TF Bank AB, undergoing name change to Avarda Bank AB (“TF Bank” or the “Company”), holds an Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 5 May 2026, at 14:00 CEST at the Company’s premises at Lilla Brogatan 6, Borås, Sweden. Registration starts at 13:30 CEST.
The Board of Directors has resolved, pursuant to Chapter 7, Section 4a of the Swedish Companies Act (Sw. aktiebolagslagen) and the Company’s articles of association, that shareholders shall have the right to exercise their voting rights by postal voting prior to the meeting. Consequently, shareholders may choose to exercise their voting rights at the meeting by attending in person, through a proxy or by postal voting.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION
Shareholders wishing to attend the meeting must:
- be recorded as a shareholder in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB as of Friday 24 April 2026; and
- notify the Company of the intention to attend no later than Tuesday 28 April 2026.
Notice may be submitted in writing to the Company at the address TF Bank AB, “Annual general meeting”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden or by phone to +46 (0) 8 402 91 33 business days between 9:00 and 16:00, on Euroclear’s website, https://www.euroclear.com/sweden/generalmeetings/, or by e-mail to [email protected]. On giving notice of attendance, the shareholder should state the shareholder’s name (company name), personal identity number (corporate identity number), address, telephone number and number of shares. The registration procedure described above also applies to registration for any advisors. A shareholder that exercises its voting rights through postal voting does not have to separately notify their participation, see below under postal voting.
NOMINEE REGISTERED SHARES
In order to participate in the meeting, those whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must have their shares owner-registered with Euroclear Sweden AB as of Friday 24 April 2026. Re-registration may be temporary (so-called voting rights registration) and is requested from the nominee in accordance with the nominee’s routines at such time in advance as the nominee determines. Voting rights registration that the shareholder has requested and has been made by the relevant nominee no later than Tuesday 28 April 2026, will be accepted in the preparation of the share register.
POSTAL VOTING
The shareholders may exercise their voting rights at the meeting by postal voting. A special form shall be used for postal voting. The form is available on the Company’s website, group.tfbank.se and on Euroclear’s website, https://www.euroclear.com/sweden/generalmeetings/. The postal voting form can also be obtained from the Company or by contacting Euroclear Sweden AB at the contact information above. For the items on the agenda where the Board or the Nomination Committee have submitted proposals, it is possible to vote Yes or No, which is clearly stated in the postal voting form. A shareholder can also abstain from voting on any item. The completed postal voting form must be received by the Company no later than Tuesday 28 April 2026. The postal voting form is valid as a notification to the meeting. Shareholders can, through verification with BankID, cast their postal vote electronically via Euroclear Sweden AB’s website https://www.euroclear.com/sweden/generalmeetings/. Such electronic votes must be submitted no later than Tuesday 28 April 2026.
The completed form, including any appendices, must be sent by e-mail to [email protected] or alternatively by post in original to TF Bank AB, “Annual general meeting”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden. If the shareholder is a legal entity, a registration certificate or an equivalent authority document, shall be enclosed to the form. The same applies if the shareholder votes in advance by proxy. The shareholder may not provide special instructions or conditions in the postal voting form. If so, the postal vote is invalid in its entirety. Further instructions and conditions are included in the postal voting form.
PROXIES AND PROXY FORMS
Anyone who does not attend the meeting in person may exercise their right at the meeting via a proxy in possession of a signed and dated form of proxy. The same applies if a shareholder exercises its voting rights by postal voting. Forms of proxy are available on the Company’s website, group.tfbank.se, and on Euroclear’s website https://www.euroclear.com/sweden/generalmeetings/. The form of proxy may also be obtained from the Company or by contacting Euroclear Sweden AB at the contact information above. If the proxy is issued by a legal person, a copy of their registration certificate or equivalent authority document must be attached. The proxy must have been issued within the past year unless a longer period of validity is specified on the form of proxy, subject to a maximum of five years. To facilitate entry to the meeting, forms of proxy, registration certificates and other authority documentation must be received by the Company well in advance before the meeting.