ASSA ABLOY — Major Shareholding Notification 2008

Jan 23, 2008

Issuer ASSA ABLOY AB

Holder

Alecta pensionsförsäkring, ömsesidigt

Instrument

Instrument	B SE0000255648
Before the transaction
Shares	26,686,000
Voting rights	26,686,000
Transaction
Reason for major shareholding notification Buy
Date	22/01/2008
Limit for number of votes	5 %
After the transaction
Quantity
Shares	27,186,000
Directly held voting rights	27,186,000
Indirectly held voting rights	0
Percentage
Directly held shares	7.43 %
Directly held voting rights	5.05 %
Indirectly held voting rights	0 %

Resulting distribution of total holdings

Percentage of voting	Number of underlying
rights:	shares:

Shares

Instruments - FITA Ch. 4, section 2, first paragraph, line 2 Instruments - FITA Ch. 4, section 2, first paragraph, line 3

• Physically settled

• Cash settled

Total

Group total holdings

Voting rights 27,186,000 Percentage of voting rights 5.05

Published

23/01/2008 09:51 Contact Name Johan Anderson Phone 08-441 60 00 Email johan.anderson@alecta.se

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