CHANGE IN THE HOLDING OF YIT’S OWN SHARES

CHANGE IN THE HOLDING OF YIT’S OWN SHARES

YIT Corporation has received a return of 1,022 shares free of consideration accordingly to the terms and conditions of YIT’s share-based incentive scheme. Originally the shares were conveyed to YIT’s key persons in connection with the reward payment from the 2010 earning period under the share-based incentive scheme for 2010-2016.

After the return of the shares YIT holds a total of 1,952,414 of its own shares.

For additional information, please contact: 

Marja Salo, Manager, Administration, YIT Corporation, tel. +358 20 433 2470, marja.salo@yit.fi

YIT CORPORATION

Hanna-Maria Heikkinen
Vice President, Investor Relations

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, principal media, www.yitgroup.com

YIT is a leading European service company in building systems, construction services and services for industry. We build, develop and maintain quality living environments in the Nordic countries, Central Europe, Russia and the Baltic countries. In 2010, YIT's turnover was EUR 3.8 billion. The Group has approximately 26,000 employees. YIT's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com