Handelsbanken: Handelsbanken’s Interim Report January – June 2015

Regulatory News:

Summary January – June 2015, compared with January – June 2014

· Operating profit grew by 2% to SEK 10,211m (9,997)

· The period’s profit after tax for total operations rose to SEK 8,084m (7,943)

· Earnings per share for total operations grew to SEK 4.24 (4.17)

· The common equity tier 1 ratio according to CRD IV increased to 21.3% (20.1) and the total capital ratio rose to 28.4% (25.0)

· Return on equity for total operations decreased to 13.5% (14.3)

· Moody’s upgraded Handelsbanken’s long-term credit rating to Aa2, and thus the Bank has the highest rating in the Nordic countries of all peer banks

· Income grew by 4% to SEK 19,966m (19,128)

· Net interest income went up by 4% to SEK 13,935m (13,357) and in the UK, net interest income increased by 37%

· Net fee and commission income grew by 11% to SEK 4,669m (4,195)

· The C/I ratio increased to 45.5% (44.7)

· The loan loss ratio was 0.07% (0.07)

Summary of Q2 2015, compared with Q1 2015

· Operating profit increased by 6% to SEK 5,256m (4,955), the highest quarterly result to date for continuing operations

· The period’s profit after tax for total operations grew by 7% to SEK 4,173m (3,911) and earnings per share increased by 7% to SEK 2.19 (2.05)

· Return on equity for total operations rose to 14.5% (12.9)

· Income increased by 5% to SEK 10,221m (9,745)

· The C/I ratio fell to 45.1% (46.0)

· The loan loss ratio was 0.08% (0.07)

The slide presentation for today’s press conference will be available at 07.00 CET at handelsbanken.se/ireng

For further information, please contact:

Frank Vang-Jensen, President and Group Chief Executive
Tel: +46 (0)8 22 92 20

Ulf Riese, CFO
Tel: +46 (0)8 22 92 20

Mikael Hallåker, Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +46 (0)8 701 29 95, miha11@handelsbanken.se

Handelsbanken discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act. Submitted for publication on 21 July 2015, at 07.00 CET.

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