Swedbank signs framework agreement with the Swedish National Debt Office

Press Release 4 october, 2010

Swedbank signs framework agreement with the Swedish National Debt Office

Swedbank has today signed a framework agreement with the Swedish National Debt
Office regarding payment services that the government authorities and business
can request. The agreement also includes other services such as custody and FX
services.
The total payment flow per year covered by the agreement is SEK 4 655 billion
from around 138 million transactions. 

"We are very pleased to enjoy continued confidence as a framework agreement
bank. This is a significant opportunity for us to continue offering complete and
secure payment solutions as well as good service and support to the authorities"
said Charlotte Bergwall Nilsson, head of Financial Institutions.

The agreement will run from 1 April 2011 to 31 march 2015 with the option of
extending it for a further two years.


For further information please contact:
Charlotte Bergwall Nilsson, Head of Financial Institutions, Swedbank: 070-690
0983
Lars Ericson, Organisations & Associations, Swedbank: 070-538 3826
Kristina Norman, Customer Executive, 070-619 4020
Anna Sundblad, Group Press Manager, 070-321 3995

Swedbank promotes a sound and sustainable financial situation for the many
people, households and companies. Our vision is to contribute to a development
“Beyond Financial Growth”. As a leading bank in the home markets Sweden,
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Swedbank offers a wide range of financial
services and products. Swedbank has 9.5 million retail customers and 535,000
corporate customers with approximately 400 branches in Sweden and over 200
branches in the Baltic countries. The group is also present in other Nordic
countries, the U.S., China, Russia and Ukraine. As of June 30 2010 the group had
total assets of SEK 1,905 billion. Read more at www.swedbank.com