Senior management changes at Handelsbanken

Michael Broom has been appointed Chief Credit Officer at Handelsbanken UK. He
will thus leave the Bank´s Senior Management. Michael Broom is currently Head of
Handelsbanken South West UK.

Chris Teasdale, has been appointed Head of Handelsbanken South West UK. At the
same time, he becomes a member of the Bank’s Senior Management. Chris Teasdale
is currently Area Manager at Handelsbanken Yorkshire & North East UK.

Both nominations are subject to regulatory approval and would be effective from
the date of that approval being received.




For further information, please contact:

Anders Bouvin, Group Chief Executive, + 46 8 – 22 92 20
Richard Winder, Head of Communication UK, + 44 – 207 578 8271,
 + 44 – 779 109 6631
Johan Lagerström, Global Head of Corporate Communications + 46 8 – 701 13 95,
+ 46 70 – 265 80 14
Johan Wallqvist, Head of Group Media Relations + 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 8 September 2016 at 07.00 a.m. CET. For more
information about Handelsbanken, see:
www.handelsbanken.com (http://www.handelsbanken.se/)