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 366 197 shares and the number of votes has
increased by 366 197. Following the increase, the total number of shares in
Handelsbanken is 633 323 087 of which 621 572 644 are Class A shares and 11 750
443 are Class B shares. The total number of votes in Handelsbanken is 622 747
688. The share capital amounts to SEK 2 944 952 354.55 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 28 February 2013.


For further information, please contact:
Klas Tollstadius, Head of Corporate Governance, +46 8 701 29 01, Mobile: +46 70
576 76 74

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