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Information for<br />
shareholders<br />
96<br />
Information for shareholders<br />
Annual General Meeting<br />
The Annual General Meeting of ASSA ABLOY will be held<br />
at Moderna Museet (Museum of Modern Art), Skepps-<br />
holmen, Stockholm at 15.00 on Thursday 24 April 2008.<br />
Shareholders wishing to attend the Annual General Meeting<br />
should:<br />
• be registered in the share register kept by VPC AB by<br />
Friday 18 April 2008<br />
• notify ASSA ABLOY AB of their intention to attend by<br />
16.00 on Friday 18 April 2008.<br />
Registration in the share register<br />
Shareholders whose shares are nominee-registered<br />
through a bank or other nominee must request that their<br />
shares be temporarily registered in their own name in the<br />
share register kept by VPC AB by Friday 18 April 2008, in<br />
order to have the right to attend the Annual General<br />
Meeting. Shareholders must notify the nominee of this<br />
well before that date.<br />
Notification of intention to attend<br />
Shareholders must notify ASSA ABLOY of their intention to<br />
attend the Annual General Meeting by 16.00 on Friday 18<br />
April 2008 by:<br />
• Website www.assaabloy.com<br />
• Post ASSA ABLOY AB ”årsstämman”,<br />
Box 47011, SE-100 74 Stockholm<br />
Sweden<br />
• Telephone +46 8 506 485 14<br />
• Fax +46 8 506 485 29<br />
(mark notification “ASSA ABLOY”)<br />
The notification should state:<br />
• Name<br />
• Personal identity number or corporate identity<br />
number<br />
• Address and daytime telephone number<br />
• Number of shares held<br />
• Any accompanying advisers<br />
A shareholder who is to be represented by a proxy should<br />
submit a completed form of proxy. If a legal entity appoints a<br />
proxy, a copy of the registration certificate (or similar document)<br />
for the legal entity should be enclosed. Documents<br />
must not be older than one year. To ensure admission to the<br />
Annual General Meeting, forms of proxy (originals) and registration<br />
certificates should reach the company at the above<br />
address by Friday 18 April 2008.<br />
Nomination Committee<br />
The Nomination Committee has the task of preparing<br />
decisions on the election of the Chairman and other members<br />
of the Board of Directors, the appointment of the<br />
auditor, the election of the Chairman of the Annual General<br />
Meeting, and fees and associated matters. The Nomination<br />
Committee prior to the 2008 Annual General Meeting<br />
comprises Melker Schörling (Melker Schörling AB),<br />
Chairman, Gustaf Douglas (Investment AB Latour and<br />
SäkI), Marianne Nilsson (Swedbank Robur) and Björn Lind<br />
(SEB funds).<br />
Dividend<br />
Tuesday 29 April 2008 is proposed as the record date for<br />
dividends. If the Annual General Meeting approves the<br />
proposal of the Board of Directors, dividends are expected<br />
to be distributed by VPC AB on Monday 5 May 2008.<br />
Reports can be ordered from ASSA ABLOY AB<br />
• Website www.assaabloy.com<br />
• Telephone +46 8 506 485 00<br />
• Fax +46 8 506 485 85<br />
• Post ASSA ABLOY AB<br />
Box 70340<br />
SE-107 23 Stockholm<br />
Sweden<br />
Financial reporting<br />
First quarter: 23 April 2008<br />
Second quarter: 30 July 2008<br />
Third quarter: 22 October 2008<br />
Fourth quarter and Year-end Report: February 2009<br />
Annual Report 2008: March 2009
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