Notification according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act of change in holdings in YIT Corporation shares

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YIT CORPORATION Stock Exchange Release June 28, 2016 AT 4:30 P.M.
YIT Corporation has on June 28, 2016 received an announcement under Chapter 9,
Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the holding of
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its funds in YIT has fallen below the threshold of 5
per cent. According to the announcement, the holding had fallen below the
threshold on June 27, 2016.

According to the announcement, the holding of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its funds
in YIT has on June 27, 2016 decreased to 6,002,923 shares, corresponding to 4.72
per cent of YIT's shares and voting rights.

YIT has one share series, each share entitling to one vote. YIT’s registered
total number of shares amounting to 127,223,422 has been used in the calculation
of percentages for the announcement.

Total positions of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its funds subject to the
notification:

Date              % shares and  % of shares and voting rights   % total
                  voting        through financial instruments
                  rights
Resulting         4.72%%        0.00%                           4.72%
situation on the
date on
which threshold
was crossed or
reached
Position   of     5.33%         0.00%                           5.33%
previous
notification
(if applicable)

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold
was crossed:

A: Shares and voting rights:

Class/type of  Number of shares              % of shares and
shares         and voting                    voting rights
  ISIN code    rights
(if
possible)
               Direct            Indirect    Direct           Indirect
                 (SMA 9:5)         (SMA 9:6    (SMA 9:5)        (SMA 9:6
                                 and 9:7)                     and 9:7)
FI0009800643                     5,996,762                    4.71 %
SUBTOTAL A                       5,996,762                    4.71 %

B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:

Type of       Expiration  Exercise/   Physical or   Number    % of shares and
financial     date        Conversion  cash          of        voting rights
instrument                Period      settlement    shares
                                                    and
                                                    voting
                                                    rights
Contract for  N/A         N/A         Cash          6,161     0.00%
difference                            settlement
                                      SUBTOTAL B    6,161     0.00%

For further information please contact:

Sanna Kaje, Vice President, Investor Relations and M&A, YIT Corporation, tel.
+358 50 390 6750, sanna.kaje@yit.fi


YIT CORPORATION

Sanna Kaje
Vice President, Investor Relations and M&A

Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki, major media, www.yitgroup.com

YIT creates sustainable cities and better living environment by developing and
constructing housing, business premises, infrastructure and entire areas. We
focus on providing a first-class customer experience, high quality and
continuous development of our diverse expertise. Our operating area covers
Finland, Russia, the Baltic countries, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.
In 2015, our revenue amounted to nearly EUR 1.7 billion, and we employ about
5,300 employees. Our share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com