Trygg Hansa sells its Sampo shares

Trygg Hansa sells its Sampo shares Trygg-Hansa (Non-life insurance) has sold its 2.3 per cent holding of 1,439,849 Sampo shares. After the sale Trygg-Hansa retains no ownership of Sampo. The profit from the sale will be approximately SEK 85 million. For further information, kindly contact: Boo Ehlin, Press Officer, SEB, Telephone: +46 8 763 85 77 Christine-Charlotte Treschow, Head of Investor Relations, Telephone: +46 8 763 95 59 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/02/10/19990210BIT00150/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/02/10/19990210BIT00150/bit0002.pdf