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 2 774 266 shares and the number of votes has
increased by 2 774 266. Following the increase, the total number of shares in
Handelsbanken is 1 940 856 671 of which 1 905 605 342 are Class A shares and 35
251 329 are Class B shares.
The total number of votes in Handelsbanken is 1 909 130 474,90. The share
capital amounts to SEK 3 008 327 840,05 after the increase.

For further information, please contact:

Klas Tollstadius, Head of Corporate Governance, + 46 8 – 701 29 01,
+ 46 70 – 576 76 74

This information is of the type that Handelsbanken is obliged to make public
pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation, the Swedish Securities Markets Act
and the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act.
The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the contact
person set out above, at 8.00 CET on 30 September 2016. For more information
about Handelsbanken,see: www.handelsbanken.com (http://www.handelsbanken.se/)