Bank of Åland Plc: Disclosure of change in shareholdings pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

Bank of Åland Plc Stock Exchange Release May 7, 2018, 6.30 p.m. Disclosure of change in shareholdings pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act The Bank of Åland Plc (Ålandsbanken Abp) has received a notification, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, according to which the amount of shares held by Wiklöf Holding Ab in the Bank of Åland Plc as of May 7, 2018 has exceeded the 20 percent threshold. After the transaction the Wiklöf Holding group of companies owns a total of 2,692,927 shares and thus have 17.43 % of the amount of shares and 22.24 % of the voting rights in the Bank of Åland Plc. The ownership of Wiklöf Holding Ab after the issuance Shares Number of shares (directly) Number of shares (indirectly) Number of voting rights (directly) Number of voting rights (indirectly) Series A shares (FI0009000103) 514,716 964,435 10,294,320 19,288,700 Series B shares (FI0009001127) 1,037,775 176,001 1,037,775 176,001 Total 1,552,491 1,140,436 11,332,095 19,464,701 Shares % of shares (directly) % of shares (indirectly) % of voting rights (directly) % of voting rights (directly) Series A shares (FI0009000103) 7.95 14.89 7.95 14.89 Series B shares (FI0009001127) 11.57 1.96 11.57 1.96 For further information, please contact: Peter Wiklöf, Managing Director and Chief Executive, tel +358 40 512 7505