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 1 367 177 shares and the number of votes has
increased by 1 367 177. Following the increase, the total number of shares in
Handelsbanken is 1 938 082 405 of which 1 902 831 076 are Class A shares and
35 251 329 are Class B shares. The total number of votes in Handelsbanken is
1 906 356 208,90. The share capital amounts to SEK 3 004 027 727,75 after the
increase.


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


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, at 8.00 CET on 31 August 2016. For more
information about Handelsbanken, see:
www.handelsbanken.com (http://www.handelsbanken.se/)