Aktia Bank plc's Report by the Board of Directors 2008 and official financial statements have been published in Finnish, Swedish and English. Pdf-files may be downloaded from Aktia's website www.aktia.com under Financial publications/Annual reports. AKTIA BANK PLC For more information, please contact: Stefan Björkman, Deputy Managing Director, CFO, tel. +358 10 247 6595 Jussi Laitinen, Managing Director, tel. +358 10 247 6210 From: Malin Pettersson, Head of Communications, tel. +358 10 247 6369 Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchanges Helsinki News media www.aktia.com