ASSA ABLOY sells Cardo Flow Solutions

ASSA ABLOY sells Cardo Flow Solutions

ASSA ABLOY has through its subsidiary Cardo AB signed an agreement with
the Swiss company Sulzer Ltd to sell Cardo Flow Solutions. The selling
price is SEK 5,900 M on a cash and debt free basis. The agreement does
not include Lorentzen & Wettre.

At the announcement of the public offer for Cardo on December 13, 2010,
ASSA ABLOY communicated its intention to consolidate Cardo Entrance
Solutions in ASSA ABLOY's division Entrance Systems and to sell the
other businesses, i.e. Cardo Flow Solutions and Lorentzen & Wettre, that
do not long term fit ASSA ABLOY's operations.

The transaction is expected to close during the second half of 2011 and
is subject to regulatory approvals.

Malmö, Sweden, April 7 2011

Cardo AB (publ)

For further information, please contact:
Johan Molin, President and CEO ASSA ABLOY AB, tel no: +46 8 506 485 42
Tomas Eliasson, CFO and Executive Vice President ASSA ABLOY AB, tel no:
+46 8 506 485 72