STOCKHOLM (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 14, 2014--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings and outlooks on Swedish banks Swedbank AB and Sparbanken 1826 are not affected by two associated acquisitions of parts of Sparbanken Öresund (the transaction). We understand that, as part of the announced transaction, Swedbank would acquire Sparbanken Öresund and subsequently sell part of Sparbanken Öresund to Färs&Frosta Sparbank AB. Färs&Frosta Sparbank is in the process of merging with Sparbanken 1826. The combination of part of Sparbanken Öresund with the merging Färs&Frosta Sparbank and Sparbanken 1826 entity will be known as Sparbanken Skåne. If the transaction receives all the necessary approvals, expected in the second quarter of 2014 at
