury shares to the 28 participants of Finnair's share-based incentive scheme 2013–2015 as a reward payment.

More information on the share-based incentive scheme 2013–2015 is available in Finnair’s Remuneration Statement 2015, page 4.

After the transfer of shares, Finnair holds 788,964 own shares as treasury shares.

The transfer is related to the changed payment schedule of the share-based incentive scheme. For more information, see Finnair's stock exchange release published on 21 December 2016 at 10.05 am.

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

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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 2015, Finnair’s revenues amounted to EUR 2,255 million and it had a personnel of 4,800 at the year-end. Finnair Plc’s shares are quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki.