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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