Svenska Handelsbanken's interim report January -March 2000

Svenska Handelsbanken's interim report January - March 2000 Summary * The Handelsbanken Group's profits increased by 34 % to SEK 2.9bn * Return on shareholders' equity was 22.3 %. For the full year 1999, return on equity was 18.4 % * Income increased by 18 % * Net interest income increased by 8 % to SEK 2.9bn * Net commission income increased by 73 % to SEK 1.5bn * Costs, excluding performance-related staff costs, were unchanged * Loan losses continued to be very low. Recoveries exceeded loan losses reported for the period * The number of customers linked to the Internet has increased by more than 20 % since the year-end * Handelsbanken is the first bank to offer a wide range of WAP services and will distribute WAP phones specially designed for Handelsbanken ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/13/20000413BIT00630/bit0001.doc The full report http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/13/20000413BIT00630/bit0002.pdf The full report