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The shareholders also have the opportunity to exercise their voting rights by voting in advance (so-called postal voting) ahead of the Annual General Meeting. Shareholders may thereby choose to exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting 2026 by attending in person, through a proxy or by advance voting as instructed below.
Who has the right to participate?
Shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting must be listed as a shareholder in the presentation of the share register prepared by Euroclear Sweden AB as of Wednesday, 18 March 2026; and
give notice of its intention to participate in the Meeting in accordance with the instructions set out in section “Notice of participation at the meeting venue in person or by proxy” no later than Friday, 20 March 2026, or by submitting its advance vote in accordance with the instructions under section “Advance voting” no later than Friday, 20 March 2026.
Notice of participation at the meeting venue in person or by proxy
A person who wishes to participate at the meeting venue in person or by proxy must give notice to the company as instructed below:
– by telephone +46 8 402 90 80, weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
– by mail to Essity Aktiebolag (publ), “Annual General Meeting”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden,
– via Euroclear Sweden AB’s website, https://www.euroclear.com/sweden/generalmeetings/, or
– by email to GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.com
Name, personal identity number/corporate registration number, address and telephone number, and number of accompanying persons (no more than two), if any, should be stated when notification is given.
Advance voting
Shareholders may exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting by voting in advance, so-called postal voting. A person who wishes to attend the meeting venue in person or by proxy must however give notice in accordance with the instructions under section “Notice of participation at the meeting venue in person or by proxy” above. This means that a notice of participation only through advance voting is not sufficient for shareholders who wish to attend the meeting venue.
A special form must be used for the advance vote. The form is available below. Submission of the form in accordance with the instructions set out below is considered as notice of participation in the Annual General Meeting. The completed form must be received by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than Friday, 20 March 2026. The completed form may be sent to Essity Aktiebolag (publ), “Annual General Meeting”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden. A completed form may also be submitted electronically. Electronic submission can be made either through verification with BankID in accordance with instructions at https://www.euroclear.com/sweden/generalmeetings/, or by sending the completed form by email to GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.com. Electronic submission must be made no later than Friday, 20 March 2026.
Shareholders may not provide specific 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.
Shares registered in the name of a nominee
For shareholders who have their shares registered through a bank or other nominee, the following applies in order to be entitled to participate in the Meeting. In addition to giving notice of participation, such shareholder must re-register its shares in its own name so that the shareholder is listed in the presentation of the share register as of the record date Wednesday, 18 March 2026. Such re-registration may be temporary (so-called voting rights registration), and request for such voting rights registration shall be made to the nominee in accordance with the nominee’s routines, at such a time in advance as decided by the nominee. Voting rights registration that has been made by the nominee no later than Friday, 20 March 2026, will be considered in the presentation of the share register.
Proxy
Shareholders represented by proxy, including when voting in advance, shall issue a written and dated proxy for their representative signed by the shareholder. A proxy is valid one (1) year from its issue date or such longer period as set out in the proxy, however not more than five (5) years. Proxy forms are available upon request and below. Anyone representing a legal entity must present a copy of the registration certificate or equivalent authorization document, not older than one (1) year, listing the authorized signatories. To facilitate registration at the Meeting, the proxy as well as the registration certificate and other authorization documents should be sent to the company at the address stated above well in advance of the Meeting and no later than Friday, 20 March 2026.