FSPA conference call 0919

Conference call Wednesday September 19 at 12:30 GMT London time (13:30 CET): FöreningsSparbanken and SEB today announced that the proposed merger between the two banks will be called off. You are therefore invited to join a conference call held on September 19 at 12:30 GMT London time (13.30 CET). The call will be hosted by Mrs Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg, President and CEO and Mr Nils-Fredrik Nyblaeus, deputy President and CFO, and Mr Staffan Salén, Head of Information and Investor Relations. Please call our telephone conference operator Genesys on +44 208 781 0571 ten minutes prior the start of the conference call (quote: ForeningsSparbanken or Swedbank). If you are unable to participate you can listen to a recording of the conference. The service is available for 5 working days following the conference. Dial +44 208 288 4459 (access code 645472). For further information please contact, Staffan Salén, EVP and Head of Investor Relations and Information Phone +46 8 5859 2779 or +46 705 310111 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/19/20010919BIT00120/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/19/20010919BIT00120/bit0002.pdf