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Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) January - September 2004

Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) January - September 2004 October 29, 2004 Continued high profitability and strong profit trend January - September 2004 in summary: · Profit for the period rose by 42 percent to SEK 6,708 M (4,719) · The sale of FI-Holding was finalized and generated a capital gain of SEK 1,270 M · Excluding capital gains, profit for the period rose by 25 percent to SEK 5,438 M (4,367) · Operating profit rose by 29 percent to SEK 9,153 M (7,097) · The return on equity rose to 21.6 percent (16.0) · Earnings per share rose by 43 percent to SEK 12.74 (8.94) ·

FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) third quarter report 2004

FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) third quarter report 2004 FöreningsSparbanken's third quarter report for 2004 will be published on Friday, October 29th, at 08.00 CET, and you are hereby invited to participate in the following presentations: · Conference call and webcast for analysts and investors at 14.00 CET, October 29th. Mr Jan Lidén, CEO and President, will present the quarter's results, followed by a Q&A session. The webcast will be broadcast live on www.foreningssparbanken.se/ir. A recording will be available after the presentation. To attend the presentation by telephone, call our

Göran Gunnarsson named new chairman of Robur

Göran Gunnarsson named new chairman of Robur At today's meeting of the board of directors of Robur AB, Göran Gunnarsson was named the new chairman. He succeeds Anders Sahlén, who previously announced that he was stepping down for personal reasons. In connection with his appointment as chairman of Robur, Göran Gunnarsson is leaving the executive management of FöreningsSparbanken. He has been employed by the bank for 17 years in executive positions. For further information, please contact: Jan Lidén, President and CEO, phone +46 8 585 926 66 Henrik Kolga, Head of Communications, phone +46 708-

FöreningsSparbanken's sale of FIH completed

FöreningsSparbanken's sale of FIH completed FöreningsSparbanken's sale of its subsidiary FI-Holding to Kaupthing Bank has been completed following regulatory approval of the transaction. For further information, please contact: Anders Ek, Head of International Banking, phone: +46 8-585 926 66 Henrik Kolga, Head of Communications, phone +46 708-11 13 15 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/09/29/20040929BIT00170/

Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank)

Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) January - June 2004 August 18, 2004 Continued strong results First half year in summary: · Profit for the period rose by 22 percent to SEK 3,626 M (2,983) · Operating profit rose by 17 percent to SEK 5,286 M (4,529) · The return on equity rose to 17.6 percent (15.3) · Earnings per share rose by 22 percent to SEK 6.87 (5.65) · Total income rose by 4 percent to SEK 12,694 M (12,254) · Net interest income rose by 3 percent to SEK 8,249 M (7,991) · Net commission income rose by 23 percent to SEK 3,313 M (2,701) · Net profit on financial

Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank)

Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) January - June 2004 August 18, 2004 Continued strong results First half year in summary: · Profit for the period rose by 22 percent to SEK 3,626 M (2,983) · Operating profit rose by 17 percent to SEK 5,286 M (4,529) · The return on equity rose to 17.6 percent (15.3) · Earnings per share rose by 22 percent to SEK 6.87 (5.65) · Total income rose by 4 percent to SEK 12,694 M (12,254) · Net interest income rose by 3 percent to SEK 8,249 M (7,991) · Net commission income rose by 23 percent to SEK 3,313 M (2,701) · Net profit on financial

FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) second quarter report 2004

FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) second quarter report 2004 FöreningsSparbanken's second-quarter report for 2004 will be published on Wednesday, August 18th, at 08.00 CET, and you are hereby invited to participate in the following presentations: · Conference call and webcast for analysts and investors at 14.00 CET, August 18th. Mr Jan Lidén, CEO and President, will present the quarter's results, followed by a Q&A session. The webcast will be broadcast live on www.foreningssparbanken.se/ir. A recording will be available after the presentation. To attend the presentation by telephone, call our

FöreningsSparbanken increases its holding in BGC Holding AB

FöreningsSparbanken increases its holding in BGC Holding AB Today FöreningsSparbanken has reached an agreement to purchase 17 per cent of the shares in BGC Holding AB (Bankgirocentralen) from Nordea. As a result, FöreningsSparbanken will hold 29,2 per cent of the shares in BGC Holding AB. The acquisition will be carried out on condition of the approval of relevant authorities. Further information: Kjell Hedman, Executive Vice President and Head of Customer Offerings and Products, phone: +46 8 585 912 21 Jesper Berggren, Corporate Press Manager, phone: +46 70 549 37 6 7 ----------------------

