Swedbank and Sparbanken Syd announces new collaboration

Press Release 21th April 2009

Swedbank and Sparbanken Syd announces new collaboration 

Swedbank and Sparbanken Syd today signed a new contract of collaboration
announcing that Sparbanken Syd will continue to offer Swedbank's products and
services up until April 30th, 2010. The agreements also includes IT
partnerships. Sparbanken Syd's customers will be offered Swedbank Robur's asset
management and insurances service offerings even after April 30th, 2010.
Sparbanken Syd will at  this time also transfer over to an independent IT
solution. 


The earlier agreement between Swedbank and Sparbanken Syd was revoked in June
2008 as a result of colliding opinions regarding what the collaboration
entailed. Additional discussions between Swedbank and Sparbanken Syd were held
with the ambition of finding a new agreement which benefits both parts and
especially the customers. 

”I am delighted to confirm under the best of accordance's a new collaboration
with Sparbanken Syd has been reached. This will allow us to continue to focus on
the customers and their needs”, says Kjell Hedman, Vice President and Head of
Swedish Banking at Swedbank.

”Through the agreement's new structure everyone is a winner. Our customers are
given the opportunity to take part of asset managements and insurances from
Swedbank Robur. We have come to agreement regarding our customer register and
how to collaboration will function when Sparbanken Syd becomes an independent
savings bank and distributor of Swedbank Robur's products” says Staffan Olander,
CEO of Sparbanken Syd.


For further information:
Kjell Hedman, Vice President and Head of Swedish Banking, Swedbank, phone: +46
(0)8 585 912 21
Staffan Olander, CEO, Sparbanken Syd, phone: +46(0)70-558 58 00
Anna Sundblad, Press Officer, Swedbank, phone: +46 (0)70-321 39 95
Ingemar Helgesson, Head of Communications, Sparbanken Syd, phone: +46 (0)70-586
87 68