Pohjola's and OP-Pohjola Group's Annual Reports for 2012 Now Available

Pohjola Bank plc
Stock exchange release
1 March 2013, at 12.00 EET

Pohjola's and OP-Pohjola Group's Annual Reports for 2012 Now Available

Pohjola Bank plc has published its electronic Annual Report 2012 at www.op-pohjola-annualreport.fi/2012/en, which comprises an Annual Review as well as the Report by the Board of Directors and the Financial Statements. Pohjola has also published its Corporate Governance Statement. OP-Pohjola Group has published its electronic Annual Report 2012 at www.op-pohjola-annualreport.fi/2012/en, which comprises an Annual Review as well as the Report by the Executive Board and the Financial Statements.

The Corporate Governance Statement is available in the PDF attachment and at pohjola.fi > English > Media > Releases.

Pohjola Bank plc

Carina Geber-Teir
Chief Communications Officer

DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
LSE London Stock Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange
Major media
op.fi and pohjola.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Carina Geber-Teir, Chief Communications Officer, tel. +358 (0)10 252 8394


Pohjola Bank plc is a Finnish financial services group which provides its customers with banking, non-life insurance and asset management services. Our mission is to promote the prosperity, security and wellbeing of our customers. Profitable growth and an increase in company value form our key objectives. Pohjola Group serves corporate customers in Finland and abroad by providing an extensive range of financial, investment, cash-management and non-life insurance services. We offer non-life insurance and private banking services to private customers. Pohjola Series A shares have been listed on the Large Cap List of the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki since 1989. The number of shareholders totals around 32,000. Pohjola's consolidated earnings before tax came to 374 million euros in 2012 and the balance sheet total amounted to 45 billion euros on 31 December 2012. Pohjola is part of OP-Pohjola Group, the leading financial services group in Finland with over four million customers.

www.pohjola.com.