New number of shares in Handelsbanken
Due to an exchange of convertible notes in Svenska Handelsbanken AB, the number of Class A shares has increased by 320 610 shares and the number of votes has increased by 320 610. Following the increase, the total number of shares in Handelsbanken is 624 384 882 of which 612 634 439 are Class A shares and 11 750 443 are Class B shares. The total number of votes in Handelsbanken is 613 809 483. The share capital amounts to SEK 2 903 389 701.30 after the increase.
The information is that which must be made public according to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information has been provided for publication at 8 a.m. on 29 February 2012.
For further information, please contact:
Klas Tollstadius, Head of Corporate Governance, +46 (0)8 701 29 01, mobile: +46 (0)70 576 76 74
For more information about Handelsbanken, see: www.handelsbanken.com