Annual general meeting of Handelsbanken's shareholders on 25 April
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) has today sent notices to its shareholders inviting them to attend the annual general meeting on Tuesday, 25 April 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Grand Hôtel, Vinterträdgård, Royal entrance, Stallgatan 4, Stockholm.
The agenda includes the proposed dividend of SEK 7 per share and the board's proposal for cancellation of repurchased shares.
Regarding election of members of the board, the proposal comprises re-election of Lars O Grönstedt (as chairman), Pirkko Alitalo, Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Ulrika Boëthius, Tommy Bylund, Göran Ennerfelt, Sigrun Hjelmquist, Hans Larsson, Fredrik Lundberg, Sverker Martin-Löf, Anders Nyrén and Bente Rathe as well as the election of Pär Boman. Mr Arne Mårtensson has declined re-election.
Pär Boman is president and Group Chief Executive Elect in Handelsbanken as from April 25, 2006.
For further information please see the complete notice on Internet, http://www.handelsbanken.se/agm.
For further information, please contact: <!-- hugin-supplied --><br> Elisa Saarinen, Head of Corporate Communications, <!-- hugin-supplied --><br> phone: +46 8 701 1036, e-mail: elsa03@handelsbanken.se <!-- hugin-supplied --><br> Bengt Ragnå, Head of Investor Relations <!-- hugin-supplied --><br> phone: +46 8 701 1216, e-mail: bera02@handelsbanken.se