SEB Enskilda Chief Executive Officer and Chairman to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, May 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Henric Falkenberg, Chief Executive Officer of SEB Enskilda, and
 Bjorn Jansson, Chairman of SEB Enskilda, will preside over the
 Closing Bell to mark the finish of the SEB Enskilda NASDAQ OMX 2008
 Nordic Stock Seminar in New York.

 In honor of the occasion, SEB Enskilda will be joined by:

  * Michael Hedegaard Lyng, Chief Financial Officer of NKT Holding
    (NKT)
  * Nils Vinberg, Chief Executive Officer of Bjorn Borg (BORG)
  * Anders Jansson, Chief Executive Officer of Hemtex (HEMX)
  * Tommy Svensson, Chief Financial Officer of Hemtex (HEMX)
  * Thomas Bill, Chief Executive Officer of ORC Software (ORC)
  * Johan Malmqvist, Chief Financial Officer of Duni AB (DUNI)
  * Keith Russel, Chief Executive Officer of Transcom (TWWSDBB)
  * Carsten Mortensen, Chief Executive Officer of Norden (DNORD)
  * Vesa-Pekka Takala, Chief Financial Officer of Outotec (OTE1V)

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday, May 22 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Karl-Johan Molnes
 646.226.7380
 karl-johan.molnes@enskilda.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 646.441.5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About SEB Enskilda:

SEB Enskilda is the #1 Nordic Investment bank both in their home markets and in the U.S. and one part of SEB. SEB is a North European financial group serving some 400,000 corporate customers and institutions and five million private individuals. SEB offers universal banking services in Sweden, Germany and the Baltic countries -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It also has local presence in the other Nordic countries, Poland, Ukraine and Russia and a global presence through its international network in another ten countries. On 31 March 2008, the Group's total assets amounted to SEK 2,399bn (EUR 251bn) while its assets under management totaled SEK 1,331bn (EUR 149bn). The Group has about 20,000 employees. Read more about SEB at www.sebgroup.com.