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 2004 and until year-end and will take into consideration the bank's capital situation, current regulations and market conditions. The purpose of the repurchase program is to continuously adapt FöreningsSparbanken's capital structure to its current capital needs. For further information, please contact: Carl Eric Stålberg, Chairman, phone +46 8 585 912 96 Henrik Kolga, Executive Vice President and 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/2004/05/03/20040503BIT00790/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/05/03/20040503BIT00790/wkr0002.pdf