YIT'S SERIES M SHARE OPTIONS TO OMX LIST IN HELSINKI

HELSINKI, Finland, Mar 31, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - YIT CORPORATION CORPORATE RELEASE 31 March, 2008 at 09:00





YIT'S SERIES M SHARE OPTIONS TO OMX LIST IN HELSINKI

The Series M share options that YIT Corporation issued in 2006 will be made available for trading on OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki as from April 1, 2008.

Basic information on YIT Corporation's 2006 Series M share option:

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Trading | YTY1VEW306 | | code: | | |-------------------------------+-----------------------------------| | ISIN code: | FI0009626063 | |-------------------------------+-----------------------------------| | Exchange ratio: | 1 (YTY1VEW306): 1 | | | (YTY1V) | |-------------------------------+-----------------------------------| | Subscription price: | EUR 19.73 | |-------------------------------+-----------------------------------| | Total share options issued: | 900,000 options | |-------------------------------+-----------------------------------| | Maximum of shares subscribed: | 900,000 shares | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+

The terms and conditions of the share option programmes as a whole are presented on the company's internet site www.yitgroup.com.



For additional information, contact: Marja Salo, Director of Administration, tel. +358 20 433 2470, marja.salo@yit.fi Jaakko Mäkynen, Vice President, Finance, tel. +358 20 433 2307, jaakko.makynen@yit.fi



YIT CORPORATION

Juha Kostiainen Vice President, Corporate Communications and Business Development

Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, principal media, www.yitgroup.com

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YIT Oyj

http://www.yit.fi/

ISIN: FI0009800643

Stock Identifier: XHEL.YTY