Handelsbanken's exposure to Lehman Brothers

As a result of the information announced by Lehman Brothers Holdings
Inc. Handelsbanken makes the following comment:

The exposure figure which Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. published was
USD 140m as at 2 July 2008, and is currently USD 91m.

Handelsbanken's exposure comprises issued letters of credit, i.e.
guarantees, in favour of a third party. At present, there are no
claims against Handelsbanken under these letters of credit.

In other respects, Handelsbanken has dealings with some of Lehman
Brothers' subsidiaries. These transactions comprise letters of credit
(USD 16m) as well as securities lending and long derivative
transactions with collateral. For short-term derivatives without
collateral, the Bank's exposure is USD 19m.


For further information, please contact:
Olle Lindstrand, head of Central Credit Department, tel: +46 8-22 92
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Mikael Hallåker, head of Investor Relations, tel: +46 8 701 2995,
mobile: +46 70-266 2995