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    War in the Middle East slows the global economy – but Sweden gains momentum as uncertainty eases

    The conflict in the Middle East is delaying the recovery in the global economy and increasing the risk of higher inflation. However, conditions are in place for an economic turnaround if uncertainty subsides and energy prices fall, according to Handelsbanken’s latest economic forecast. In Sweden, household purchasing power is then expected to strengthen more than usual, while house prices are forecast to rise. “The war poses considerable risks, but in our main scenario the economic impact is contained and the recovery can resume”, says Christina Nyman, Chief Economist at Handelsbanken.

    Handelsbanken’s Interim Report January – March 2026

    Q1 2026(Q4 2025) · Operating profit climbed by 4% to SEK 8,195m (7,530) · VAT refund of SEK 1,127m (196) · Return on equity increased to 13.6% (13.0) · Earnings per share grew to SEK 3.21 (3.01) · The C/I ratio improved to 39.5% (41.5) · The credit loss ratio was 0.01% (0.01) · The common equity tier 1 ratio was 17.2% (17.6)   January – march 2026 (January – march 2025) · Operating profit climbed to SEK 8,195m (8,132) · VAT refund of SEK 1,127m (-) · Return on equity increased to 13.6% (12.9) · Earnings per share grew to SEK 3.21 (3.19) ·

    Handelsbanken publishes its Annual Report, as well as other annual reports for 2025

    Handelsbanken's Annual Report, as well as other annual reports for 2025, have now been published and are available at handelsbanken.com/ir.     For further information, please contact: Peter Grabe, Head of Investor Relations, +46 8 22 92 20 Mårten Bjurman, Chief Financial Officer, +46 8 22 92 20 Mats Olsson, Head of Press & Media, +46 8 701 80 18       This information is of the type that Svenska Handelsbanken AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act. The information was submitted for publication at 14:00 CET on 26 February

    Handelsbanken’s Interim Report January – September 2025

    Q3 2025(Q2 2025) · Operating profit climbed by 8% to SEK 7,768m (7,164) · Return on equity improved to 13.3% (12.7) · Earnings per share grew to SEK 3.00 (2.77) · The C/I ratio improved to 40.5% (44.2) · The credit loss ratio (net reversals) amounted to   -0.01% (-0.03) · The common equity tier 1 ratio was 18.2% (18.4)  January – September 2025(January – September 2024) · Operating profit was SEK 23,068m (25,839) · Return on equity was 13.0% (14.8) · Earnings per share amounted to SEK 8.97 (10.41) · The C/I ratio was 41.7% (40.7) · The credit loss

    Handelsbanken’s Interim Report January – March 2025

    Q1 2025(Q4 2024) · Operating profit was SEK 8,136m (9,177). · Return on equity was 12.9% (14.2). · Earnings per share amounted to SEK 3.19 (3.46). · The C/I ratio was 40.7% (39.7). · The credit loss ratio was -0.01% (-0.03). · The common equity tier 1 ratio was 18.4% (18.8). January – March 2025(January – March 2024) · Operating profit was SEK 8,136m (8,267). · Return on equity was 12.9% (13.7). · Earnings per share amounted to SEK 3.19 (3.33). · The C/I ratio improved to 40.7% (42.2). · The credit loss ratio was -0.01% (-0.01). · The common

    Annual General Meeting of Handelsbanken’s shareholders, 26 March 2025

    Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) invites its shareholders to attend the annual general meeting at 10:00 a.m. CET on Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at China Teatern, Berzelii Park 9, Stockholm, Sweden. The agenda includes the Board’s proposal for an ordinary dividend of SEK 7.50 per share and an extra dividend of SEK 7.50 per share. The nomination committee proposes re-election of the following members of the Board: Ms Hélène Barnekow, Ms Stina Bergfors, Mr Hans Biörck, Mr Pär Boman, Ms Kerstin Hessius, Ms Louise Lindh, Mr Fredrik Lundberg and Mr Ulf Riese. The nomination committee proposes

    Handelsbanken’s Interim Report January – September 2024

    Q3 2024(Q2 2024) · Operating profit increased to SEK 9,061m (8,511). · Return on equity increased to 15.6% (15.2). · Earnings per share grew to SEK 3.64 (3.43). · The C/I ratio improved to 38.3% (41.5). · The credit loss ratio was -0.02% (-0.02). · The common equity tier 1 ratio was 18.8% (18.9). · The anticipated dividend was SEK 3.95 per share, equivalent to 109% of profit for the quarter. January – september 2024(January – september 2023) · Operating profit was SEK 25,839m (27,265). · Return on equity was 14.8% (16.2). · Earnings per share