Anders Ek appointed new chairman of Hansabank

Anders Ek appointed new chairman of Hansabank At today's board meeting in Estonian Hansabank Anders Ek was appointed new chairman of the board. Anders Ek is Executive Vice President of FöreningsSparbanken and Head of International Banking. FöreningsSparbanken holds 60 per cent of the shares in Hansabank. For further information, please contact: Henrik Kolga, Head of Communications, phone +46 708 11 13 15 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://

Anders Sahlén steps down at FöreningsSparbanken

Anders Sahlén steps down at FöreningsSparbanken Anders Sahlén, who in recent years has been an adviser to FöreningsSparbanken's board of directors and in that role served as chairman of Hansabank and Robur, has announced that he plans to step down for personal reasons. As a result, he is relinquishing the chairmanship of Hansabank at today's board meeting and after the summer will resign as chairman of Robur. Anders Sahlén will remain at FöreningsSparbanken's disposal until the end of the year. "Through his exceptional efforts, Anders Sahlén has contributed greatly to giving

Share repurchase by FöreningsSparbanken

Share repurchase by FöreningsSparbanken FöreningsSparbanken will soon begin buying back its own shares on Stockholmsbörsen. In addition to the reports issued via Stockholmsbörsen, updated information on the repurchase will be made available on FöreningsSparbanken's website, http://www.foreningssparbanken.se/ir Background Within the framework of the authorization received from this year's Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors resolved on May 3 to repurchase a maximum of 26 million of the bank's shares during the period until the end of 2004, corresponding to approximately 5 percent

FöreningsSparbanken sells FIH to Kaupthing and

FöreningsSparbanken sells FIH to Kaupthing and receives SEK 11.9 bn Swedbank (FöreningsSparbanken) has today signed an agreement to sell its shares in FI-Holding (FIH) to Kaupthing Búnadarbanki hf. Swedbank will receive a total of SEK 11.9 bn in cash (DKK 9.7 bn), of which SEK 9.0 bn (DKK 7.3 bn) including accrued interest from March, 31, at closing and SEK 2.9 bn (DKK 2.4 bn) being capital transferred to Swedbank from FIH prior to closing. The transaction is estimated to result in a group capital gain of approximately SEK 1.3 bn after acquisition of outstanding minority shares and

Anders Sundström resignes from the board of FöreningsSparbanken

Anders Sundström resignes from the board of FöreningsSparbanken Anders Sundström has accepted the offer to become the new CEO of Folksam, a major Swedish insurance company. Consequently he immediately resignes from the board of FöreningsSparbanken. Anders Sundström was elected to the board of FöreningsSparbanken by the Annual General Meeting in 2003 and was re-elected in April 2004. Further information: Henrik Kolga, Head of Communications, phone +46 70 811 13 15 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.

FöreningsSparbanken reduces its ownership interest in SpareBank 1 Gruppen

FöreningsSparbanken reduces its ownership interest in SpareBank 1 Gruppen FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) today signed an agreement with Samarbeidende Sparebanker AS, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge, SpareBank 1 Midt- Norge and SpareBank 1 SR-Bank to sell each of the four 21,483 shares in SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS, or a total of 85,932 shares. The total sales price is NOK 109.4 M. As a result, FöreningsSparbanken's ownership interest in SpareBank 1 Gruppen will be reduced from 25% to 19.5%. In the second quarter of 2004 FöreningsSparbanken will therefore cease to report its holding in SpareBank 1

Management changes announced by FöreningsSparbanken

Management changes announced by FöreningsSparbanken FöreningsSparbanken is reorganizing its central management functions. Anders Ek, who is currently President of Robur, will head international banking operations. In Sweden, there will be a number of changes in regional management positions. At the same time a new position is being established with responsibility for the central staff units for Accounting, Treasury, Controller, Risk Management, Security/Legal Affairs and Public Affairs. FöreningsSparbanken's international commitments will take on greater emphasis after the decision by the

Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) January - March 2004

Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) January - March 2004 May 4, 2004 Operating profit rose by 32 percent to SEK 2,623 M First quarter in summary: · Operating profit rose by 32 percent to SEK 2,623 M (1,983) · Profit for the period rose by 36 percent to SEK 1,742 M (1,285) · The return on equity rose to 16.9 percent (13.1) · Earnings per share rose by 36 percent to SEK 3.30 (2.43) · Total income rose by 9 percent to SEK 6,350 M (5,806) · Net interest income rose by 2 percent to SEK 4,104 M (4,033) · Net commission income rose by 24 percent to SEK 1,611 M (1,300) · Net profit on

Share repurchase by FöreningsSparbanken

Share repurchase by FöreningsSparbanken The Board of Directors of FöreningsSparbanken has decided, on the basis of the authorization received from the Annual General Meeting, to repurchase a maximum of 26 million shares, which corresponds to approximately 5 percent of all shares in FöreningsSparbanken. The shares will be repurchased on Stockholmsbörsen at a price that falls within the registered range between the highest bid price and lowest asking price on the market at the time of acquisition. Repurchases are permitted as of the publication of the bank's results for the first quarter of

Föreningssparbanken (Swedbank) first quarter report 2004

Föreningssparbanken (Swedbank) first quarter report 2004 FöreningsSparbanken's first-quarter report for 2004 will be published on Tuesday, May 4th, at 08:00 CET and you are invited to participate in the following presentations: Conference call and webcast for analysts and investors at 15.00 CET, May 4th. Mr Jan Lidén, CEO and President, will present the quarter's results, followed by a questions and answers session. To attend the presentation by telephone, call our conference call operator Genesys on +44 (0) 20 7162 0193 ten minutes prior to the start of the conference. An audio recording

FöreningsSparbanken's Annual General Meeting 2004: Dividend set at SEK 5.75 per share

FöreningsSparbanken's Annual General Meeting 2004: Dividend set at SEK 5.75 per share Today's Annual General Meeting (AGM) of FöreningsSparbanken approved a dividend of SEK 5.75 per share. The record date for the dividend was fixed at April 27. The dividend is expected to be paid by VPC (the Swedish Securities Register Center) on April 30, 2004. The Board of Directors and the President were discharged from liability for the year 2003. The AGM also resolved to permit the bank, in its securities operations, to continuously acquire its own shares to facilitate such operations. This decision

Issue of primary capital certificates

Issue of primary capital certificates As of March 26th, 2004, FöreningsSparbanken AB has issued primary capital certificates amounting to GBP 200 million, equivalent to approximately SEK 2.7 billion. The issue will raise the FöreningsSparbanken financial companies group´s capital adequacy ratio and the primary capital ratio by slightly less than 0.5 percentage points. For further information, please contact: Jonas Blomberg, Head of Investor Relations, phone: + 46 8 585 933 22 e-mail: jonas.blomberg@foreningssparbanken.se Magnus Eriksson, Group Treasury, phone: + 46 8 585 920 91 e-mail:

FöreningsSparbanken's (Swedbank) annual report 2003

FöRENINGSSPARBANKEN'S (SWEDBANK) ANNUAL REPORT 2003 FöreningsSparbanken´s annual report for 2003 will be available online on http://www.swedbank.com/ir as from 9 a.m on Wednesday 31st of March 2004. The distribution of the printed English version of the annual report will start on April 8. For further information, please contact Henrik Kolga, Head of Communications, FöreningsSparbanken, phone: +46 708 11 13 15 henrik.kolga@foreningssparbanken.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following

FöreningsSparbanken comments on FIH

FöreningsSparbanken comments on FIH FöreningsSparbanken has noted the recent articles in Danish and Swedish newspapers regarding the Danish corporate bank FIH and speculations regarding the potential disposal of FöreningsSparbankens majority stake in it. "We currently evaluate various strategic alternatives regarding our stake in FIH and have appointed Morgan Stanley as an advisor. No decisions have been made that give reason for any further comments at this point in time, says Carl Eric Stålberg, executive chairman of the board of FöreningsSparbanken. For further information please contact:

FöreningsSparbanken rewards its employees

FöreningsSparbanken rewards its employees FöreningsSparbanken's board of directors has announced that the bank's employees will each receive a bonus of SEK 10,000. In 2003 FöreningsSparbanken was the most profitable major bank in the Nordic region and the only bank, aside from Sweden's independent savings banks and FöreningsSparbanken's partly owned banks, to improve customer satisfaction, according to the Swedish Quality Index. "For me and the rest of the bank's management, it is very satisfactory to know that all employees share in our success," says President and CEO Jan Lidén. "The

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