YIT Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2008

Nov 26, 2008

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15:06:58 11-25-2008 $1/1$

$TO:$ YIT CORPORATION / INVESTOR RELATION PANUNTIE 11 FIN-00621 HELSINKI FAX: +358 20 433 37 25

Pursuant to the Securities Markets Act, Chapter 2, Section 9, the following shareholder announce that their holding in YIT Corporation, ISIN FI0009800643 as a result of transactions made on the 24^th of November 2008 exceeds 1/10 of the issuers shares and voting rights.

Identity of Issuer:		YIT Corporation, ISIN FI0009800643
Date of transaction on which threshold was exceeded : 24.11.2008
Notified details:
Structor S.A, 2 rue Carlo Hemmer, L-1734 Luxembourg
Shares: 12 750 000 shares and votes, 10,02% of the Issuers shares
The Issuers sharecapital consists of 127 223 422 shares and votes.
We also announce that the following shareholders holding in YIT Corporation, ISIN FI0009800643, has as a result of transactions made on the 24 th of November 2008 decreased below 1/20 of the issuers shares and voting rights by transferring their YIT shareholding to their joint company Structor S.A.
Notified details:
Fennogens Investments S.A., 485 avenue Georges Henri, B-1200 Bruxelles, Belgium
Numero d'entreprise 0455 885 746
Shares prior to the announcement :		8 421 400 shares and votes
Shares at the date of announcement :		0 shares and votes,		0,00% of the Issuers shares
Corbis S.A, 2 rue Carlo Hemmer, L-1734 Luxembourg
RCS Luxembourg B no 79 329
Shares prior to the announcement: 4 250 000 shares and votes
Shares at the date of announcement : 0 shares and votes, 0,00% of the Issuers shares
STRUCTOR S.A		FENNOGENS INVESTMENTS S.A			FREAKS / 1