Annual general meeting of Handelsbanken’s shareholders, 16 March 2016

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) invites its shareholders to attend the annual general meeting at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 at the Grand Hôtel’s Winter Garden, Royal Entrance, Stallgatan 4, Stockholm.

The agenda includes the Board’s proposal for a dividend of SEK 6.00 per share including an ordinary dividend of SEK 4.50 per share.

The nomination committee’s proposal for Board members includes the re-election of Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Pär Boman, Tommy Bylund, Ole Johansson, Lise Kaae, Fredrik Lundberg, Bente Rathe, Charlotte Skog and Frank Vang-Jensen. As new members of the Board, the nomination committee proposes Karin Apelman and Kerstin Hessius. The nomination committee also proposes that Pär Boman be re-elected as Chairman of the Board.

Karin Apelman has since 2007 been Director General of EKN, the Swedish Export Credits Guarantee Board, a position she will leave in spring 2016. Previous positions held by Karin Apelman include CFO of LFV Air Navigation Services of Sweden. Karin Apelman is also a member of the boards of Bliwa, Kåpan Pensioner and Swedavia, where she is also chair of the audit committee. Karin Apelman is also a member of the Delegation for Financing at the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority and also holds other assignments. Karin Apelman has a degree in Economics/Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Kerstin Hessius has since 2004 been CEO of AP3, the Third Swedish National Pension Fund. Previously she was CEO of the Stockholm stock exchange and she has also been Deputy Governor of the Riksbank, the Swedish central bank. Kerstin Hessius is a member of the boards of Björn Borg AB, Hemsö Fastighets AB and Vasakronan AB, and she also has other assignments. Kerstin Hessius has a degree in Economics/Business Administration from Stockholm University.

The nomination committee further proposes the re-election of KPMG AB and Ernst & Young 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 12 February 2016 in Post- och Inrikes Tidningar (the Official Swedish Gazette), and which is available on Handelsbanken’s website at handelsbanken.se/ireng.

For further information, please contact:

Pär Boman, Chairman of the Board
Tel:+46 (0)8 22 92 20, e-mail: pabo01@handelsbanken.se

Klas Tollstadius, Company Secretary
Tel: +46 (0)8 701 29 01, e-mail: klto01@handelsbanken.se

For more information about Handelsbanken, see: www.handelsbanken.com