Hansapank                     NEWS RELEASE                      07/12/2002



HANSA-LTB’S NET PROFIT, 6M 2002



The unaudited net profit of Hansa-LTB, Hansabank’s Lithuanian

subsidiary, was LTL 23.6 million (EUR 6.8 million) in the first half

of 2002.



The complete financial results of the bank will be published on August

5 and the Hansabank Group semi-annual financial results will be

published on August 23.





Mart Tõevere

Head of investor relations

+372 6131 569