Skandinavska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (SEB) has informed JSC "Latvijas

Unibanka"  that  it  has  purchased  an  additional amount of 1 675 000

ordinary  shares  in Unibanka with voting rights at par value of LVL 1.

This corresponds to

4,5 % of current outstanding shares of Unibanka.

After  purchase  of  the  above  shares,  and the conversion of the 8th

closed  shares  issue  of  Unibanka  into publicly traded shares on May

12,1999,  the total number of shares owned by SEB in Unibanka is 18 110

743. This corresponds to 48,8% of the total amount of the share capital

of Unibanka, of which all 18 110 743

shares are publicly traded ordinary shares with voting rights.