Schroder Salomon Smith Barney withdraws as authorised dealer in Treasury bonds

Press release 22 January 2002

Schroder Salomon Smith Barney has notified the Swedish National Debt Office that it withdraws as authorised dealer in Treasury bonds as from January 22, 2002.

Press release January 22, 2002

Schroder Salomon Smith Barney has notified the Swedish National Debt Office that it withdraws as authorised dealer in Treasury bonds as from January 22, 2002.

The following seven institutions are authorised dealers to the Swedish National Debt Office:

ABN Amro Bank N.V. Danske Bank Consensus FöreningsSparbanken AB Svenska Handelsbanken SEB Nordea E. Öhman J:or Fondkommission AB

For further information, please contact:

Erik Thedéen, Head of Debt Management Department,tel. +46 8 613 46 46. Thomas Olofsson, Head of Funding Tel. +46 8 613 47 82