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: Helsinki Stock Exchange The media