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 of all shares in FöreningsSparbanken. For further information, please contact: Jan Lilja, Head of Group Treasury, FöreningsSparbanken, phone: +46 70 662 87 26 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/06/18/20040618BIT00040/wkr0001.pdf