Change in the holding of YIT’s own shares

             STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE        MARCH 6, 2015 AT 10:00 A.M.                                                                                      

Change in the holding of YIT’s own shares

YIT Corporation has received a return of 1,413 shares free of consideration according to the terms and conditions of YIT's share-based incentive scheme. Originally the shares were conveyed to YIT's key persons in connection with the reward payment from the 2011 and 2012 earning periods under the share-based incentive scheme for 2010-2016.

After the return of the shares YIT held a total of 1,640,843 of its own shares as of March 5, 2015.

YIT CORPORATION

Sanna Kaje
Vice President, Investor Relations

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, principal media, www.yit.fi

YIT is a construction industry leader. We create better living environments in Finland, Russia, the Baltic countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Over 100 years of experience have secured us a strong market position: we are the largest housing developer and one of the largest business premises and infrastructure developers in Finland, and the most significant foreign housing and area developer in Russia. Our vision is to stay one step ahead – while taking care of our customers, partners and personnel. We have nearly 6,000 employees in seven countries. In 2014, our revenue amounted to around EUR 1.8 billion. Our share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com