    Households win – higher wages, lower interest rates and tax cuts

    What policy rate is required to keep inflation in check and soft land the economy?In Handelsbanken's new economic forecast, the bank's economists expect gradual rate cuts towards a neutral long-term level of around 2.25 percent, reached in the first half of 2025. Policy rate cuts, together with real wage increases and lower taxes, mean that households are taking the lead in the recovery. "For a family with an average mortgage, this means about SEK 3,700 a month in increased purchasing power, excluding inflation, next year compared with last year," says Handelsbanken's Chief Economist,

    Handelsbanken publishes its Annual and Sustainability Report, as well as other annual reports for 2023

    Handelsbanken's Annual and Sustainability Report, as well as other annual reports for 2023, have now been published and are available at handelsbanken.com/ir.    For further information, please contact:Peter Grabe, Head of Investor Relations, +46 70 559 11 67Catharina Belfrage Sahlstrand, Chief Sustainability and Climate Officer, +46 8 701 10 00Pernilla Eldestrand, Acting Chief Communications Officer, +46 70 350 76 82       This information is of the type that Handelsbanken is obliged to make public pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act. For more

    Handelsbanken’s interim report January – June 2023

    · Operating profit increased by 46% to SEK 17,357m (11,905) · C/I ratio improved to 37.8%, together with intensified investment rate in growth initiatives and profitability-generating IT development and business development · 15.6% return on equity · Good credit quality with a credit loss ratio of 0.01% · Strong financial position with a common equity tier 1 ratio of 19.8% · Highest combined credit rating in the world for a privately owned bank   * Items affecting comparability: Reversal of VAT paid in conjunction with sale of card acquiring operations (other

    Bet on a tough year – again

    After a lost year for Swedish growth, the risk is now increasing that companies will hold off on new recruitment, further worsening the economic dip. The slow easing of inflation suggests that it might be next summer before the Riksbank lowers the policy rate, according to Handelsbanken’s latest Global Macro Forecast. “Although we are not expecting consumption to fall off a cliff, there are nonetheless several uncertainties”, says Christina Nyman, Handelsbanken’s Chief Economist.  Global inflation is stubbornly holding on and there remains significant geopolitical uncertainty due to

    Handelsbanken’s interim report January – March 2023

    January – March 2023 · Good capital situation and liquidity position create long-term stability · 57% increase to underlying profit compared with previous year · Income climbing and costs well under control · Improved C/I ratio together with intensified investment rate in growth initiatives and profitability-generating IT development and business development · Good credit quality with a credit loss ratio of 0.01% · 15.0% return on equity  * Items affecting comparability: Funding costs related to discontinued operations in Finland (net interest income) SEK -

    Adjustment of comparative figures due to IFRS 17

    As of the 2023 financial year, Handelsbanken applies IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts in the consolidated accounts. The new accounting standard introduces a change in how insurance contracts are classified, measured and reported.   Handelsbanken’s reporting will implement this change starting with the interim report for January – March 2023, which will be published on 26 April 2023.   As previously communicated, the quantitative transitional effect amounted to approximately SEK -3bn after tax, which entailed an increase in the balance sheet item Insurance liabilities and reduced the

    Handelsbanken publishes its Annual and Sustainability Report and annual reports for 2022

    “No matter how things evolve in the world around us, we are always able to do the business that we, and our customers, want. Our very strong finances give us, among other things, higher ratings, compared to our competitors. And, perhaps most significantly: greater freedom to do more business”, says Carina Åkerström, President and Group Chief Executive Officer Handelsbanken. Read more in Handelsbanken's Annual and Sustainability Report . Today Handelsbanken has also published its Sustainability Fact book, Climate change progress report

    Annual General Meeting of Handelsbanken’s shareholders, 22 March 2023

    Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) invites its shareholders to attend the annual general meeting at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 March 2023 in Victoriahallen at the Stockholmsmässan exhibition facility, Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö, Sweden. The agenda includes the Board’s proposal for an ordinary dividend of SEK 5.50 per share and an extra dividend of SEK 2.50 per share. The nomination committee proposes re-election of the following members of the Board: Mr Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Ms Hélène Barnekow, Ms Stina Bergfors, Mr Hans Biörck, Mr Pär Boman, Ms Kerstin Hessius, Mr Fredrik Lundberg, Mr Ulf Riese,

