Aleksia Plc interim report and Stock Exchanges listing

ALEKSIA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 25 AUG 1999 AT 1(1) The Board of Aleksia Plc decided on 24 August 1999 to seek listing in HEX Helsinki Exchanges immediately following the public offering of Aleksia's shares by MeritaNordbanken Plc. The Board of MeritaNordbanken Plc has decided to commence the offering this autumn subject to market conditions. Aleksia was established in October 1998 following MeritaNordbanken's strategic decision relinquish assets not required in the core banking operations. The strategy for Aleksia is to create a commercial real estate company with a focused, high quality property portfolio, and offer the shares to both domestic and international investors in conjunction with a listing on the HEX Helsinki Stock Exchanges. Once listed, Aleksia is expected to be one of the largest publicly quoted Nordic real estate companies. Helsinki 25 August 1999 ALEKSIA PLC Board of Directors Additional information Managing director Heikki Hyppönen, tel (358) 10 3040 201 e-mail heikki.hypponen(at)aleksia.fi or Chairman of the Board Sven-Åke Johansson, tel. (44) 8 614 7477 DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Exchanges Central media ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/08/25/19990825BIT00520/bit0001.doc The report http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/08/25/19990825BIT00520/bit0002.pdf The report