Press release

• Increased net sales and operating income for the Group.
• Strong performances in Europe & Asia/Pacific and Construction while Americas was weaker.
• Net sales for the third quarter increased to SEK 6,907m (6,709) and operating income increased to SEK 411m (173).
• Operating margin for the third quarter increased to 5.9% (2.6).
• Net sales for the first nine months amounted to SEK 27,446m (29,342) and operating income was SEK 2,508m (2,075). Excluding items affecting comparability, operating income amounted to SEK 2,715m (2,187). Income for the first nine months were SEK 1,873 (1,355), or SEK 3.25 (2.50) per share.

Press and Telephone conference

A combined press and telephone conference will be held at 13.00 CET on 22 October 2010 at the Scandic Anglais Hotel, Humlegårdsgatan 23, Stockholm. To participate in the telephone conference, please call
+46 (0)8 5052 0110 or +44 (0) 20 7162 0077 ten minutes prior to the start of the conference. The conference call will also be audio cast live. To participate in the audio cast, log on to http://www.husqvarna.com/ir . A replay of the telephone conference will be available at http://www.husqvarna.com/ir .