    Handelsbanken’s Highlights of the Annual Report January – December 2022

    JANUARY – DECEMBER 2022- COMPARED WITH JANUARY – DECEMBER 2021 · Operating profit increased by 13% to SEK 26,619m (23,475). · Return on equity increased to 12.5% (11.8). · Income grew by 13% to SEK 50,249m (44,277). · Net interest income increased by 21% to SEK 36,610m (30,321) due to higher business volumes and recovered interest margins. · Adjusted for items affecting comparability*, expenses increased by 3%. The increase can be explained by increased IT investments and business development aimed at improving efficiency and business growth. Reported expenses climbed by

    Record inflation and a free-falling krona eroding Swedish purchasing power

    Count on tightening the purse strings even further in 2023. The falling krona is pushing inflation to record highs and eroding Swedish purchasing power.“High inflation this year will represent a loss of around SEK 35,000 in purchasing power for the average household”, says Handelsbanken’s Chief Economist, Christina Nyman.According to Handelsbanken’s macroeconomic forecasts, the Riksbank will continue raising the policy rate, and Swedish purchasing power will start to rise again in 2024 at the earliest when inflation starts to slow down.“Unfortunately, there is no pain-free solution, and

    Handelsbanken’s Interim Report January – September 2022

    Q3 2022- COMPARED WITH Q2 2022 · Operating profit increased by 39% to SEK 7,277m (5,246). · Return on equity increased to 13.2% (9.9). · Income grew by 17% to SEK 12,897m (11,040). · Net interest income increased by 14% to SEK 9,578m (8,389) to its highest ever level. · Expenses decreased by 1% to SEK -5,121m (-5,148). · The C/I ratio improved to 39.7% (46.6). · The credit loss ratio was -0.01% (0.01). · The common equity tier 1 ratio increased to 19.0% (18.7). JANUARY – SEPTEMBER 2022- COMPARED WITH JANUARY – SEPTEMBER 2021 · Operating profit increased

    Handelsbanken: Then will the economy pick up

    Record-high inflation and soaring interest rates are already hitting households and companies hard. And despite fiscal initiatives, things will get worse, before they get better, says Handelsbanken’s Chief Economist, Christina Nyman. “We do not expect the economy to start recovering until the end of 2024, once inflation has fallen back and household purchasing power starts to improve.”   Economic activity is slowing down globally, and Handelsbanken’s analysts expect to see major economies enter a mild recession next year, with unemployment set to rise as a result. Looking at the US,

    Handelsbanken’s interim report January – June 2022

    JANUARY – JUNE 2022- COMPARED WITH JANUARY – JUNE 2021 · Operating profit increased by 2% adjusted for items affecting comparability* and the effects linked to the introduction of the Swedish risk tax in 2022. Reported operating profit increased by 8% to SEK 11,832m (10,979). · Return on equity increased to 11.7% (11.1). · Income increased by 2% adjusted for items affecting comparability*, which was attributable to higher net interest income and fee and commission income. Reported income increased by 9%. · Expenses increased by 1% adjusted for items affecting comparability*,

    Handelsbanken’s interim report January – March 2022

    JANUARY – MARCH 2022- COMPARED WITH JANUARY – MARCH 2021 · Profit for the period increased by 29% to SEK 5,650m (4,381). Profit for the period from continuing operations increased by 29% to SEK 5,344m (4,155). · Earnings per share were SEK 2.85 (2.21). · Operating profit increased by 24% to SEK 6,586m (5,307). Adjusted for items affecting comparability*, operating profit was essentially unchanged. · Return on equity increased to 13.4% (10.6). · Income increased by 17%. Adjusted for items affecting comparability*, the increase was 5% and was attributable to higher net

    Handelsbanken publishes its Annual and Sustainability Report for 2021 today

    Handelsbanken's Annual and Sustainability Report and Sustainability Fact book for 2021 have now been published and are available on the Bank's website at handelsbanken.com.  For further information please contact: Peter Grabe, Head of Investor Relations, +46 70 559 11 67Lars Kenneth Dahlqvist, Investor Relations, + 46 70 566 41 09 Catharina Belfrage Sahlstrand, Chief Sustainability and Climate Officer, +46 8 701 10 00Viktoria Aastrup, Head of Group Media Relations, +46 73 043 51 59  This information is of the type that Handelsbanken is obliged to make public pursuant to

    Handelsbanken publishes its publication "Risk and Capital - Information according to Pillar 3" for 2021

    Handelsbanken's publication "Risk and Capital Management - Information according to Pillar 3" for 2021 has now been published on the Bank's website at handelsbanken.com/ir. The publication provides information about risks, risk management and capital adequacy in accordance with Pillar 3 of the capital adequacy regulations as stipulated in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, Directive 2013/36/EU and the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority's regulation FFFS 2014:12.For further information please contact:Peter Grabe, Head of Investor Relations, +46 70 559 11 67Maria Hedin, Chief Risk

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