The divestment of properties owned by SEB's subsidiary banks in the
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania has been finalised. The capital gain of
SEK 0.8bn will be included in the annual accounts for the Group.
SEB is a North European financial group serving some 400,000
corporate customers and institutions and five million private
individuals. SEB has a local presence in the Nordic and Baltic
countries, Germany, the Ukraine and Russia, and a global presence
through its international network in another ten countries. On 30
September 2007, the Group's total assets amounted to SEK 2,149bn
while its assets under management totalled SEK 1,385bn. The Group has
about 20,000 employees. Read more about SEB at www.sebgroup.com.
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For further information, please contact:
Ulf Grunnesjö, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +46 8 7638501
