Adjusted comparative figures due to transition to IFRS 8

Handelsbanken's historical segment information has been adjusted due
to the changeover to a new standard for business segment reporting
(IFRS 8 Operating segments) to be applied from the 2009 financial
year inclusive.

According to IFRS 8, the segment information is to be presented
according to the same principles as those used internally. For the
Handelsbanken Group, this mainly implies changes in the presentation
of segment revenue which in accordance with the new policies, is
reported before internal profit allocation at product level. The
allocation of profits for each segment is reported after the
operating profit on a separate line in the income statement. In
addition, internal revenue and expenses calculated according to the
cost price principle are presented net on a separate line in the
segment information. The only change in the division of segments is
that the "Other operations" segment comprises fewer items than
before. The items that are no longer included in "Other operations"
are now included in the eliminations column. In other respects, the
application of IFRS 8 has only resulted in a few minor changes.
Historical segment information has been restated for the period Q1
2008 to Q4 2008.

The press release and Excel files showing the restated segment
information can be downloaded from the Bank's website at
www.handelsbanken.se/ireng.


For further information, please contact:

Mikael Hallåker, Head of Investor Relations      +46 8 701 2995
Lars Kenneth Dahlqvist, Investor Relations       +46 8 701 1018
Jörgen Olander, Head of Group Accounting         +46 8 701 2307