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The management of Merita General Insurance has been appointed

The management of Merita General Insurance has been appointed Tryg-Baltica, part of Nordea Group, will establish a branch in Finland through Merita General Insurance. Management of Tryg-Baltica's branch operating under the name of Merita General Insurance has been appointed and consists of a General Manager and an Assistant General Manager. They will both begin on 1 January 2001. The first Finnish insurances will be sold in the spring of 2001 through the Internet via Merita's e-business solution Solo. Later in the year Merita Bank's branches will also sell insurances. Kimmo Kilpinen has

Nordea AB - the new name of Nordic Baltic Holding

Nordea AB - the new name of Nordic Baltic Holding At today's Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders in Nordic Baltic Holding (NBH) AB (publ) it was decided that the company will change its name to Nordea AB, in English Nordea Plc. Nordea will consequently be the name of the share. Stock exchange abbreviation will be NDA. - Nordea stands for Nordic Ideas and reflects the commitment of the group to integrate and form a truly Nordic and Baltic group that is able to offer the best solutions from each market to customers in all markets in the region, says Vesa Vainio, Chairman of the

The European Investment Fund

The European Investment Fund Selects Nordic Baltic Holding for environmental loans The European Investment Fund (EIF) has selected Nordic Baltic Holding (NBH) for its environmental loans. Under the Growth and Environment Scheme sponsored by the European Union, the EIF offers free-of-charge guarantees to at least one bank in each member states enabling participating banks, in turn, to provide better financing terms. NBH can provide environmental loans on beneficial terms for environmentally-friendly investments to companies with up to 100 employees. The investments should produce significant

MeritaNordbanken has reached 98.7 per cent of the shares in Christiania Bank og K

MeritaNordbanken has reached 98.7 per cent of the shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse MeritaNordbanken Plc´s offer to acquire all shares in Christinania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA has been accepted by shareholders representing 88.7 per cent of the total number of shares. In addition, MeritaNordbanken owns 9.99 per cent of the total number of shares. This means that MeritaNordbanken is in control of 98.7 per cent of the shares. MeritaNordbanken has filed an application for concession from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and a notification to the Norwegian competition authority.

Efficient integration between Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse and Nordic Baltic H

Efficient integration between Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse and Nordic Baltic Holding * Shareholders representing 98.7 per cent of CBK shares have accepted MeritaNordbanken's offer * Management appointments and adjustment of management structure to promote integration and adaption to the enlarged group Nordic Baltic Holding (NBH, future Nordea) and Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse (CBK) starts the integration process. Appointments will take effect as soon as the acquisition of CBK can be completed after obtaining the necessary approvals from the relevant authorities. Until then the Group

MeritaNordbanken has reached more than 91 % of the shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse

MeritaNordbanken has reached more than 91 % of the shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse Shareholders representing more than 81 per cent of the total number of shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA ("CBK") have accepted MeritaNordbanken Plc´s offer to acquire all shares in CBK. Including the shares already owned by MeritaNordbanken, representing 9.99 per cent of the total number of shares, MeritaNordbanken is thereby in control of more than 91 per cent of the total number of shares in CBK. The offer period expires today at 17.00 hours Oslo time and will not be prolonged.

Nordea - stands for Nordic Ideas - the new name of Nordic Baltic Holding

Nordea - stands for Nordic Ideas - the new name of Nordic Baltic Holding * The name of the new Nordic group is proposed to be Nordea. An Extraordinary General Meeting is called for 30 November 2000 to decide upon the new group name. * The bank and insurance companies in Finland, Sweden and Denmark will keep the old brands, endorsed by the new group brand Nordea. * The branding solutions to be used in Norway will be decided when Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse can join the Group. "Nordea summarises what this group is about. The sharing and exchange of Nordic Ideas within our new home market,

Interim Report January - September 2000

Interim report January - September 2000 Strong growth in financial results · Operating profit up 38% to EUR 1,962m (SEK 16.5bn) · ROE 17.5% (excluding goodwill 21.1%) · Stable growth in net interest income and commission income · Operating expenses down in third quarter · Improved rating Continued improvement in strategic growth areas · Norwegian Government accepts offer for Christiania Bank, the Group controls 77% of the shares · Strong development in e-business - more than 1.7m e-customers · Assets under management increased to EUR 107bn · Fund manager of the year 2000 in Sweden · Group

