Nordbanken Holding General Meeting approves merger agreement with Merita

Nordbanken Holding General Meeting approves merger agreement with Merita The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Nordbanken Holding AB (publ) today approved the merger agreement signed between Nordbanken Holding and Merita Plc on September 20, 1999. The Meeting further passed resolutions to approve the other proposals of the Board of Directors concerning a reduction in the share capital and the premium reserve, the issue of shares and convertible bonds to Merita shareholders and holders of Merita convertible bonds, an authorization to be granted to the Board of Directors to decide on possible further issues, and amendments to the Articles of Association. The resolutions will be implemented on the condition that the merger agreement is also approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Merita to be held on November 23, 1999. Further information: Björn Westberg, Investor Relations, tel. +46 8 614 7850 or +46 70 590 55 52 Tord Arnerup, General Counsel, tel. +46 8 614 7828 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/11/19/19991119BIT00280/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/11/19/19991119BIT00280/bit0002.pdf