Handelsbanken's document "Risk and capital management -information according to Pillar 3" available on the Bank's website

From today, Friday, 24 February, Handelsbanken's document Risk and capital
management - information according to Pillar 3 for 2011, is available on the
Bank's website at handelsbanken.se/ireng.

This document contains the information on risks, risk management and capital
adequacy which must be disclosed under the Swedish Act on Capital Adequacy, and
which is generally covered by the term Pillar 3 in the Basel II capital adequacy
regulations.

For further information please contact:
Maria Hedin, Acting Head of Credit Risk, +46 8 701 38 64
Rolf Markquardt, Chief Risk Officer, +46 8 701 17 70
Mikael Hallåker, Head of Investor Relations, +46 8 701 29 95

For more information about Handelsbanken, please go to: www.handelsbanken.com

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