Hansapank                     NEWS RELEASE                10/10/2003 11:00



LITHUANIAN HANSABANKAS PROFIT, 9M 2003



The unaudited net profit of Hansabankas, Hansabank’s Lithuanian

subsidiary, was LTL 57.7 million (EUR 16.7 million) in the first nine

months of 2003.



Hansabank Group Q3 2003 financial results will be published on October

24.





Mart Tõevere

Head of investor relations

+372 6131 569