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RNS Number : 9904D  Swedbank AB  21 February 2024

21 February 2024

 

Welcome to Swedbank's Annual General Meeting on

26 March 2024

 

The shareholders in Swedbank AB (publ) are hereby given notice that the Annual
General Meeting will be held at Cirkus (Cirkusscenen), Djurgårdsslätten
43-45, Stockholm, at 11:00 am (CET) on Tuesday, 26 March 2024.

Shareholders are welcome for registration from 09:30 am (CET). Light
refreshments will be offered before the Annual General Meeting.

 

The Annual General Meeting will be simultaneously interpreted to English.

 

Pursuant to article 12 of the Articles of Association of Swedbank AB (publ)
("Swedbank"), the Board of Directors has resolved that shareholders may also
exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting by postal voting.
Shareholders may therefore choose to exercise their voting rights at the
Annual General Meeting by physical participation, by proxy or by postal
voting. The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting is
broadcasted on Swedbank's website, www.swedbank.com/AGM
(http://www.swedbank.com/AGM) .

 

Right to attend the Annual General Meeting and notice

Participation by attending the meeting venue

Anyone wishing to participate in the Annual General Meeting by attending the
meeting in person or through a representative must:

·    be recorded in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB
("Euroclear") as per 18 March 2024, and

·    give notice of their intention to attend the Annual General Meeting,
in accordance with the instructions below, no later than 20 March 2024. This
means that registration only by postal voting is not sufficient for those who
wish to attend the meeting venue in person.

 

Notification of participation by attending the meeting venue must be made to
the bank no later than 20 March 2024 in accordance with the following:

·    by post to Swedbank AB, "Annual General Meeting", c/o Euroclear
Sweden AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden,

·    by phone +46 8 402 90 60, or

·    at www.swedbank.com/AGM (http://www.swedbank.com/AGM) .

 

The notification must state name or company name, personal identification
number or corporate registration number, address, phone number and, if
applicable, the number of persons attending with you (maximum two persons).

 

If attending by proxy or representative, a power of attorney, registration
certificate or other authorisation documents should be sent to the bank at the
above address well in advance of the Annual General Meeting and preferably no
later than 20 March 2024. Power of attorney forms are available on the bank's
website at www.swedbank.com/AGM (http://www.swedbank.com/AGM) .

 

 

Participation through postal voting

Anyone wishing to attend the Annual General Meeting by postal voting,
personally or by a proxy must:

·    be recorded in the share register maintained by Euroclear as per 18
March 2024, and

·    give notice by casting their postal vote in accordance with the
instructions below, so that the postal vote is received by Swedbank, c/o
Euroclear no later than 20 March 2024.

 

A special form shall be used for postal voting. The postal voting form is
available on Swedbank's website www.swedbank.com/AGM
(http://www.swedbank.com/AGM) .

 

A completed and signed postal voting form can be sent by post to Swedbank AB,
"AGM", c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden, or by
e-mail to mailto:GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.com
(mailto:GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.com) . The completed form must be
received by Euroclear no later than 20 March 2024. Shareholders may also, no
later than 20 March 2024, cast a postal vote electronically via verification
through BankID on Euroclear's website https://anmalan.vpc.se/EuroclearProxy
(https://anmalan.vpc.se/EuroclearProxy) .

 

The shareholder may not give instructions other than to mark one of the
alternative answers specified in the form. If the shareholder has included
special instructions or conditions in the form or changed or made amendments
to pre-printed text, the postal vote will be considered invalid. Further
instructions and conditions may be found in the postal voting form and at
https://anmalan.vpc.se/EuroclearProxy (https://anmalan.vpc.se/EuroclearProxy)
.

 

If a shareholder casts a postal vote by proxy, a written and dated power of
attorney signed by the shareholder shall be enclosed with the postal voting
form. A power of attorney form is available on Swedbank's website
www.swedbank.com/AGM (www.swedbank.com/AGM) . If the shareholder is a legal
entity, a registration certificate or other authorisation document must be
enclosed with the form.

