Bank of Åland Plc:Disclosure of change in shareholdings under chapter 9, section 10 of the securities markets act

Bank of Åland Major shareholder announcements Bank of Åland Plc:Disclosure of change in shareholdings under chapter 9, section 10 of the securities markets act Mariehamn, 2015-03-27 14:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bank of Åland Plc Major shareholder announcements March 27, 2015, 15.00 p.m. Disclosure of change in shareholdings under chapter 9, section 10 of the securities markets act Bank of Åland Plc (Ålandsbanken Abp) has received a disclosure, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, about a change in the holding of Fennogens Investments number of voting rights in the Bank of Åland Plc as of 27 March 2015 exceeded the 5 percent threshold. As a result of a share transaction concluded on 27 March 2015 Fennogens Investments held a total amount of 515,699 Series A shares which corresponds to 3.58 percent of the total amount of shares in the Bank of Åland Plc. The shares represent 7.50 percent of the Bank of Åland Plc`s voting rights. Position after the arrangement causing the change Series A shares (FI0009000103) Shares Number Number of % of % of shares voting rights shares voting rights -------------------------------------------------- Series 515,699 10,313,980 3.58 7.50 A shares For further information, please contact: Peter Wiklöf, Managing Director and Chief Executive, tel +358 40 512 7505