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YIT signed a pre-agreement worth approximately EUR 35 million to build rental apartments and sold apartments worth over EUR 10 million

YIT Corporation Investor News March 29, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

YIT and ICECAPITAL Housing Fund IV signed a pre-agreement on the construction of rental apartments in the capital region in Finland. The pre-agreement covers approximately 200 apartments. The total value of the agreement is approximately EUR 35 million. The projects are estimated to be started at the end of 2017 and to be completed in the beginning of 2019. The projects will be booked in the order backlog once the individual deals are closed.

In addition, YIT signed an agreement on the sale of a total of approximately 60 apartments to ICECAPITAL Asunto 2015 property fund. The total value of the agreement is over EUR 10 million. The apartments, which will come for rental use, are located in the capital region or in other Finnish growth centres and are from projects that are either under construction or completed. The sale of the apartments is recorded in the order backlog in the first quarter.

For further information, please contact:

Hanna Jaakkola, Vice President, Investor Relations, YIT Corporation, tel. +358 40 5666 070, hanna.jaakkola@yit.fi   

YIT CORPORATION

Hanna Jaakkola

Vice President, Investor Relations

Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki, major media, www.yitgroup.com

YIT creates better living environment by developing and constructing housing, business premises, infrastructure and entire areas. Our vision is to bring more life in sustainable cities. We want to focus on caring for customer, visionary urban development, passionate execution and inspiring leadership. Our growth engine is urban development involving partners. Our operating area covers Finland, Russia, the Baltic countries, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. In 2016, our revenue amounted to nearly EUR 1.8 billion, and we employ about 5,300 employees. Our share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com