Publication of change in the total number of shares and votes in Swedbank

Following completion of the rights issue of preference shares in Swedbank AB the total number of shares and votes in Swedbank as of 30 January 2009 amounts to 773,060,118. Of the total number of shares in Swedbank, 515,373,412 are ordinary shares and 257,686,706 are preference shares. Accordingly, all subscribed preference shares in the rights issue have been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.


For further information:
Johannes Rudbeck, Head of Investor relations, Swedbank, phone: +46 70 582 56 56
Sara Arborén, Press Officer, phone: +46 76 118 07 95


Swedbank discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on on 30 January 2009, 9.00 CET.