Tallinn Stock Exchange                PRESS RELEASE                    22.03.2005



FöreningsSparbanken in discussions regarding the offer to the shareholders of 

Hansabank



FöreningsSparbanken AB hereby informs that it is in discussions with certain 

minority shareholders of AS Hansabank in relation with the Offer, and has asked 

the Tallinn Stock Exchange to suspend trading in the shares of Hansabank. 

The minority shareholders concerned of the negotiations, includes both Estonian 

and international shareholders, and represent more than 20 per cent of all shares 

in Hansabank.



FöreningsSparbanken is presently unable to predict the outcome of such 

negotiations, but expects to be able to publish the result of such discussions 

during the day.





For further information, please contact:



Henrik Kolga 

Head of Corporate Communications 

FöreningsSparbanken

phone: +46 708 11 13 15