Interim Report on the Operations of AB Custos for the Period January 1 - March 31, 2003


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 8, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Custos (Other OTC:CUSTF):

Total return on Custos shares during the report period was 1.8 percent.

Total return was 9 percentage points better than index.

The Board of Directors proposes redemption of every fourth share at a price of SEK 200 per share, which is equivalent to a total redemption payment of MSEK 370.

For further information, see the press release from the Annual General Meeting, which will be published later today.

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