New Number of Shares in Handelsbanken

Regulatory News:

Due to an exchange of convertible notes in Svenska Handelsbanken AB (STO:SHBA) (STO:SHBB), the number of Class A shares has increased by 2 774 266 shares and the number of votes has increased by 2 774 266. Following the increase, the total number of shares in Handelsbanken is 1 940 856 671 of which 1 905 605 342 are Class A shares and 35 251 329 are Class B shares. The total number of votes in Handelsbanken is 1 909 130 474,90. The share capital amounts to SEK 3 008 327 840,05 after the increase.

This information is of the type that Handelsbanken is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation, the Swedish Securities Markets Act and the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 8.00 CET on 30 September 2016. For more information about Handelsbanken,see: www.handelsbanken.com

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