Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank); January - March 2003

Interim report for FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) January - March 2003 April 29, 2003 Operating profit rose to SEK 1,983 M First quarter 2003 in summary: · Operating profit rose to SEK 1,983 M (1,952) · The return on equity was 13.1 percent (13.0) · Earnings per share amounted to SEK 2.43 (2.34) · Net interest income rose to SEK 4,033 M (3,825) · Net commission income amounted to SEK 1,300 M (1,477) · Net profit on financial operations amounted to SEK 194 M (243) · Expenses decreased to SEK 3,398 M (3,463) · Loan losses decreased to SEK 390 M (435) Audit report This interim report has not been reviewed by the Bank's auditors. Stockholm, April 29, 2003 FöreningsSparbanken AB (publ) Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg President and Chief Executive Officer For further information, please contact: Nils-Fredrik Nyblæus, Deputy President, Accounting and Finance phone + 46 8 5859 2532 Jonas Blomberg, Head of Investor Relations phone + 46 8 5859 3322, + 46 702 650 133 Financial information 2003 The Group's financial reports can be obtained or ordered on FöreningsSparbanken's home page at http://www. foreningssparbanken.se/ir or at the nearest branch of FöreningsSparbanken. FöreningsSparbanken will publish interim reports on the following dates: - Interim report January - June 2003 on August 22, 2003 - Interim report January - September 2003 on October 24, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/04/29/20030429BIT00040/wkr0001.doc The full report http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/04/29/20030429BIT00040/wkr0002.pdf The full report