Swedbank to participate in the stability plan

Swedbank to participate in the stability plan 

Swedbank has today decided to apply to participate in the guarantee programme
within the Swedish government's stability plan to ensure stability in the
financial systems. Such an application will therefore be sent shortly. 


For further information:
Thomas Backteman, Acting Head of Communication and IR, Swedbank, phone: +46 8
5859 3509
Johannes Rudbeck, Head of Investor relations, Swedbank, phone: +46 70 582 56 56
Anna Sundblad, Press Manager, Swedbank, phone: +46 70-321 39 95


Swedbank's vision is to be the leading financial institution in the markets
where we are present. Swedbank has 9 million retail customers and 600,000
corporate customers with more than 459 branches in Sweden, 300 branches in the
Baltic countries and another 190 branches in Ukraine. The group is also present
in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Kaliningrad, Luxembourg, Marbella, Moscow, New York,
Oslo, Shanghai, St. Petersburg and Tokyo. As of December 2007 the group had
total assets of SEK 1,600 billion and approximately 22,000 employees. For more
information about Swedbank, please visit www.swedbank.com.