Handelsbanken's nomination committee appointed
In accordance with a decision taken by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Handelsbanken on 25 April 2006, the members of the nomination committee for the nomination of board members for 2007 are to be announced at least six months before the 2007 annual general meeting and are to be based on the known number of votes immediately before the announcement. The chairman of the board has now contacted the Bank's four major shareholders; each of these has appointed one representative who, together with the chairman, will constitute the nomination committee for the period until a new nomination