NORDBANKEN HOLDING

Press release amendment: Ilmarinen acquires Aleksia

2/22/2000 12:11 PM EST

Press release amendment:
Ilmarinen acquires Aleksia

MeritaNordbanken and Ilmarinen, the Finnish pension insurance company,
have today agreed on the purchase by Ilmarinen of the real estate company,
Aleksia. The cash acquisition overrides the completion of the sale of
Aleksia shares and its listing on the Helsinki Exchanges.
MeritaNordbanken chose to accept Ilmarinen's bid due to...

Nordbanken Hypotek AB Financial Report for 1999

2/18/2000 4:41 AM EST

Financial Report for 1999

Since mortgage company Nordbanken Hypotek acquired all of the shares in
Nordbanken Kommunlån - formerly the bank's provider of loans to Swedish
municipalities - the two companies were merged effective November 1, 1999.

The merger contributed to Nordbanken Hypotek's balance sheet municipality-
related credits in the amount of approximately SEK 8 billion....

Meritaabp year-end report 1999

2/16/2000 7:54 AM EST

Merita Plc including associated companies
Year-end report 1999

Merita Plc and Nordbanken Holding AB (publ), which changed its name in
January 2000 to Nordic Baltic Holding (NBH)(publ), were the owner holding
companies of MeritaNordbanken Plc, parent company of the MeritaNordbanken
Plc Group. MeritaNordbanken Plc Group and the two owner companies together
formed MeritaNordbanken...

MeritaNordbanken year-end report 1999

2/16/2000 5:33 AM EST

Year-end report 1999:

This year-end report covers the operations of MeritaNordbanken Group,
which forms the Nordic Baltic Holding Group. The Group consists of the
Parent Company, Nordic Baltic Holding (NBH) AB (publ) which, directly (and
indirectly via Merita Plc) owns MeritaNordbanken Plc, the Parent Company
in the group that includes Merita Bank Plc and Nordbanken AB (publ). See

MNB Maizels merger completed

2/8/2000 10:41 AM EST

The merger between Maizels, Westerberg & Co. and MeritaNordbanken
Corporate and Structured Finance has been completed.

The new firm, MNB Maizels, is an independent new leading investment bank
with special competence in financial advisory services in the Nordic
Baltic Region. It is owned by MeritaNordbanken.

Presentation of MNB Maizels is enclosed.

Further...

Listing for Aleksia

2/1/2000 1:05 AM EST

Strategic focusing continues

Adjustment in items affecting comparability

Following the implementation of its major strategic objectives in 1999
MeritaNordbanken is to continue its strategic focusing. The Group sells
half of its real estate holdings through the listing of the real estate
development company, Aleksia. In conjunction with the sale of Aleksia
shares a...

MeritaNordbanken - first in the world to introduce WAP equity trading

1/31/2000 5:21 AM EST

MeritaNordbanken's internet banking services continue to expand. From
today MeritaNordbanken customers in Finland can buy and sell securities
over their WAP telephone.

The "Investments" alternative on the WAP-Solo service menu allows the
user to give trading instructions and view portfolio and quotation data.
The service is available to all users holding a SOLO pin code and

Nordbanken Holding to be listed on the Helsinki Exchanges

1/26/2000 9:22 AM EST

The Helsinki Exchanges has approved the application for the listing of
Nordbanken Holding Ab (publ) shares and convertible bonds on the main list
of the HSE and subscription receipts on the prelist. Further information
will be published as soon as the necessary registrations have been made
with the relevant authorities.

Further information:
Tord Arnerup, Group Legal Services, tel....

MeritanNordbanken Group to adopt one-holding-company

1/21/2000 7:49 AM EST

MeritaNordbanken Group to adopt one-holding-company structure

The acceptance period for its Exchange Offer to shareholders of Merita Plc
having expired on January 20, 2000, Nordbanken Holding AB (publ) announces
that the Exchange Offer will be completed. As a result, the
MeritaNordbanken Group structure will be streamlined, with Group ownership
concentrated in a single listed holding...

MeritaNordbanken exceeds its internet banking goals for 1999 - new goals set for...

1/17/2000 7:07 AM EST

MeritaNordbanken exceeds its internet banking goals for 1999 - new goals
set for 2000

The MeritaNordbanken Group continues to strengthen its position as one of
the leaders in internet banking by adding equity trading to its WAP mobile
phone services in Finland and by launching basic banking services for WAP
phones in Sweden in the coming months.

"We have clearly exceeded our...

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