HSE: YIT CORPORATION OYJ: SPLIT (1:2) AND CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME

YIT CORPORATION OYJ: SPLIT (1:2) AND CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME 

Split (1:2) of YIT Corporation’s shares will be valid in the  Helsinki Stock Exchange’s SAXESS system as of 27 March 2006. 

The splitted shares will be traded on the Helsinki Stock  Exchange as of 27 March 2006.

There will be no After market trading II with the shares of  YIT Corporation on Monday morning 27 March 2006.

The change of YIT Corporation's finnish name to YIT Oyj will be valid in the Helsinki Stock Exchange's SAXESS  system as of 27 March 2006. New company name in swedish is YIT Abp.



Identifiers of YIT Corporation's share 27.3.2006:

New company name:                      YIT Oyj Trading code:                          YTY1V ISIN code:                             FI0009800643 Orderbook id:                          24397 Number of A shares after split:        124 794 704 Valid in trading:                      27 March 2006

 Presuming that the split (1:2) and change of name have been  entered in the Finnish Trade register on 24 March 2006.

 HELSINKI STOCK EXCHANGE Janne Seppänen Vice President Surveillance Finland