Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) invites its shareholders to attend the annual general meeting at 10:00 a.m. CET on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at China Teatern, Berzelii Park 9, Stockholm, Sweden.
Registration for the annual general meeting (AGM) begins at 8:30 a.m. Before the meeting, from 9:20 a.m., there will be a presentation about Handelsbanken's societal commitment to economic science and knowledge dissemination. The AGM will start at 10:00 a.m. Outerwear and larger bags are not permitted in the meeting venue and must be left in the cloakroom outside the meeting venue. Shareholders also have the opportunity to exercise their voting rights through advance voting (postal voting) before the AGM.
Conditions for participation in the meeting
There are two ways for shareholders to participate in the AGM: (i) attending the AGM in person or by proxy, or (ii) participating by advance voting. In either case, if the shares are registered in the name of a nominee, they must be temporarily re-registered in the name of the shareholder (as further described below).
Participation in person or by proxy
Shareholders wishing to attend the AGM in person or by proxy must:
- be entered in the register of shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, and
- give notice of their attendance by Thursday, 19 March 2026 at the latest. Notice is to be sent to the Bank via the Bank's website handelsbanken.com/bolagsstamma (in English at handelsbanken.com/agm), via email proxy@computershare.se, by telephone on 08 518 01 553 (from outside Sweden +46 (0)8 518 01 553), or by letter to Computershare AB, Handelsbankens årsstämma, Box 149, 182 12 Danderyd, Sweden.
Shareholders who have appointed representatives must issue a written, dated power of attorney for the representative. Power of attorney forms are available on the Bank's website, handelsbanken.com/bolagsstamma (in English at handelsbanken.com/agm). A power of attorney issued by a representative of a legal entity must also be accompanied by a registration certificate or corresponding authorisation documents. These documents must prove the authority of the person who has signed the power of attorney to appoint the representative for the legal entity. Notice of attendance must also be given, as described above.
In order to facilitate entry at the meeting, the power of attorney and other authorisation documentation should be sent to the Bank at the address above well in advance of the AGM.
Shareholders or representatives may be accompanied by no more than two advisors. Advisors may only be brought to the AGM if the shareholder notifies the Bank of the number of advisors in the same way as stated above for giving notice of the shareholder's attendance.
Notices of attendance received in time will be confirmed by the delivery of a personal entrance card which must be shown at the entrance to the meeting venue. The entrance cards will be sent digitally to attendees who have registered an email address, and by post to other attendees.
Participation through advance voting (postal voting)
Shareholders who wish to participate in the AGM by advance voting must:
- be entered in the register of shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, and
- give notice of their attendance by submitting their advance votes, not later than Thursday, 19 March 2026, according to the instructions below.
Shareholders may cast their advance votes using one of the following alternatives:
The shareholders may not provide special instructions or conditions to the advance vote. If so, the entire advance vote is invalid. Further instructions and conditions can be found in the advance voting form. If a shareholder submits its advance vote through a representative, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be attached to the advance voting form. Power of attorney forms are available on the Bank's website handelsbanken.com/bolagsstamma (in English at handelsbanken.com/agm). A power of attorney issued by a representative of a legal entity must also be accompanied by a registration certificate or corresponding authorisation documents.
Shareholders who wish to attend the AGM at the meeting venue in person or by proxy must give notice of their attendance to the Bank in accordance with the instructions under "Participation in person or by proxy" above. This means that a notice of attendance by advance voting only is not enough for a shareholder who wants to attend the AGM at the meeting venue in person or by proxy.
Nominee-registered shares
To be able to participate in the AGM (including via advance voting), any shareholders whose shares are nominee-registered (in a custody account) via a bank or other nominee must temporarily re-register the shares in his/her own name in the register of shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB (so called "registration of shares for voting rights"). Shareholders must notify the nominee of this in good time. Registrations of shares for voting rights that have been requested by shareholders in such time as to be completed by the nominee no later than Thursday, 19 March 2026 will be taken into account when the register of shareholders is prepared. Shareholders must also give notice of their attendance in accordance with the "Conditions for participation in the meeting" section.
Proposed agenda
annual accounts and the auditor's report for the Group, as well as the assurance report regarding the sustainability report for the Group. In connection with this, a presentation of the past year's work by the Board and its committees, a speech by the Chief Executive Officer, and a presentation of audit work.
A. Stina Bergfors (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
B. Hans Biörck (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
C. Pär Boman (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
D. Kerstin Hessius (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
E. Anders Jernhall (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
F. Louise Lindh (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
G. Fredrik Lundberg (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
H. Ulf Riese (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
The full notice and more information
Please see the attached notice to attend the AGM for further information. The notice to attend the AGM will be available in English on Handelsbanken's website at handelsbanken.com/agm.
For further information, please contact:
Pär Boman, Chairman of the Board, +46 8 22 92 20
Tobias Larsson, Secretary of the Board, +46 8 22 92 20
Joel Holm, Deputy Head of Press & Media, +46 73 058 30 21
For more information about Handelsbanken, see handelsbanken.com. For information regarding how your personal data is processed, please see euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Integritetspolicy-bolagsstammor-svenska.pdf (in English euroclear.com/dam/eSw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf).
This document is a translation of the Swedish original. In the event of discrepancies, the Swedish original shall prevail.