Nils-Fredrik Nyblaeus to leave ForeningsSparbanken

NILS-FREDRIK NYBLAEUS TO LEAVE FORENINGSSPARBANKEN Nils-Fredrik Nyblaeus, Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer of FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank), will leave his position after having accepted an offer to become executive vice president of SEB. - I can only congratulate SEB although I deeply regret losing a very competent, skilled and appreciated employee, says Birgitta Johansson- Hedberg, President and CEO of FöreningsSparbanken. Nils-Fredrik Nyblaeus will remain with FöreningsSparbanken for the time being. The search for a successor to Mr Nyblaeus has already been initiated. Further information: Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg, President and CEO, phone +468 58 59 10 88 Henrik Kolga, Head of Communications, phone +46708 11 13 15 Jesper Berggren, Corporate Press Manager, phone +46705 49 37 67 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/07/20031007BIT00160/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/07/20031007BIT00160/wkr0002.pdf