New Chief Executive of Xact Kapitalförvaltning AB

Pär Nürnberg has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Xact Kapitalförvaltning AB.

At present, he is Deputy Chief Executive of the company and is currently the Acting Chief Executive.

He will take up his new position on 1 February 2016.

For further information, please contact:
Olof Lindstrand, Chairman of Xact Kapitalförvaltning AB, +46 8 701 2742
Johan Wallqvist, Press Officer, Handelsbanken, +46 8 701 8047, +46 72 206 3450

Xact Kapitalförvaltning AB’s operations include management of seven exchange-traded funds (ETFs). All these funds are listed for trading on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. NASDAQ OMX Stockholm’s issuer regulations prescribe that appointment of chief executives of fund management companies which manage ETFs must be made public. Xact Kapitalförvaltning AB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Handelsbanken.

This information is of the type which Handelsbanken is obliged to make public according to the Swedish Securities Market Act. The information was submitted for publication on 1 February 2016 at 07.30 a.m. CET.For more information about Handelsbanken, see: www.handelsbanken.com