NBH's offer accepted by more than 90 percent of Bank Komunalny's shareholders

NBH's offer accepted by more than 90 percent of Bank Komunalny's shareholders More than 90 percent of the shareholders in Bank Komunalny SAw Gdynia have now accepted Nordic Baltic Holding's ("NBH") offer to buy all remaining shares of the Polish bank. NBH made the public offer th September 20 , after Bank Komunalny made a new issue of shares through which NBH increased its share holding in Bank Komunalny from 50 percent to approximately 71 percent of votes and capital. NBH's offer of 17.50 zloty per share is a premium of approximately 25 percent. With the acquisition of all remaining shares

Nordic Baltic Holding's Interim Report October 24,

Nordic Baltic Holding's Interim Report October 24, 2000 Welcome to the presentations of Nordic Baltic Holding's interim report for January-September 2000 on Tuesday, October 24. The report will be released before lunch. CHANGE OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE TIME Press Conference A press conference will be held in Helsinki at 14.00 local time and will be satellite linked to Copenhagen at 13.00 (local time) and to Stockholm at 13.00 (local time). * Venues Helsinki: Aleksanterinkatu 36 B Copenhagen: Strandgade 3 Stockholm: Smålandsgatan 24 Oslo: Auditoriet, Vesta Oslo, Lilleakerveien 2A, Lysaker At

Nordic Baltic Holding's Interim Report 24,

Nordic Baltic Holding's Interim Report October 24, 2000 Welcome to the presentations of Nordic Baltic Holding's interim report for January-September 2000 on Tuesday, October 24. The report will be released before lunch. Press Conference A press conference will be held in Helsinki at 14.00 local time and will be satellite linked to Copenhagen at 13.00 (local time) and to Stockholm at 13.00 (local time). * Venues Helsinki: Aleksanterinkatu 36 B Copenhagen: Strandgade 3 Stockholm: Smålandsgatan 24 Oslo: Auditoriet, Vesta Oslo, Lilleakerveien 2A, Lysaker At the press conference Hans Dalborg,

Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse to became part of the Nordic Baltic Holding Group

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse to become part of the Nordic Baltic Holding Group: The Norwegian Government Bank Investment Fund has decided to sell its shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse to MeritaNordbanken for NOK 49 per share Growth in Norway through introduction of new products and concepts and rapid integration MeritaNordbanken Plc, a subsidiary of Nordic Baltic Holding (NBH) AB (publ), increases its public offer of 19 June, 2000 to acquire all shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA to NOK 49 per share in cash and extends

MeritaNordbanken's offer to acquire all shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse prolonged at NOK 44 per share

MeritaNordbanken's offer to acquire all shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse prolonged at NOK 44 per share MeritaNordbanken Abp prolongs the offer to acquire all shares of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA. The offer price is NOK 44 per share. The offer period now will end on 20 October 2000, at 17.00 hours CET. The offer is subject to the full terms and conditions set out in the offer document issued on 19 June 2000. Further Information: Markku Pohjola, Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking, + 358 9 165 422 45 Lars Thalén, Head of Corporate Identity and Communication, + 46 709

Appointments of Executive Vice Presidents

Appointments of Executive Vice Presidents Nordic Baltic Holding proceeds with integration and appoints Executive Vice Presidents of the Group, Business Areas and Group Staffs. Group Management The Board of Directors has announced that the following members of Group Management are Executive Vice Presidents of Nordic Baltic Holding. Group Executive Committee Hugo Andersen (Head of General Insurance) Carl Johan Granvik (Head of Group Credit and Risk Control) Thorleif Krarup (Deputy Group CEO) Arne Liljedahl(Head of Group Finance) Lars G Nordström (Head of Retail Banking) Markku Pohjola(Head of

Incentive program for Management

Incentive program for Management The Board of Directors of Nordic Baltic Holding has decided to introduce an incentive program for around 300 members of the Group's top management. Besides the fact that it promotes possibilities for the Group to recruit and keep key competence, the aim is also to further focus top management around creating customer value and controlling costs and thereby increase the shareholder value. "A program of this nature strengthens our management structure and improves possibilities both to retain and recruit key personnel and competence. The connection to share

NBH expands in Poland

NBH expands in Poland Nordic Baltic Holding ("NBH") has today, through Nordbanken AB (publ), made a public offer to buy all remaining shares of the Polish bank Bank Komunalny SA w Gdyni, listed on the Warsaw stock exchange. This is a logical step after Bank Komunalny made a new issue of shares through which NBH increased its share holding in Bank Komunalny from 50 percent to approximately 71 percent of votes and capital. NBH offers 17.50 zloty per share, compared to yesterday's stock price of 14.00 zloty, meaning a premium of approximately 25 percent. With the acquisition of all remaining

