Press release

Fourth quarter

• Net sales amounted to SEK 4,476m (4,994). Adjusted for exchange rate effects, net sales declined -8%.
• Operating income amounted to SEK -618m (-236). Excluding items affecting comparability, referring to already announced costs for staff reductions, operating income amounted to SEK -362m (-236).
• Operating cash flow amounted to SEK -451m (-144).
• Earnings per share amounted to SEK -0.87 (-0.39).

Full-year

• Net sales amounted to SEK 30,834m (30,357). Adjusted for exchange rate effects, net sales were unchanged.
• Operating income increased to SEK 1,615m (1,551). Excluding items affecting comparability, operating income increased to 1,871m (1,615).
• Operating cash flow improved to SEK 1,144m (-472).
• Earnings per share increased to SEK 1.78 (1.73).
• The Board proposes a dividend of SEK 1.50 (1.50) per share for 2012.

Telephone conference
A telephone conference, hosted by Hans Linnarson, President and CEO, and Ulf Liljedahl, CFO, will be held at 10:00 CET on February 13, 2013. To participate by phone, please Dial +46 (0) 8 5052 0110 (Sweden) or +44 (0)20 7162 0077 (UK) ten minutes prior to the start of the conference. The conference call will also be audio cast live on www.husqvarnagroup.com/ir. A replay will be available at www.husqvarnagroup.com/ir later the same day.