Handelsbanken repurchases shares

Handelsbanken's AGM today resolved to give the board a renewed
mandate to repurchase a maximum of 40 million shares during the
period until the AGM next year.

The Bank started the repurchases during the day.


For further information, please contact
Niclas Grip, Head of Capital Management, tel: +46 8 701 3256,
 mobile: +46 70 648 3256
Bengt Ragnå, Head of Investor Relations, tel: +46 8 701 1216,
mobile: +46 70 567 1216