Publication of change in the total number of shares and votes

Due to the rights issue of ordinary shares in Swedbank AB (publ) ("Swedbank"), the total number of shares and votes in Swedbank as per 30 October 2009 amounts to 1,159,584,356. Of the total number of shares in Swedbank, 939,947,762 are ordinary shares and 219,636,594 are preference shares.

The remaining part of the rights issue, 5,821 ordinary shares, is expected to be registered during November 2009 and thus result in a change in the total number of shares and votes in Swedbank in November 2009. Further information, please contact: Thomas Backteman, EVP Corporate Affairs, Swedbank, phone: +46 708 311 166 Anna Sundblad, Press Officer, Swedbank, phone +46 70 321 39 95