HANSABANK                    PRESS RELEASE                   15.10.2004



HANSABANKAS’ NET PROFIT, 9M 2004



The unaudited net profit of Hansabankas, Hansabank’s Lithuanian

subsidiary, was LTL 81.6 million (EUR 23.6 million) in the first nine

months of 2004. The bank earned LTL 57.7 million (EUR 16.7 million)

during the same period last year.



Hansabank Group 2004 Q3 financial results will be published on October

29.





Mart Tõevere

Head of Corporate Communications and IR

Tel. +372 6131 569