Today, AAK is hosting its annual Capital Market Day for analysts, investors and media representatives. At this year’s event, held in Aarhus, Denmark, AAK’s President and CEO Johan Westman will together with CFO Fredrik Nilsson and CMO Anne Mette Olesen update the financial market and media on the company’s current performance, business development, and progress within the sustainability area. Details on AAK’s new strategy will also be presented. “With our new strategic direction, we will continue to build on what has made us successful but also sharpen our focus and lift our

Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, is showcasing its solutions for safe, sustainable cities at the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2019, which commences today in Barcelona. “Hexagon doesn’t make or sell ‘Smart Cities' — we offer technology solutions that are far more tangible and revolutionary,” said Ola Rollén (https://twitter.com/OlaRollen), Hexagon President and CEO. “The ‘smart’ we care about is the Smart Digital Reality™, which brings the physical and digital worlds together as one, empowering city leaders with the capabilities and tools

ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire AM Group, an Australian industrial door company within entrance automation. "I am very pleased to welcome AM Group and their employees into the ASSA ABLOY Group. I welcome this complementary addition to our business, specializing in innovative entrance automation,” says Nico Delvaux, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. “AM Group complements both our product offering and our geographic coverage in Australia. By adding their strong product portfolio, which includes rolling steel doors and bi-fold doors, to ASSA ABLOY’s commercial network,

AAK AB has issued, at attractive levels, a senior unsecured bond for a total of SEK 500 million with a tenor of five years. The bond carries a floating interest rate of three months STIBOR plus 97 basis points. The proceeds from the bond issue will be used to finance AAK’s recent acquisition in Europe, the increased ownership in AAK Kamani in India, capacity investments, and to diversify the company’s debt structure. AAK AB established an MTN program (Medium Term Note) in November 2018 with a framework amount of SEK 4,000 million. In addition to the above-mentioned bond, the company

JULY–SEPTEMBER 2019 •    Total sales MSEK 28 214 (25 821) •    Organic sales growth 4 percent (6) •    Operating income before amortization MSEK 1 574 (1 452) •    Operating margin 5.6 percent (5.6) •    Items affecting comparability (IAC) MSEK –60 (–268), relating to IS/IT transformation programs •    Earnings per share SEK 2.56 (2.07) •    Earnings per share, before IAC, SEK 2.68 (2.61) JANUARY–SEPTEMBER 2019 •    Total sales MSEK 82 642 (74 643) •    Organic sales growth 5 percent (6) •    Operating income before amortization MSEK 4 241 (3 829) •    Operating margin 5.1

Tracy Garrison, President HEXPOL Compounding Americas and HEXPOL TP Compounding, has decided to leave the company for a position outside the HEXPOL Group. Tracy Garrison will leave end of December 2019 and thereafter CEO Mikael Fryklund will be acting President HEXPOL Compounding Americas and HEXPOL TP Compounding until a successor has been appointed. “Tracy Garrison has been instrumental in our successful growth strategy to considerably expand the Rubber Compounding business in Americas. Likewise he has built up a very strong and capable team and culture in our American operations. I

Third quarter 2019 - Net sales increased by 1 per cent to 956.3 MEUR (946.1). Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure (organic growth), net sales decreased by -3 per cent - Operating earnings (EBIT1) increased by 2 per cent to 235.8 MEUR (231.8) - Earnings before taxes, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 229.3 MEUR (225.7) - Net earnings, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 188.0 MEUR (185.1) - Earnings per share, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 0.51 EUR (0.51) - Operating cash flow, excluding non-recurring items, increased to 174.2 MEUR (

Entrance Systems division has since its foundation in 2006 successfully grown from SEK 3 bn to above SEK 25 bn in annual revenue. To enable continued and accelerated growth of the division in the ASSA ABLOY Group, a new divisional structure will be formed around four business segments: Pedestrian, Industrial, Residential and Perimeter Security. Perimeter Security is currently part of the Opening Solutions Americas division and will be transferred to the Entrance Systems division to create new opportunities to scale up and potentially drive a global expansion. The business segments will

AAK Group · Total volumes for the quarter amounted to 571,000 MT (564,000), organic growth of 1 percent (4). · Operating profit, including a positive currency translation impact of SEK 24 million and acquisition costs of SEK 6 million, reached SEK 563 million (526), an improvement of 7 percent. Excluding acquisition costs, operating profit per kilo improved by 8 percent to SEK 1.00 (0.93). · Net result amounted to SEK 398 million (359), an improvement of 11 percent. · Earnings per share increased by 10 percent, to SEK 1.53 (1.39). · Cash flow from operating