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OMX: Husqvarna Listed on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- As of today, Husqvarna shares are listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange's O List. Husqvarna is the 32nd company to be welcomed to the Nordic Exchange this year(1).

Husqvarna has annual sales of approximately SEK 29 billion and is the world's largest manufacturers

of chainsaws, lawnmowers and other gasoline-fueled gardening tools, as well as cutting equipment for the construction and stone industries. Husqvarna has been spun off from Electrolux, a manufacturer of household appliances and equipment for kitchens, cleaning, forestry and gardening.

"We are delighted to welcome a globally active and world-leading company such as Husqvarna to the Nordic Exchange. This gives our investors another interesting investment option," says Jenny Rosberg, President of Company Services, OMX.

"The listing is evidence of the value that has been accumulated over the years during which the operations developed into a global market leader. It also feels extremely gratifying that one of Sweden's oldest and most well-known brands is now listed on the stock exchange," says Bengt Andersson, President and CEO of Husqvarna.

A filmed interview with Husqvarna's President and CEO Bengt Andersson is available on the Stockholm Stock Exchange website, www.omxgroup.com/stockholmsborsen, under Corporate actions and Changes in listed companies/Listings.

A round lot of shares in Husqvarna, whose short name is HUSQ, amounts to 100 and the company is included in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Additional information about such matters as Husqvarna's sector classification is available on www.omxgroup.com/stockholmsborsen under Press and Exchange Notices/Search/Equity-related information.

(1) 18 companies originated from the Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen Stock Exchanges main lists, and 14 from First North.

About OMX

OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. Through the Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius, OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities market. Our integrated technology solutions span the entire transaction chain enabling efficient securities transactions for exchanges, clearing organizations, central securities depositories and other financial institutions around the world. OMX is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen. For more information please visit www.omxgroup.com

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