AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE       30 MARCH 2006 AT 7 P.M.

2006 Ordinary Annual General Meeting of Aktia Savings Bank plc

The ordinary Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Aktia Savings Bank plc
held on 30 March 2006 adopted the financial statements of the parent company and
the consolidated financial statements and discharged the Board of Supervisors,
Board of Directors, Managing Director and his alternate from liability.

In accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders decided to pay out a dividend of EUR 0.30 per share to
shareholders for a total of EUR 10,589,415.00. The dividends will be recorded on
4 April and paid out on 11 April. In addition, the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders of Aktia Savings Bank plc decided i accordance with the proposal of
the Board of Directors an anniversary dividend of EUR 0.10 per share, which
would
be paid out in conjunction with the anniversary festivities in autumn. The
dividend will be recorded on 20 October and paid out on 27 October 2006. The
rest
of the profit for the financial year is transferred to the retained earnings
account.

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders re-elected the following members of
the Board of Supervisors, in turn to resign, for a term of three years:

           Harriet Ahlnäs, Principal, M.Sc. (Eng.), Porvoo
           Christoffer Grönholm, Administrative Director, D.Soc.Sc., Helsinki
           Kari Kyttälä, LL.M., Nummi-Pusula
           Per Lindgård, Teacher, Bromarv
           Henrik Rehnberg, Farmer, Engineer, Siuntio
           Henrik Sundbäck, Consultant, M.Sc. (Agriculture and Forestry), Porvoo
           Carl Johan Westman, Professor, D.Sc. (Agriculture and Forestry), Hanko
           Henry Wiklund, Managing Director, M.Sc. (Econ.), Chamber Counsellor,
 Helsinki 

As new members of the Board of Supervisors for a term of three years were
elected:

           Roger Broo, Administrative Director, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
 M.Sc. (Pol.), Turku 
           Kjell Sundström, Treasurer, M.Sc. (Econ.), Turku

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders confirmed the number of auditors to
be
one and determined the remuneration for auditing. PricewaterhouseCoopers was re-
elected as auditor for the financial year starting on 1 January 2006.

AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC

From:
Outi Fagerlund
Information Officer
Tel. +358 10 247 6294, +358 40 575 8828
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