Annual general meeting of Handelsbanken's shareholders on 27 April
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) has today sent notices to its shareholders inviting them to attend the annual general meeting on Tuesday, 27 April 2004, at 10 a.m. at the Grand Hôtel, Vinterträdgård, Royal entrance, Stallgatan 4, Stockholm.
The agenda includes the proposed dividend of SEK 5.25 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 Pirkko Alitalo, Fredrik Baksaas, Tommy Bylund, Göran Ennerfelt, Lars O Grönstedt, Sigrun Hjelmquist, Hans Larsson, Fredrik Lundberg, Sverker Martin-Löf, Arne Mårtensson and Anders Nyrén.
Bente Rathe, Trondheim, Norway and Ulrika Boëthius, Stockholm are proposed as new members.
Board member Lotty Bergström has declined re-election.
For further information please see the complete notice on Internet, http://www.handelsbanken.se/agm.
For further information, please contact:
Lars Lindmark, Head of Corporate Communications, phone: +46 8 701 1036; mobile: +46 70-595 8580 or
Bengt Ragnå, Head of Investor Relations, phone: +46 8 701 1216;
mobile: +46 70-567 1216
The press release can be downloaded from the following link: