• Operating profit rose by 17 percent to SEK 2,907 M (2,476) • Profit for the period rose by 13 percent to SEK 2,135 M (1,894) * • The return on equity rose to 19.0 percent (18.3) * • Earnings per share rose by 16 percent to SEK 4.16 (3.59) * • Total income rose by 5 percent to SEK 6,339 M (6,064) • Expenses decreased by 3 percent to SEK 3,333 M (3,446) • Loan losses decreased by 30 percent to SEK 99 M (142) • The market share for total new savings from Swedish households rose to 20 percent (17) • Successful offer for remaining shares in Hansabank • Hansabank’s operating profit rose by 22 percent to SEK 527 M (431) • IAS 39 had a maginal effect on the quarter’s profit, but pending market interest rate development going forward, volatility may be substantial. *) Based on profit and equity attributable to FöreningsSparbanken’s shareholders. For further information, please contact: Jan Lidén, President and CEO Phone + 46 8 585 922 27 Henrik Kolga, Head of Communications Phone + 46 8 585 927 79, + 46 708 11 13 15 Jonas Blomberg, Head of Investor Relations Phone + 46 8 585 933 22, + 46 702 650 133