Senior Management Changes at Handelsbanken

Regulatory News:

Press release

Stockholm, 7 November 2016

Yonnie Bergqvist has been appointed CEO of Handelsbanken’s (STO:SHBA)(STO:SHBB) subsidiary, Ecster, which provides payment solutions for e-commerce and traditional retail operations.

Yonnie Bergqvist currently works with board matters in Handelsbankens subsidiaries. In conjunction with taking up this new position, Yonnie Bergqvist is leaving Handelsbanken’s Senior Management.

This information is of the type that Handelsbanken is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 08.00 CET on 7 November 2016. For more information about Handelsbanken, see: www.handelsbanken.com (http://media.ne.cision.com/l/fbpxcdcv/www.handelsbanken.se/)

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