Nordic Baltic Holding joins Identrus - a new solution for global B2B e-commerce

Nordic Baltic Holding joins Identrus - a new solution for global B2B e-commerce Nordic Baltic Holding, incorporating the banking subsidiaries Merita Bank, Nordbanken and Unibank, has agreed to join Identrus, a major initiative to create trust and security in the rapidly growing business-to-business e- commerce. The agreement was signed at the annual SIBOS Conference in San Francisco, where both Identrus and S.W.I.F.T. announced their intention to join forces in creating a global e-commerce solution. This will provide participating banks with a platform, enabling them to offer corporate

Share capital of Nordic Baltic Holding (NBH) AB (publ) increases by sek 10,522,256.50

SHARE CAPITAL OF NORDIC BALTIC HOLDING (NBH) AB (PUBL) INCREASES BY SEK 10,522,256.50 The share capital of Nordic Baltic Holding (NBH) AB (publ) will increase due to conversions made before August 29, 2000 on the company's convertible bond loan1999/2042. The share capital increases by SEK 10,522,256.50, i.e. by 3,006,359 shares. As a consequence, the new share capital is SEK 10,437,696,766. Subsequent to conversion, the total number of Nordic Baltic Holding (NBH) AB (publ) shares is 2,982,199,076. The increase of the share capital was registered in Sweden with Patent- och Registeringsverket

MeritaNordbanken offer to acquire all shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse prolonged at NOK 44 per share

MeritaNordbanken offer to acquire all shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse prolonged at NOK 44 per share MeritaNordbanken Abp prolongs the offer to acquire all shares of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA. The offer price is NOK 44 per share. The offer period now will end on 9 October 2000, at 17.00 hours CET. The offer is subject to the full terms and conditions set out in the offer document issued on 19 June 2000. Further Information: Markku Pohjola+ 358 9 165 422 45 Lars Thalén + 46 709 200 665 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was

Nordic Baltic Holding receives The Banker's global award for Best Online Business

Nordic Baltic Holding receives The Banker's global award for Best Online Business Strategy The esteemed British magazine "The Banker" has granted MeritaNordbanken, part of Nordic Baltic Holding Group, a global award for "Best Online Business Strategy". Banker's jury regards MeritaNordbanken as a pathfinder in Internet banking. We truly appreciate this award as it comes from one of the most respected observers of the banking industry. The award positions Nordic Baltic Holding Group at the top of the banking world as far as Internet banking is concerned, and this we feel is a place deserved,

Interim Report January-June 2000

Interim Report January-June 2000 Strong earnings growth * Operating profit up 29% to EUR 1,359m (SEK 11.4bn) * Earnings per share January-June EUR 0.33, up by 14% * Total income up 16% and expenses up 4% (both excl. acquired business) * Strong growth in interest and commission income * Return on equity 18.6% * Improved ratings Strong performance in strategic growth areas * Strong Retail earnings * E-banking leadership: - e-customers more than 1.6m, up 0.6m since year-end - strong growth in customers using online equity trading * Significant growth in Asset Management: EUR 104bn under

Nordbanken sells its shares in Svensk Exportkredit

Nordbanken sells its shares in Svensk Exportkredit Positive effect of 500 MSEK on operating profit Nordbanken has today entered into an agreement with ABB to sell Nordbanken's holding of 10.66 per cent of the shares in AB Svensk Exportkredit. Subject to necessary approvals and to the conditions of the sale being fulfilled, the positive effect on the operating profit of the Group will be approximately 500 MSEK including ordinary dividend of 48 MSEK. For further information: Erik Evrén, Media Relations, +46 8 614 86 11 Björn Westberg, Investor Relations, +46 8 614 78 50 -----------------------

MeritaNordbanken is first with payments by WAP telephone in Sweden

MeritaNordbanken is first with payments by WAP telephone in Sweden As the only bank in Sweden, Nordbanken offers its customers the possibility of paying bills and approving electronic invoices via a WAP telephone. The new service will be launched June 26. Nordbanken is focusing further on mobile services through launching of WAP and SMS as options in Solo, the bank's Internet service. The WAP technology facilitates carrying out bank services on the Internet using a mobile telephone. Accordingly, customers gain access to Nordbanken's Internet services in Solo wherever they are. "If you have

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