Handelsbanken's convertible bond programme for Group employees carried out



The issue of a subordinated convertible loan of SEK 2.3 billion to
Handelsbanken employees has now been carried out. The Swedish
Financial Supervisory Authority has decided that the loan may be
included in Tier 1 capital when calculating the Bank's capital base.
As a result of this, the Bank's Tier 1 capital ratio has been
strengthened by approximately 0.2 percentage points.


For further information, please contact:
Mikael Hallåker, head of Investor Relations, tel: +46 8 701 2995
Mobile: +46 70 266 2995
Johan Lagerström, press officer, tel: +46 8 701 1395
Mobile: +46 70 265 8014

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