Aktia Plc Stock Exchange Release 9.12.2008 at 2.30 p.m.

It has come to Aktia Plc's attention that the shareholders agreement
between savings bank foundations and other institutions holding 2/3
of the shares and voting rights in Aktia Plc has been amended. The
agreement concerning first offer of shares to be sold now only
concerns shares in Series R and the subscription rights for said
shares.

Parties of the agreement:

 Aktiastiftelsen i Ekenäs          Sparbanksstiftelsen i Oravais
 Aktiastiftelsen för               Sparbanksstiftelsen i Petalax
 Jakobstadsnejden
 Aktiastiftelsen i Karlebynejden   Sparbanksstiftelsen Aktia i Pörtom
 Aktiastiftelsen på Kimitoön       Sparbanksstiftelsen i Sibbo
 Aktiastiftelsen i Korsholm        Sparbanksstiftelsen i Sjundeå
 Aktiastiftelsen i Mellan-Nyland   Sparbanksstiftelsen i Tenala
 Aktiastiftelsen i Solf-Sundom     Sparbanksstiftelsen i Vanda
 Aktiastiftelsen i Vallgrund       Sparbanksstiftelsen i Åboland
 Aktiastiftelsen i Vasa            Sparbanksstiftelsen för Östra
                                   Nyland
 Sparbanksstiftelsen i Borgå       Livränteanstalten Hereditas
 Sparbanksstiftelsen i Bromarf     Svenska litteratursällskapet i
                                   Finland r.f.
 Sparbanksstiftelsen i             Stiftelsen för Åbo Akademi
 Esbo-Grankulla
 Sparbanksstiftelsen i Hangö       Föreningen Konstsamfundet r.f.
 Sparbanksstiftelsen i Helsingfors Ab Kelonia Oy
 Sparbanksstiftelsen i Ingå        Svenska folkskolans vänner r.f.
 Sparbanksstiftelsen i Karis-Pojo  Wintros Oy Ab
 Sparbanksstiftelsen i Kyrkslätt   Samfundet Folkhälsan i svenska
                                   Finland r.f
 Aktia Sparbanksstiftelsen i Malax Kolster Oy Ab

Previous information concerning the agreement has been published e.g.
on 19 December 1996:
http://www.aktia.com/en/konsernitieto/corporategovernance-osakassopimukset.shtml

AKTIA PLC

For more details, please contact:
Berndt Hertsberg, Legal Counsel, tel. +358 10 247 6297

From:
Outi Fagerlund, Information Officer, tel. +35810 247 6294

Distribution:
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