Freningssparbanken - Swedbank - Interim Report Quarter One 2000

Business Wire, April 7, 2000

Business Editors

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2000

On April 28 FreningsSparbanken's (Swedbank) interim report for the first quarter 2000 will be published.

April 28 at 16:00 (London time):

Analyst presentation in London at the Le Meridien Waldorf Hotel

You are invited to attend a presentation of the interim report. Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg, President and CEO, and Nils-Fredrik Nyblus, deputy President and CFO, will present and comment on the result followed by a question and answer session.

The presentation will commence at 16.00 (London time) and is held at the Le Meridien Waldorf Hotel (The Aldwych, London WC2B 4DD).

If you want to participate please let us know by fax 46 8 723 71 32, or e-mail ir@foreningssparbanken.se, no later than April 21.

Presentations in Swedish

FreningsSparbanken will organise in Stockholm on April 28 (both in Swedish):

-- Press Conference at 08:30 (CET), at Nemes-hall,

Brunkebergstorg 8

-- Analyst Presentation at 09:30 (CET), at Nemes-hall,

Brunkebergstorg 8

Yours sincerely, Investor Relations FreningsSparbanken

Staffan Saln Phone 46 8 5859 2779

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Yes, I will attend the international presentation in London.

Please return to Tobias Norrby, fax 46 8 723 71 32, or e-mail ir@foreningssparbanken.se , no later than April 21.

Name:................................

Company:..............................

Fax number or e-mail :.........................

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