The 2021 annual general meeting of
Board and auditors
At the annual general meeting, the following members of the Board were re-elected:
Mr
In accordance with the nomination committee's proposal,
Fees
The annual general meeting voted in favour of the nomination committee's proposal regarding fees to the Board. The fees will be as follows:
Fees to auditors were resolved in accordance with the nomination committee's proposal to be paid on approved account.
Income statement and balance sheet, remuneration report
The annual general meeting adopted the income statement and balance sheet for 2020 and approved the Board's remuneration report for 2020.
Dividend
The annual general meeting further resolved to approve the Board's proposal for a dividend of
Acquisition and divestment of the Bank's own shares
The annual general meeting voted in favour of the Board's proposal to authorise the Board to resolve on the acquisition and divestment of class A and/or B shares in
The annual general meeting also voted in favour of the Board's proposal that, during the period until the next annual general meeting, the Bank, for its securities operations, shall have the right to acquire its own ordinary class A and/or B shares for the Bank's trading book. The holding of such shares shall not at any time exceed two per cent of all shares in
Authorisation for the Board to resolve on issuance of convertible tier 1 capital instruments
The annual general meeting resolved to authorise the Board to issue convertibles during the period until the annual general meeting in 2022, in accordance with the Board's proposal. The number of shares that may be added upon conversion may not exceed 198,002,849. The number may be adjusted following certain company actions.
Other resolutions
The annual general meeting approved the Board's proposal for amendments to the Articles of Association and to the guidelines for remuneration to executive officers at
The annual general meeting further resolved to appoint
Minutes of meeting
Minutes of the annual general meeting will be available on the Bank's website http://www.handelsbanken.com/agm within two weeks from today's date.
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, Head of Legal
Tel: +46 (0)8-701 14 61, e-mail: mawa50@handelsbanken.se
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