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

Bank of Åland Major shareholder announcements Bank of Åland Plc: Disclosure of change in shareholdings pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act Mariehamn, 2015-06-01 17:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bank of Åland Plc Stock Exchange Release June 1, 2015, 6.00 p.m. Disclosure of change in shareholdings pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act It has come to the knowledge of the Bank of Åland Plc (Ålandsbanken Abp) that the number of shares held by Anders Wiklöf and by him controlled companies in the Bank of Åland Plc as of June 1st, 2015 has fallen below the 20 percent threshold. The percentage of the shareholding and the percentage of the voting power have decreased due to the Bank of Åland Plc’s issuance of 762,912 new shares in series B of June 1st 2015. The number of shares held by Anders Wiklöf and by him controlled companies remains unchanged but the shareholding has decreased to 19.01 percent. Following the abovementioned share issue Shares Number of Voting % of % of voting shares power shares power -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series A shares 1,589,396 31,787,920 (FI0009000103) Series B shares 1,296,549 1,296,549 (FI0009001127) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,885,945 33,084,469 19.01 23.93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For further information, please contact: Peter Wiklöf, Managing Director and Chief Executive, tel +358 40 512 7505