Skandia: The Board's Comments on the Swedish Shareholders' Association's Request for a Special Examination


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 9, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahead of the Annual General Meeting on April 15, 2003, Skandia's (Other OTC:SKNFF) (LSE:SFS) board has issued comments to the Swedish Shareholders' Association's request for a special examination. The auditors have expressed an opinion on these comments. The comments and the auditors' opinion will be published on Skandia's website, www.skandia.com at 9:00 a.m. today. Shareholders can also request copies of these comments and the auditors' opinion from Skandia, Corporate Law, Sveavagen 44, Stockholm, phone. +46-8-788 25 00.

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