Lars Lundquist appointed new Chief Credit Officer of FöreningsSparbanken

Lars Lundquist has been appointed new Chief Credit Officer of FöreningsSparbanken. He will assume his new post on March 1, 2005 and will be an adjunct member of the Group’s executive management. Mr Lundquist currently holds the position as Head of Credit and County Risks at Swedbank Markets. Lars-Erik Kvist remains as Chief Credit officer and Head of Group Staffs and as a member of the Group’s executive management until March 1, 2005. New head of Telephone- and Internetbanks Jan Alexandersson has been appointed new Head of FöreningsSparbanken's Telephone- and Internetbanks as of December 1, 2004. Mr Alexandersson’s responsibility will also include FSB Bolån Direkt (mortgage lending via Internet). Mr Alexandersson, who currently is Head of FöreningsSparbanken's Telephonebank, will also serve as an adjunct member of the Group’s executive management. He succeeds Mr Göran Gunnarsson, who recently was named new chairman of Robur. For further information please contact: Henrik Kolga, Head of Group Communications, phone: +46-708 11 13 15 e-mail: henrik.kolga@foreningssparbanken.se