Aktia Bank plc Stock Exchange Release 1.10.2008 at 12 Noon

In May 2008, Aktia entered a fund agreement whereby the bank's shareholding in the real estate companies Mannerheimvägen 14, Silvertärnan and Mercator is transferred in accordance with the today signed share transfer agreement to Fastighetskapitalfonden Forum Fastighets Kb. Also, the other owners of the so-called Forum block transfer their real estate holdings to this fund. To Aktia this means that a capital gain amounting to more than EUR 6 million will be realised during the last quarter. The transaction is a step in the bank's efforts to improve the efficiency of real estate management and increase the liquidity of its holdings.

AKTIA BANK PLC

For more details, please contact: Director Olav Uppgård, tel. +358 10 247 6397

From: Malin Pettersson, Head of Communications, tel. +358 10 247 6369

Distribution: OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange The media

Aktia Oyj

http://www.aktia.com

Stock Identifier: XHEL.

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