Change in the amount of Finnair treasury shares

Finnair Plc       Stock Exchange Release      29 February 2016 at 4:10 pm EET

Finnair has today transferred a total of 277,596 shares held by the company as treasury shares to participants of Fly Share, Finnair Group’s Employee Share Savings Plan. The shares were transferred gratuitously as a reward payment according the rules of Fly Share program.

Date: 29 February 2016

Other transfer

Amount of shares: 277.596 shares

Price: gratuitous transfer

The shares held by Finnair Plc on 29 February 2016: 847,609 shares

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

Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki
Principal media

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 2,324 million and it had a personnel of 4,800 at the year-end. Finnair Plc’s shares are quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki.