Update on Estonian prosecutor’s investigation into Swedbank AS

Swedbank AS in Estonia has today been notified by the special investigator of white-collar crime at the Central Criminal Police. Swedbank AS has been summoned as a suspect to an interrogation. 

As earlier announced, in connection with the interim reports, the FSA in Estonia submitted part of its investigation to the Estonian Prosecutor’s Office in November 2019. The investigation is reviewing whether money laundering or other criminal activities have taken place in Swedbank AS.

Swedbank AS cooperates with the authorities and share all information on the events that are being investigated.

The bank has no further information as to how this investigation will proceed or what the implications of it may be.

Contact:
Unni Jerndal, Senior Advisor, unni.jerndal@swedbank.com, phone: + 46 73 092 11 80 
Annie Ho, Head of Investor Relations, annie.ho@swedbank.se, phone: + 46 70 343 78 15

This disclosure contains information that Swedbank is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU nr 596/2014). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person, on 14-03-2022 16:30 CET.

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