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Ikano Bank's Annual Report and Sustainability Report Published At Malmö 26 March, 2021 Ikano Bank's annual report and sustainability report published at www.ikanobank.se Ikano Bank AB (publ) Annual report (in Swedish and English) and Sustainability report (in English) for 2020 are now available to download here: https://ikanobank.se/om-banken/ekonomisk-information A new bank emerges In his statement for the year CEO Henrik Eklund writes: “We will all remember 2020 as the year when everything was turned upside down and many things we take for granted changed completely. It is also the year, when Ikano Bank is in the middle of the biggest transformation ever. With committed employees and innovative solutions, we are launching a new platform, which will make us a fully digitalised, simple and caring bank for the many people. The transformation also brings a change in our culture, back to the entrepreneurial and customer-centric bank Ingvar Kamprad once founded.” This is information that Ikano Bank AB (publ) is required to disclose in accordance with the Securities Market Act. The information was submitted for publication on 26 March 2021 at 11:00 AM. For more information Henrik Eklund, CEO or Pontus Sardal, CFO tel: 010-330 40 00 email: [email protected] About Ikano Bank Ikano Bank AB (publ) creates possibilities for better living by offering simple, fair and affordable services, enabling a healthy economy for the many people. Our offer includes savings and loan products for consumers, sales support services for retailers, and leasing and factoring solutions for businesses. We conduct business in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the UK, Poland, Germany and Austria, and is part of Ikano. Ikano is an international group of companies active within banking, real estate, production, insurance, analytics and retail. Ikano Group was established in 1988 and is owned by the Kamprad family. 1/1 .
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