Handelsbanken: Buyback of shares
Today, Handelsbanken started repurchasing shares via Stockholmsbörsen (the Stockholm stock exchange). The repurchases will be reported via Stockholmsbörsen in accordance with the applicable rules. Handelsbanken's website (www.handelsbanken.se/ireng) will also be updated daily. Background At the annual general meeting on 27 April 2004, the board received a mandate to repurchase a maximum of 40 million shares in the period until the annual general meeting in 2005. For further information, please contact: Lennart Francke, Head of Accounting and Control, phone: