Hansapank                     NEWS RELEASE                      06/28/2004



INCREASE OF SUBSIDIARY’S SHARE CAPITAL



The LTL 50 million share capital increase of Hansabankas, Hansabank’s

Lithuanian  subsidiary, was registered on June 25, 2004. Hansabankas’

share  capital  now  amounts  to  LTL 485.3  million,  comprising  of

48,533,232 ordinary registered shares of LTL 10 nominal value each.



Hansabankas´ share capital was increased after the Republic of

Lithuania Register of Legal Entities registered the new wording of the

Articles of Association of AB bankas "Hansabankas".





1 EUR = 3.4528 LTL





Mart Tõevere

Head of IR

+372 613 1569