On 5 May 2011, Suomi Mutual Life Assurance Company (Suomi Mutual) and OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative (OP-Pohjola) notified Pohjola Bank plc (Pohjola) of a share transaction, whereby Suomi Mutual had sold OP-Pohjola all of its Pohjola Series A shares on 5 May 2011, accounting for 7.26 per cent of all shares and 3.91 per cent of all votes conferred by the shares. As a result of this transaction, Suomi Mutual's shareholding has decreased below one-twentieth (1/20) and OP-Pohjola's shareholding has increased to over three-tenth (3/10).
Post-transaction shareholding by OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative, business ID 0242522-1:
Company: Pohjola Bank plc, business ID 0199920-7
| Share class | No. of shares | % of shares | % of voting rights |
| Series A share ISIN:FI0009003222 |
58,351,020 | 18.26 | 9.84 |
| Series K share ISIN:FI0009003925 |
60,641,131 | 18.98 | 51.12 |
| Total | 118,992,151 | 37.24 | 60.96 |
Post-transaction holdings in Pohjola Bank plc shares by OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative and its related parties referred to in section 2, subsection 9, paragraph 2 of the Securities Markets Act are as follows:
| Shareholder | No. of shares | % of shares | % of voting rights |
| OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative, business ID 0242522-1 |
118,992,151 | 37.24 | 60.96 |
| OP Bank Group Pension Foundation, business ID 0201804-4 |
2,328,568 | 0.73 | 0.39 |
| OP Life Assurance Company Ltd, business ID 1030059-2 |
825,241 | 0.26 | 0.14 |
| OP-Pohjola Group Research Foundation, business ID 0215251-8 |
173,244 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Kyösti Haataja Foundation, business ID 0116778-5 |
27,568 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Funds managed by OP Fund Management Company, business ID 0743962-2: OP-Delta, business ID 1102395-3 |
1,500,000 | 0.47 | 0.25 |
| OP-Finland Value, business ID 1878493-1 |
1,100,000 | 0.34 | 0.19 |
| OP-Europe Small Firm Fund, business ID 1540201-0 |
188,726 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| TOTAL | 125,135,498 | 39.16 | 62.00 |