Due to the current situation with the spread of Covid-19, ASSA ABLOY has decided to postpone its Capital Markets Day planned to take place on 13 May 2020 in London. A new date will be communicated once the situation has clarified. For more information, please contact: Hedvig Wennerholm, ASSA ABLOY AB Phone: +46 (0) 8 506 485 51, Mobile: +46 (0) 705 64 85 71 hedvig.wennerholm@assaabloy.com About ASSA ABLOY The ASSA ABLOY Group is the global leader in access solutions. The Group operates worldwide with 49,000 employees and sales of SEK 94 billion. The Group has leading

ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in access solutions, has today published its Annual Report 2019 and its Sustainability Report 2019. Both reports can be found on the Group’s website: www.assaabloy.com. For more information, please contact: Björn Tibell, Investor Relations Officer, tel. no: +46 8 506 485 73 Ann Holmberg, Group Communications, tel. no: +46 8 506 485 54 This information is information that ASSA ABLOY AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication at 15.00 CET on 16 March 2020. About ASSA ABLOY The ASSA

AAK has acquired 75 percent of NPO Margaron LLC, a producer of margarines, spreads, and bakery and confectionery fats, based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Margaron has been a trusted toll manufacturer to AAK for more than a decade and had last year revenues of approximately SEK 280 million. “Russia and the CIS countries have a population of more than 200 million people and is a highly attractive market for AAK”, said Johan Westman, President and CEO. “It is also one of the world’s largest chocolate and confectionery markets with strong potential for our Special Nutrition, Bakery, and Dairy

The warrants programme for management, division management, other senior managers and key employees implemented at the Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2015 (Warrants Programme 2015/2019) has resulted in an increase of the number of shares and votes in the company with 11,500 shares of series B and as many votes, through conversion of subscription warrants into new shares in Hexagon AB. As per 28 February 2020 there are in total 367,550,802 shares in the company, of which 15,750,000 are of series A with ten votes each and 351,800,802 are of series B with one vote each. The total number of

ASSA ABLOY has received phase 1 conditional clearance by the EU Commission for ASSA ABLOY, as a 39% shareholder in the Swiss company agta record, to indirectly acquire the 54% shareholding in agta record from the shareholders of agta finance (the “Acquisition”). Closing of the Acquisition is expected in the second half of 2020 after all remaining closing conditions and the EU Commission requirements have been fulfilled. "Receiving the EU Commission´s approval is an important step towards completing the acquisition of agta record and we look forward to welcoming the agta record people

Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Romax Technology Limited, a leading provider of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software for electromechanical drivetrain design and simulation. A greater focus on energy efficiency and an accelerating shift towards electrification brings new engineering challenges that require increased use of simulation tools earlier in the design lifecycle. Romax Technology brings more than 30 years of experience in electromechanical simulation and multi-physics design

The Board of HEXPOL AB (publ) and Mikael Fryklund have decided to part ways. “There are several circumstances that have led to this change. The development of the Group, mainly regarding sales growth and growth of results, which unfortunately lately have not met our expectations. I would like to thank Mikael for his loyal and dedicated work since 2017. Among others, a number of well-managed and well positioned acquisitions have been made during this time.” says Georg Brunstam, Chairman of the Board. The recruitment of a successor will start immediately. In the meantime CFO Peter

ASSA ABLOY has acquired Biosite, a leading solutions provider of biometric access control to the UK construction industry. "I am very pleased to welcome Biosite and their employees into the ASSA ABLOY Group. Biosite is a strategic technological addition to the ASSA ABLOY Group. The company will reinforce our current offering within solutions for access control and will provide complementary growth opportunities,” says Nico Delvaux, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. “Biosite offers biometric access- and workforce management solutions to the construction sector; maximizing security and

OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2019 •    Total sales MSEK 28 257 (26 824) •    Organic sales growth 2 percent (5) •    Operating income before amortization MSEK 1 497 (1 475) •    Operating margin 5.3 percent (5.5) •    Items affecting comparability (IAC) MSEK –83 (–187), relating to IS/IT transformation programs •    Earnings per share SEK 2.38 (2.02) •    Earnings per share, before IAC, SEK 2.54 (2.39) JANUARY–DECEMBER 2019 •    Total sales MSEK 110 899 (101 467) •    Organic sales growth 4 percent (6) •    Operating income before amortization MSEK 5 738 (5 304) •    Operating margin 5.2