Bank of Åland Plc will as soon as possib

0500BANK OF ÅLAND PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 25 Oktober 2002 at 2.00 pm Bank of Åland Plc will as soon as possible and on behalf of the shareholders sell the 12.301 A-shares and 1.515 B-shares, total 13.816 shares, that not have been exchanged from certificates to the book-entry share account system. The decision to sell the shares was taken at the Annual General Meeting on 16 March 2000. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bank of Åland Plc