New number of shares in Handelsbanken

Due to an exchange of convertible notes in Svenska Handelsbanken AB, the number
of Class A shares has increased by 3 614 shares and the number of votes has
increased by 3 614. Following the increase, the total number of shares in
Handelsbanken is 1 907 046 082 of which 1 871 794 753 are Class A shares and
35 251 329 are Class B shares. The total number of votes in Handelsbanken is
1 875 319 885,90. The share capital amounts to SEK 2 955 921 427,10 after the
increase.


The information is that which must be made public according to the Swedish
Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information has been provided for
publication at 8 a.m. on 30 November 2015.


For further information, please contact:
Klas Tollstadius, Head of Corporate Governance, +46 (0)8-701 2901,
                                                                   Mobile: +46
(0)70-576 7674


For more information about Handelsbanken, please see: www.handelsbanken.com