Fagerhult

M&A Activity • May 5, 2009

AB Fagerhult (publ) Org. nr. 556110-6203 S-566 80 Habo Tel +46 36 10 85 00 headoffice@fagerhult.se www.fagerhult.com

Press release 2009-05-05

ab fagerhult (publ) withdraw voluntary offer in luxo asa

AB Fagerhult has today withdrawn the voluntary offer, dated 29 March 2009, in order to acquire all shares in Luxo ASA. The reason for the withdrawal is that the shares have been acquired by another buyer at a higher price than the offer from Fagerhult.

Habo, 5 May 2009

For more information, please contact:

Ulf Karlsson CFO tel: +46 36 10 85 63 mobile: +46 70 537 04 54 e-mail: ulf.karlsson@fagerhult.se

The Fagerhult Group with 2,000 employees is the largest lighting group in the Nordic region and a leading force in Europe. We develop, manufacture and market professional lighting systems for public environments. The group has sales companies in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Estonia, Poland, Russia, Dubai, Australia and China. Production facilities are located in Habo, Falkenberg, Borås and Åhus in Sweden, Manchester in England, Melbourne in Australia and in Suzhou, China. The group, which includes Fagerhults Belysning, Ateljé Lyktan, Fagerhult Retail, Elenco, Eagle Lighting, Project Lighting and Whitecroft Lighting, has a turnover of SEK 2,800 million. AB Fagerhult is quoted on the Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Mid Cap.