Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) invites its shareholders to attend the annual general meeting at 9.30 a.m. CET on Wednesday, 25 March 2020 at the Grand Hôtel's Winter Garden, Stallgatan 4, Stockholm.
The agenda includes the Board's proposal for a dividend of SEK 5.50 per share.
The nomination committee proposes re-election of the following members of the Board: Mr Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Mr Hans Biörck, Mr Pär Boman, Ms Kerstin Hessius, Ms Lise Kaae, Mr Fredrik Lundberg, and Ms Carina Åkerström. The nomination committee proposes that the meeting elect Mr Ulf Riese and Ms Arja Taaveniku as new Board members. The nomination committee also proposes that Pär Boman be re-elected as Chairman of the Board. It is noted that Mr Jan-Erik Höög, Mr Ole Johansson, Ms Bente Rathe and Ms Charlotte Skog have declined re-election.

It is further noted that employee organisations have appointed employee representatives to the Board, two ordinary members and two substitutes.

Ulf Riese has a Master's Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics, and has also been educated at New York University and Harvard University. Until 2018, Ulf Riese was a Senior Advisor at Handelsbanken, and from 2007 to 2016 he was the Bank's CFO. Prior to this, Ulf Riese held other senior positions within Handelsbanken.

Arja Taaveniku has an Executive MBA Degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. Arja Taaveniku is a member of the board of Mekonomen AB and has been proposed as a member of the board of Nobia AB. During the period 2015-2019, Arja Taaveniku was the Chief Executive of a subsidiary of, and a member of the senior management team of, Kingfisher plc. From 2012 to 2015, Arja Taaveniku was President and Group Chief Executive of the Ikano Group. Prior to this, Arja Taaveniku held various senior positions within IKEA.

The nomination committee proposes re-election of Ernst & Young AB and PricewaterhouseCoopers AB as auditors.

Further information can be found in the attached notice to attend the AGM, the Swedish version of which will be published on 21 February 2020 in Post- och Inrikes Tidningar (the official Swedish Gazette), and which will be available on Handelsbanken's website at handelsbanken.com/agm.

For further information, please contact:
Pär Boman, Chairman of the Board
Tel: +46 (0)8-22 92 20, e-mail: pabo01@handelsbanken.se
Martin Wasteson, Company Secretary
Tel: +46 (0)8-701 14 61, e-mail: mawa50@handelsbanken.se
For more information about Handelsbanken, see: www.handelsbanken.com (http://handelsbanken.se/)

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