Invitation from ASSA ABLOY; Interim Report January-June 2002


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August 2, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The ASSA ABLOY Group will release the Interim Report January-June 2002 on Friday 9 August 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-June 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 Friday 9 August will be as follows (Swedish time, GMT + 1):


15.00 Investors' meeting and live web conference starts
      Presentation of the Interim Report January-June 2002 by Carl-
      Henric Svanberg, President and CEO
15.30 Questions and answers (you can also call in on telephone nr:
      +44 208 241 0004 where you will be cued to ask any questions)
15.50 Closing of investors' meeting and web conference

Telephone Conference

We kindly ask you to call in to the conference on +44 (0) 208 781 0571. The agenda for the telephone conference on Friday 9 August will be as follows (Swedish time, GMT + 1):


17.00 Call in to the conference
17.10 Review of the Interim Report January-June 2002 by Carl-Henric
      Svanberg, President and CEO, and  Goran Jansson, CFO
17.40 Questions and answers
18.00 Closing of telephone conference

Copies of the (Interim Report January-June 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: 653812.

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


ASSA ABLOY AB, P.O. Box 70340, SE-107 23 Stockholm
Tel: Int +46-8-506 485 000, Fax: Int +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 about EUR3 billion.

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