Change in the composition of the Arbitral Tribunal concerning the redemption of Pohjola Bank plc minority shares


OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative
Stock exchange release
22 August 2014

Change in the composition of the Arbitral Tribunal concerning the redemption of Pohjola Bank plc minority shares

One of the three members of the Redemption Committee of the Chamber of Commerce's Arbitral Tribunal has changed. Attorney Matti Ylä-Mononen has announced his resignation from arbitration duties. The Redemption Committee of the Chamber of Commerce has nominated Attorney Justus Könkkölä. The other two members are Attorney Pekka Puhakka (Chair) and Attorney Petra Kiurunen.

OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative has 98.41% of Pohjola shares and 99.14% of the votes conferred by shares.

OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative
Carina Geber-Teir
Chief Communications Officer

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OP-Pohjola Group is Finland's leading financial services group providing a unique range of banking, investment and insurance services. The Group's mission is to promote the prosperity, well-being and security of its owner-members, customers and operating regions through its local presence. Its objective is to offer the best and most versatile package of loyal customer benefits on the market. OP-Pohjola Group consists of some 180 member cooperative banks and the Group's central institution, OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative, with its subsidiaries and closely-related companies, the largest of which is the listed company Pohjola Bank plc. The Group has a staff of 12,000. OP-Pohjola Group posted earnings before tax of EUR 705 million in 2013 and had total assets of EUR 101 billion on 31 December 2013. The Group has 4.3 million customers.