Invitation to ASSA ABLOY Interim Report


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 29, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The ASSA ABLOY (Other OTC:ASAZF) Group will release the Interim Report January-September 2002 on Thursday November 7, 2002. We have the pleasure of inviting you to two separate activities.

Investors' Meeting and Web Conference at Operaterassen, Stockholm

Carl-Henric Svanberg's presentation of the Interim Report January- September 2002 will be sent live on ASSA ABLOY's website http://www.assaabloy.com. Please note that you have to download Real Player in order to see the presentation (www.real.com).

The agenda for the investors' meeting and web conference on Thursday 7 November will be as follows (Swedish time, GMT + 1):


 12:30 Investors' meeting and live web conference starts
       Presentation of the Interim Report January-September 2002 
       by Carl- Henric Svanberg, President and CEO

13:00 Questions and answers (you can also call in on telephone 
      nr: +44 208 288 4530 you to ask questions)

13:20 Closing of investors' meeting and web conference

Telephone Conference

We kindly ask you to call in to the conference on +44 (0) 208 240 8243. The agenda for the telephone conference on Thursday 7 October will be as follows (Swedish time, GMT + 1):


14:00 Call in to the conference
14:10 Review of the Interim Report January-September 2002 by Carl-Henric
      Svanberg, President and CEO, and Goran Jansson, CFO
14:40 Questions and answers
15:00 Closing of telephone conference

Copies of the (Interim Report January-September 2002) presentation will be available one hour before the conference starts at http://www.assaabloy.com.

An instant replay will be available directly after the telephone conference for five working days on +44 (0) 208 288 4459, access code: 313732.


If you have any questions concerning the two activities, please contact:
Natasha Knutsson
+46 (0) 8 506 485 71
natasha.knutsson@assaabloy.com.

ASSA ABLOY AB
+46-8-506 485 00
Fax: +46-8-506 485 85
www.assaabloy.com

The ASSA ABLOY Group is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of locking solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience. The Group has about 30,000 employees and annual sales of approximately EUR 3 billion.

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