Pohjola Bank plc's and OP-Pohjola Group's Financia

Pohjola Bank plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 October, 8:30 am Pohjola Bank plc's and OP-Pohjola Group's Financial Calendar for 2014 and Pohjola Bank plc's Annual General Meeting of 2014 Pohjola Bank plc's and OP-Pohjola Group's financial calendar for 2014 is as follows: Financial Statements Bulletin for 2013: 6 February 2014 Financial Statements and the Report by the Board of Directors 2013: week 9, 2014 Interim Report for 1 January-31 March (Q1): 29 April 2014 Interim Report for 1 January-30 June (H1): 6 August 2014 Interim Report for 1 January-30 September (Q1-3): 29 October 2014 Available in Finnish, Swedish and English, the Financial Statements Bulletin and the Interim Reports will be published at approximately 8.00 am on the abovementioned days. They are available at pohjola.com and op.fi. Pohjola Bank plc has the plan of holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Helsinki on Thursday, 20 March 2014. The Board of Directors will convene the AGM separately at a later date. If a shareholder wishes to have an item to be included on the agenda of the AGM, the related written request addressed to the Board of Directors should arrive at Pohjola on or before Wednesday, 22 January 2014. Such a request must include grounds for the inclusion or draft resolutions and be sent to Pohjola Bank plc, Anna Eskelinen, Investor Relations/TeE4, P.O. Box 308, 00013 Pohjola or by email to ir@pohjola.fi. Pohjola Bank plc's planned dividend payment date is Thursday 3 April 2014. Pohjola Bank plc Carina Geber-Teir Chief Communications Officer FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Carina Geber-Teir, Chief Communications Officer, tel. +358 (0)10 252 8394 Vesa Aho, CFO, tel. +358 (0)10 252 2336 Niina Pullinen, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, tel. +358 (0)10 252 4494 DISTRIBUTION NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd LSE London Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange Major media op.fi and pohjola.com Pohjola is a Finnish financial services group which provides its customers with banking, non-life insurance and asset management services. Our mission is to promote the sustainable prosperity, security and wellbeing of our customers. Profitable growth and an increase in company value form our key objectives. Pohjola Group serves corporate customers in Finland and abroad by providing an extensive range of financial, investment, cash- management and non-life insurance services. We offer non-life insurance and private banking services to private customers. Pohjola Series A shares have been listed on the Large Cap List of the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki since 1989. The number of shareholders totals around 32,000. Pohjola's consolidated earnings before tax came to 374 million euros in 2012 and the balance sheet total amounted to 45 billion euros on 31 December 2012. Pohjola is part of OP-Pohjola Group, the leading financial services group in Finland with over four million customers. www.pohjola.com [HUG#1739084]