ASSA ABLOY

Prospectus • Feb 5, 2019

SUPPLEMENT

ASSA ABLOY AB (publ)

(incorporated with limited liability in the Kingdom of Sweden)

ASSA ABLOY FINANCIAL SERVICES AB (publ)

(incorporated with limited liability in the Kingdom of Sweden)

€2,500,000,000

Global Medium Term Note Programme

unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed in the case of Notes issued by ASSA ABLOY Financial Services AB (publ) by ASSA ABLOY AB (publ)

This Supplement (the Supplement) to the Offering Circular dated 26 October 2018 (the Offering Circular), which comprises a base prospectus, constitutes a supplementary prospectus for the purposes of Section 87G of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the FSMA) and is prepared in connection with the €2,500,000,000 Global Medium Term Note Programme (the Programme) of ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) (AA) and ASSA ABLOY Financial Services AB (publ) (AAFS and, together with AA, the Issuers). Terms defined in the Offering Circular have the same meaning when used in this Supplement.

This Supplement is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Offering Circular and any other supplements to the Offering Circular issued by the Issuers.

The purpose of this Supplement is to:

• (a) incorporate by reference the quarterly report containing the unaudited consolidated and non-consolidated yearend report of AA as at and for the financial year ended 31 December 2018, published by AA dated 5 February 2019 (the Quarterly Report); and
• (b) include a new 'Significant Change' statement for AA.

Each of the Issuers and the Guarantor accept(s) responsibility for the information contained in this Supplement. To the best of the knowledge of each of the Issuers and the Guarantor (each having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this Supplement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Save as disclosed in this Supplement, and any supplement to the Offering Circular previously issued, there has been no other significant new factor, material mistake or inaccuracy relating to information included in the Offering Circular since the publication of the Offering Circular.

1. Incorporation by reference of the Quarterly Report

On 5 February 2019, AA published the QuarterlyReport, which included the unaudited consolidated and non-consolidated year-end report of AA as at and for the financial year ended 31 December 2018.

A copy of the Quarterly Report has been filed with the Financial Conduct Authority. By virtue of this Supplement, the Quarterly Report is incorporated in, and forms part of, the Offering Circular.

2. General Information

There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of AA or the Group since 31 December 2018.

To the extent that any document or information incorporated by reference or attached to this Supplement itself incorporates any information by reference, either expressly or impliedly, such information will not form part of this Supplement for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC), as amended or superseded, except where such information or documents are stated within this Supplement as specifically being incorporated by reference or where this Supplement is specifically defined as including such information.

The financial information contained in the Quarterly Report has been properly prepared on the basis stated in the Quarterly Report, and as described on pages 6 - 7 thereto, in a manner consistent with the accounting policies of AA and on a basis comparable with the historical financial information of AA.

Any non-incorporated parts of a document referred to herein are either deemed not relevant for an investor or are otherwise covered elsewhere in the Offering Circular or this Supplement.

Copies of documents incorporated by reference in the Offering Circular are available for viewing at, and copies may be obtained from, the registered office of each of the Issuers and the specified office of the Paying Agents for the time being in London as described on page 105 of the Offering Circular. In addition, copies of the documents incorporated by reference will be available at the website of the Regulatory News Service operated by the London Stock Exchange.

To the extent that there is any inconsistency between (a) any statement in this Supplement or any statement incorporated by reference into the Offering Circular by this Supplement and (b) any other statement in, or incorporated by reference into, the Offering Circular, the statements in (a) above will prevail.

The date of this Supplement is 5 February 2019