Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) invites its shareholders to attend the annual general meeting at 10:00 a.m. CET on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at China Teatern, Berzelii Park 9, Stockholm, Sweden.

Registration for the annual general meeting (AGM) begins at 8:30 a.m. Before the meeting, from 9:20 a.m., there will be a presentation about Handelsbanken's societal commitment to economic science and knowledge dissemination. The AGM will start at 10:00 a.m. Outerwear and larger bags are not permitted in the meeting venue and must be left in the cloakroom outside the meeting venue. Shareholders also have the opportunity to exercise their voting rights through advance voting (postal voting) before the AGM.

Conditions for participation in the meeting

There are two ways for shareholders to participate in the AGM: (i) attending the AGM in person or by proxy, or (ii) participating by advance voting. In either case, if the shares are registered in the name of a nominee, they must be temporarily re-registered in the name of the shareholder (as further described below).

Participation in person or by proxy

Shareholders wishing to attend the AGM in person or by proxy must:

-    be entered in the register of shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, and

-    give notice of their attendance by Thursday, 19 March 2026 at the latest. Notice is to be sent to the Bank via the Bank's website handelsbanken.com/bolagsstamma (in English at handelsbanken.com/agm), via email proxy@computershare.se, by telephone on 08 518 01 553 (from outside Sweden +46 (0)8 518 01 553), or by letter to Computershare AB, Handelsbankens årsstämma, Box 149, 182 12 Danderyd, Sweden.

Shareholders who have appointed representatives must issue a written, dated power of attorney for the representative. Power of attorney forms are available on the Bank's website, handelsbanken.com/bolagsstamma (in English at handelsbanken.com/agm). A power of attorney issued by a representative of a legal entity must also be accompanied by a registration certificate or corresponding authorisation documents. These documents must prove the authority of the person who has signed the power of attorney to appoint the representative for the legal entity. Notice of attendance must also be given, as described above.

In order to facilitate entry at the meeting, the power of attorney and other authorisation documentation should be sent to the Bank at the address above well in advance of the AGM.

Shareholders or representatives may be accompanied by no more than two advisors. Advisors may only be brought to the AGM if the shareholder notifies the Bank of the number of advisors in the same way as stated above for giving notice of the shareholder's attendance.

Notices of attendance received in time will be confirmed by the delivery of a personal entrance card which must be shown at the entrance to the meeting venue. The entrance cards will be sent digitally to attendees who have registered an email address, and by post to other attendees.

Participation through advance voting (postal voting)

Shareholders who wish to participate in the AGM by advance voting must:

-    be entered in the register of shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, and

-    give notice of their attendance by submitting their advance votes, not later than Thursday, 19 March 2026, according to the instructions below.

Shareholders may cast their advance votes using one of the following alternatives:

• By submitting a digital voting form and verification with BankID via the Bank's website handelsbanken.com/bolagsstamma (in English at handelsbanken.com/agm). Such advance votes must be submitted not later than Thursday, 19 March 2026.
• By completing and signing a form for advance voting which is available on the Bank's website handelsbanken.com/bolagsstamma (in English at handelsbanken.com/agm) or can be received by letter by contacting Computershare AB via telephone on 08 518 01 553 (from outside Sweden +46 (0)8 518 01 553). The completed and signed form for advance voting shall be sent by e-mail to proxy@computershare.se or by letter to Computershare AB, Handelsbankens årsstämma, Box 149, 182 12 Danderyd, Sweden. Completed forms must be received by Computershare not later than Thursday, 19 March 2026.

The shareholders may not provide special instructions or conditions to the advance vote. If so, the entire advance vote is invalid. Further instructions and conditions can be found in the advance voting form. If a shareholder submits its advance vote through a representative, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be attached to the advance voting form. Power of attorney forms are available on the Bank's website handelsbanken.com/bolagsstamma (in English at handelsbanken.com/agm). A power of attorney issued by a representative of a legal entity must also be accompanied by a registration certificate or corresponding authorisation documents.

Shareholders who wish to attend the AGM at the meeting venue in person or by proxy must give notice of their attendance to the Bank in accordance with the instructions under "Participation in person or by proxy" above. This means that a notice of attendance by advance voting only is not enough for a shareholder who wants to attend the AGM at the meeting venue in person or by proxy.

Nominee-registered shares

To be able to participate in the AGM (including via advance voting), any shareholders whose shares are nominee-registered (in a custody account) via a bank or other nominee must temporarily re-register the shares in his/her own name in the register of shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB (so called "registration of shares for voting rights"). Shareholders must notify the nominee of this in good time. Registrations of shares for voting rights that have been requested by shareholders in such time as to be completed by the nominee no later than Thursday, 19 March 2026 will be taken into account when the register of shareholders is prepared. Shareholders must also give notice of their attendance in accordance with the "Conditions for participation in the meeting" section.

Proposed agenda

1. Opening of the meeting
2. Election of the chair of the meeting
3. Preparation and approval of the voting list
4. Approval of the agenda
5. Election of two persons to verify the minutes
6. Determining whether the meeting has been duly convened
7. A presentation of the annual accounts and auditor's report, the consolidated

annual accounts and the auditor's report for the Group, as well as the assurance report regarding the sustainability report for the Group. In connection with this, a presentation of the past year's work by the Board and its committees, a speech by the Chief Executive Officer, and a presentation of audit work.

1. Resolutions concerning adoption of the income statement and the balance sheet, as well as the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet
2. Resolution on the allocation of the Bank's profits in accordance with the adopted balance sheet and resolution on the record day
3. Presentation and approval of the Board's report regarding paid and accrued remuneration to executive officers
4. Resolution on discharge from liability for the members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer for the period referred to in the financial reports
5. The Board's proposal for authorisation for the Board to resolve on acquisition and divestment of shares in the Bank
6. The Board's proposal for acquisition of shares in the Bank for the Bank's trading book pursuant to Chapter 7, Section 6 of the Swedish Securities Market Act
7. The Board's proposal regarding authorisation for the Board to resolve on issuance of convertible tier 1 capital instruments
8. Determining the number of members of the Board to be appointed by the meeting
9. Determining the number of auditors to be appointed by the meeting
10. Determining fees for Board members and auditors
11. Election of the Board members

A. Stina Bergfors (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
B. Hans Biörck (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
C. Pär Boman (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
D. Kerstin Hessius (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
E. Anders Jernhall (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
F. Louise Lindh (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
G. Fredrik Lundberg (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)
H. Ulf Riese (re-election, proposed by the nomination committee)

1. Election of the Chairman of the Board
2. Election of auditors
3. Election of auditor in foundations with associated management
4. Shareholder proposal that the Bank shall contribute to the development and issuance of personal electronical IDs consisting of QR codes with short validity periods
5. Closing of the meeting

The full notice and more information

Please see the attached notice to attend the AGM for further information. The notice to attend the AGM will be available in English on Handelsbanken's website at handelsbanken.com/agm.

For further information, please contact:
Pär Boman, Chairman of the Board, +46 8 22 92 20 

Tobias Larsson, Secretary of the Board, +46 8 22 92 20 

Joel Holm, Deputy Head of Press & Media, +46 73 058 30 21

For more information about Handelsbanken, see handelsbanken.com. For information regarding how your personal data is processed, please see euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Integritetspolicy-bolagsstammor-svenska.pdf (in English euroclear.com/dam/eSw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf).

This document is a translation of the Swedish original. In the event of discrepancies, the Swedish original shall prevail.