AS HANSAPANK          STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE               07.04.05



Comment to an article in business daily Äripäev



In an article published today in the business daily Äripäev, Henrik Kolga,

Swedbank's head of corporate communications, says that Swedbank intends to

convene an extraordinary shareholders meeting of Hansabank in May of this year to

decide on the squeeze out of the remaining minority shareholders at the price of

13.5 euros per share. Until then, Swedbank will continue to purchase Hansabank's

shares at the same price on the stock exchange.



Since Hansabank has no information about Swedbank's intentions to convene an

extraordinary shareholders meeting, we are unable to comment this information.





Additional information:

Henrik Kolga

Head of Corporate Communications

FöreningsSparbanken

phone: +46 708 11 13 15





Mart Tõevere

Hansabank