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Aktia Bank Plc Stock Exchange Release 22.5.2018 at 9.00 am               

Divestment of shares held by the company for payment of share-based rewards and remuneration

Aktia Bank Plc has on 21 May 2018, supported by a decision taken by the company's Board of Directors, divested 82,835 own shares held by the company.

For payment of share-based rewards from the share based incentive scheme´s earning period 2016–2017, earning period 2017- Q1 2018 and the share owner programme MRS (matching restricted shares) 2015-2018 a total of 68,058 Aktia shares were divested to 29 key persons.

Further the company has divested 14,777 own shares held by the company to members of the company’s Board of Directors as payment of 40% of the annual remuneration for board members in the form of Aktia shares.

For more information about the share based incentive schemes, the MRS programme and remuneration to the Board of Directors, see Aktia's Financial statements 2017.

Following this divestment, the company holds 121,432 own shares.

The Annual General Meeting of Aktia Bank Plc on 10 April 2018 authorised the Board of Directors to decide on divestment of own shares e.g. for implementation of the company's incentive scheme and remuneration of members of the company’s administrative bodies.

AKTIA BANK PLC

For more information, please contact: Mia Bengts, director, General Counsel, tel. +358 10 247 6348

Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd mass media www.aktia.com

Aktia provides a broad range of solutions within banking, asset management, insurance and real estate agency. Aktia operates mainly in coastal areas and inland growth areas. Aktia has about 380,000 customers who are served at branch offices and via web, mobile interfaces as well as telephone services. Aktia's share is listed on the list of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. For more information about Aktia see www.aktia.com.