Evli Bank Plc: Proposal by the major shareholders on the composition of the Board of Directors


EVLI BANK PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JANUARY 23, 2019, 9.00 AM

Evli Bank Plc's shareholders who represent approximately 75 percent of the voting rights of the shares propose to the next Annual General Meeting, which is planned to be held on March 12, 2019, that six members be elected to the Board of Directors and that the present members Henrik Andersin, Robert Ingman, Mikael Lilius and Teuvo Salminen be re-elected as members of the Board of Directors. In addition, Sari Helander, Senior Vice President, Logistics Solutions at Posti Group Corporation and Fredrik Hacklin, Professor at Vlerick Business School and ETH Zurich would be elected as new members of the Board of Directors.

The present board member Johanna Lamminen has informed that she will no longer be a candidate for Evli Bank Plc's Board of Directors.

Other proposals by the major shareholders and the Board of Directors to the Annual General Meeting will be published in connection with the notice of the Annual General Meeting.

EVLI BANK PLC

Henrik Andersin
Chairman of the Board of Directors

For additional information, please contact:
Henrik Andersin, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Evli Bank Plc, tel. +358 40 040 6391

Evli Bank Plc

Evli is a bank specialized in investments that helps institutions, corporations and private persons increase their wealth. The product and service offering includes mutual funds, asset management and capital markets services, alternative investment products, investment research, administration of incentive programs and Corporate Finance services. The company also offers banking services that support clients' investment operations. Evli is the highest ranked and most used institutional asset manager in Finland*.

Evli has a total of EUR 12.3 billion in client assets under management (net 9/2018). The Evli Group's equity capital totals EUR 74.3 million and its BIS capital adequacy ratio is 15.3 percent (September 30, 2018). The company has more than 250 employees. Evli Bank Plc's B shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.

*KANTAR SIFO Prospera External Asset Management Finland 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, SFR Scandinavian Financial Research Institutional Investment Services, Finland 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.

Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd, main media, www.evli.com