Senior management changes at Handelsbanken

Andrew Copsey has been appointed Acting CEO of Handelsbanken UK. At the same
time, he becomes a member of the Bank’s Senior Management.

He succeeds Anders Bouvin who has been appointed as the new President and Group
Chief Executive of Handelsbanken. Andrew Copsey’s most recent position was Head
of Administration for Handelsbanken UK.

For further information, please contact:

Anders Bouvin, President and Group Chief Executive, + 46 8 – 22 92 20
Richard Winder, Head of Communications, Handelsbanken UK, +44 – 207 578 8271,
+44 – 7791 096 631
Johan Wallqvist, Press Officer, +46 8 701 80 47, +46 72 206 34 50

This information is of the type that Handelsbanken is obliged to make public
pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Swedish Securities Markets
Act. The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the
contact person set out above, on 16 August 2016 at 07.30 a.m. CET.
For more information about Handelsbanken, see:
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