 

Please note that anyone who wants to attend the meeting, in person or by
proxy, must give notice about this in accordance with the instructions under
the heading "Participation by attending the meeting venue" above. This means
that a notice only by postal voting is not sufficient for those who want to
attend the meeting venue.

 

Nominee-registered shares

Shareholders whose shares are nominee-registered through a bank or other
authorised depositary, e.g., in a custody account, must - in addition to
giving notice or casting a postal vote - request that the shares be
temporarily re-registered in their own name so that the shareholder is
registered in the share register maintained by Euroclear as of the record date
on 18 March 2024. Such registration may be temporary (so-called voting rights
registration) and is requested from the nominee in accordance with the
nominee's routines and at such time in advance decided by the nominee. Voting
right registration that the shareholder has requested at such time that the
registration has been issued by the nominee no later than 20 March 2024 will
be accepted in the preparation of the share register.

 

Proposed agenda

1.   Opening of the General Meeting

2.   Election of Chair of the General Meeting

3.   Preparation and approval of the voting list

4.   Approval of the agenda

5.   Election of two persons to verify the minutes

6.   Decision whether the General Meeting has been duly convened

7.   a)   Presentation of the annual report and the consolidated accounts
for the financial year 2023

b)   Presentation of the Auditor's report for the bank and the group for the
financial year 2023

8.   Adoption of the profit and loss account and balance sheet of the bank
as well as the consolidated profit and loss account and consolidated balance
sheet for the financial year 2023

9.   Decision on the allocation of the bank's profit in accordance with the
adopted balance sheet as well as decision on the record date for dividend

10. a)-q) Decision whether to discharge the members of the Board of Directors
and the CEO from liability

11. Determination of the number of Board members

12. Determination of the remuneration to the Board members and the Auditor

13. a)-j) Election of Board members

14. Election of the Chair of the Board of Directors

15. Election of Auditor

16. Decision on the Nomination Committee

17. Decision to acquire own shares pursuant to the Securities Market Act

18. Decision on authorisation for the Board of Directors to decide on
acquisitions of own shares in addition to what has been stated in item 17

19. Decision on authorisation for the Board of Directors to decide on the
issuance of convertibles

20. Decision on performance and share based remuneration programs for 2024

      a)   Decision on a general performance and share based
remuneration program for 2024 ("Eken 2024")

      b)   Decision on deferred variable remuneration in the form of
shares under the individual program 2024 ("IP 2024")

c)   Decision on transfer of own shares

21. Decision to amend the Articles of Association

22. Submission of Remuneration Report for approval

23. Proposal from the shareholder Carl Axel Bruno regarding change of the
software in the bank's central computers

24. Joint proposal from the shareholders Greenpeace Nordic and the Swedish
Society for Nature Conservation (Sw. Naturskyddsföreningen) regarding review
of the bank's overall strategy considering the Paris Agreement

25. Closing of the General Meeting

For the full notice and more information, see attachment or visit
www.swedbank.com/AGM (http://www.swedbank.com/AGM) .

 

Contact:

Annie Ho (mailto:annie.ho@swedbank.com) , Head of Investor Relations, +4670
343 78 15

Hannes Mård (mailto:hannes.mard@swedbank.se) , Media Relations Manager,
+4673-057 41 95

 

Swedbank empowers the many people and businesses to create a better future.
Our vision is a financially sound and sustainable society. Swedbank Group is
the leading bank with over 7 million retail customers and 550 000 corporate
customers in our four home markets Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Swedbank Group is also present in other Nordic countries, the U.S. and China.
Together we make your financial life easier. Find out more: www.swedbank.com
(http://www.swedbank.com)

Attachment:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9904D_1-2024-2-21.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9904D_1-2024-2-21.pdf)

 

 

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