Husqvarna to Hold Annual Meeting in Sweden this April

The Annual General Meeting of Husqvarna AB will be held April 23, 2009, in Jönköping, Sweden. 

In accordance with the decision by the Annual General Meeting in April 2008, Husqvarna will have a Nomination Committee consisting of representatives of each of the four largest shareholders in terms of voting rights and the Chairman of the Husqvarna Board.

The members of the Nomination Committee for the AGM in 2009 are Petra Hedengran, Investor AB (chairman), Claes Boustedt, LE Lundbergföretagen AB, Ramsay Brufer, Alecta Mutual Pension Insurance, Anders Elsell, Investment AB Öresund and Lars Westerberg, Chairman of Husqvarna.

As of August 29, 2008, Investor's shareholding in Husqvarna corresponded to 28.7 percent of the voting rights in the company, Lundbergföretagen’s to 12.7 percent, Alecta’s to 6.1 percent, and Öresund’s to 3.8 percent.

The Nomination Committee will prepare proposals for the AGM in 2009, including proposals for board members, fees to the board members, fees to the auditors, and the tasks and composition of the Nomination Committee for the AGM in 2010.

Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee should send an email to nominationcommittee@husqvarna.se