The 2014 Annual Report of the Bank of Åland Plc, with the future outlook for 2015

Bank of Åland Annual report/ annual accounts The 2014 Annual Report of the Bank of Åland Plc, with the future outlook for 2015 Mariehamn, 2015-03-16 17:03 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bank of Åland Plc Stock exchange release March 16, 2015, 18.00 p.m. The 2014 Annual Report of the Bank of Åland Plc, with the future outlook for 2015, has been published The Annual Report for 2014 of the Bank of Åland Plc (Ålandsbanken Abp) – including the Corporate Governance Statement and the Pillar 3 risk report – was published today in Swedish and English. The Annual Report is available for downloading in PDF format from our website: http://www.alandsbanken.fi/info/opencms/England/en/about/result/result.html Future outlook The Bank of Åland expects its net operating profit in 2015 to be better than in 2014. The Bank of Åland is especially dependent on the performance of the fixed income and stock markets. There are clear concerns regarding economic performance in several important markets as well as geopolitical worries, especially due to developments in Ukraine and the Middle East. For this reason, there is significant uncertainty in the current forecast for the future. Stock exchange communication languages The Bank of Åland has decided that in the future, the fulfilment of the Bank’s disclosure obligation via stock exchange releases will occur in Swedish and English. Important disclosures such as interim reports will c ontinue to be available in Finnish via press releases and on our website. Press releases will thus continue to be published in Swedish, Finnish and English. Bank of Åland Plc For further information, please contact: Peter Wiklöf, Managing Director and Chief Executive, tel +358 40 512 7505 Attached: Annual Report of the Bank of Åland Plc for 2014