Notice of Annual General Meeting of Husqvarna AB (publ)

B. Process for Advanced Voting and Questions 

A shareholder can exercise his/her/its shareholder's rights at the AGM by in advance (A) voting on the items on the agenda of the AGM, and (B) submitting questions to the Company.

Registered shareholders intending to participate in the AGM (via advance voting or questions), must submit the following information in connection with their respective submissions:

• the shareholder's name,
• personal or organizational number,
• postal address,
• email address, and
• telephone number.

The data received will be computerized and used solely for the purpose of the 2022 AGM. 

For shareholders wishing to participate through an authorized representative (i.e., where such authorized representative is the one submitting advance voting or questions on behalf of such shareholder), the Company will provide power of attorney templates on the Company's website. Shareholders participating through an authorized representative must submit the power of attorney together with the voting form or question. If the shareholder is a legal entity, a copy of a registration certificate or a corresponding document for the legal entity shall be enclosed.

B1. Advance voting  

Advance voting will be available as of Friday, March 4, 2022 until Wednesday, April 6, 2022. A shareholder can vote in advance by any of the following three methods:

1. Website Voting: Voting may be done electronically through signing with BankID on the Company's website www.husqvarnagroup.com
2. Email Voting: Voting may be submitted by completing the advance voting form available on the Company's website www.husqvarnagroup.com and then emailing such form to the following email address GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.eu, together with any power of attorney and/or other authorization documents (See Section B, above).
3. Regular Mail: Voting may be submitted by completing the advance voting form available on the Company's website www.husqvarnagroup.com and after completion sending a physical copy (i.e., printed out) of such form, together with any power of attorney and/or other authorization documents (See Section B, above) to the following address, Husqvarna AB (publ), "Advance voting 2022 AGM", c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden.

A shareholder cannot give any other instructions than selecting one of the options specified at each point in the advance voting form. A vote (i.e. the mail-in vote in its entirety) is invalid if the shareholder has modified the form to provide specific instructions or conditions or if pre-printed text is amended or supplemented.

An email or regular mail voting form, together with any enclosed power of attorney and other authorization documentation, must have been received by Husqvarna no later than on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. If received later, the vote will be disregarded.

For questions regarding advance voting, please contact Euroclear Sweden AB,      
ph.+46 36 14 70 10, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (CET) weekdays. 

B2. Questions 

Questions to the Company in connection with the AGM can be submitted to Husqvarna up until Monday, March 28, 2022. Shareholders wishing to pose questions may do so by any of the following methods:  

1. Email: Questions may be submitted by emailing to the following email address ir@husqvarnagroup.com.  
2. Regular Mail: Questions may be submitted by regular mail to the following address, Husqvarna AB, "AGM 2022", P.O. Box 7454, SE-103 92 Stockholm, Sweden.

In order for questions so submitted to be accepted, such submission must include the name of the shareholder, including such shareholder's personal or organizational number. While not formally required, we also ask that all submissions include the submitting shareholder's postal address, email address and telephone number.

Questions submitted by shareholders must have been received by Husqvarna no later than on Monday, March 28, 2022, and will be responded to and published not later than on Saturday, April 2, 2022. The questions and responses will be available at the Company, Husqvarna AB, Regeringsgatan 28, SE-111 53 Stockholm, Sweden and on the Company's website, www.husqvarnagroup.com, and will be sent to the shareholder provided the shareholder's address is known by the Company or provided by the shareholder together with the question.

The Board of Directors and the CEO shall, upon request of a shareholder, and provided that the Board of Directors deems this can be done without causing major harm to the Company, inform about matters which might affect the assessment of an item on the agenda or circumstances affecting Husqvarna's or its subsidiaries' financial situation or about Husqvarna's relation to another Group entity, or in relation to the consolidated Annual Report.

C. AGM Agenda

D. Explanation of Certain AGM Proposals  
Election of Chair of the Meeting (item 2) 

1. Opening of the AGM
2. Election of Chair of the Meeting
3. Preparation and approval of the voting list
4. Approval of the agenda
5. Election of one or two minute-checkers
6. Determination as to whether the Meeting has been duly convened
7. Resolutions concerning         
1. adoption of the Profit and Loss Statement and the Balance Sheet as well as the Consolidated Profit and Loss Statement and the Consolidated Balance Sheet
2. proposed distribution of earnings (allocation of the Company's profit or loss pursuant to the adopted Balance Sheet)
3. discharge from liability of the Directors and the CEO
8. Determination of the number of Directors and Auditors to be elected          
1. number of Directors
2. number of Auditors  
9. Determination of remuneration to the Directors
10. Election of Directors and Chair of the Board            
1. individual election of Directors
2. election of Chair of the Board
11. Election of, and remuneration to, external Auditors
1. election of external Auditors
2. determination of remuneration to external Auditors
12. Resolution to approve the Remuneration Report
13. Resolution regarding the adoption of a long-term incentive program (LTI 2022)
14. Resolution on authorization to enter into equity swap arrangements to cover obligations under LTI 2022 and any previously resolved LTI programs
15. Resolution on authorization to resolve on the issuance of new shares
16. Closing of the Meeting

The Nomination Committee proposes that Björn Kristiansson be elected Chair of the AGM, or, if he is unable to attend the meeting, any other person proposed by Husqvarna's Nomination Committee.  

Preparation and approval of the voting list (item 3)

The voting list that is proposed to be approved is the voting list that has been prepared by Euroclear Sweden AB, based on the general meeting share register and votes received, checked by the minute-checkers.

Election of one or two minute-checkers (item 5)

The Board of Directors proposes that two minute-checkers be elected, and that Henrik Didner, Didner & Gerge Fonder AB and Ricard Wennerklint, If Skadeförsäkring AB are elected, or, if someone or both of them are unable to attend the meeting, any other person proposed by Husqvarna's Nomination Committee.

Proposed distribution of earnings (item 7 b)

The Board of Directors proposes a dividend for financial year 2021 of SEK 3.00 per share, to be paid in two installments, firstly SEK 1.00 per share with Monday, April 11, 2022 as the first record day, and secondly SEK 2.00 per share with Tuesday, October 11, 2022 as the second record day. Assuming the AGM resolves in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal, the estimated (i) last day for trading in Husqvarna shares with right to the applicable part of the dividend payment (ii) applicable record day, and (iii) date for payment from Euroclear Sweden AB for each of the installments are as follows:

Determination of the number of Directors and Auditors to be elected (item 8)

The Nomination Committee proposes that the Board of Directors shall be comprised of nine Directors to be elected by the AGM and one audit firm.

Determination of remuneration to the Directors (item 9) 

The Nomination Committee proposes that Directors elected by the AGM and not employed by the Company receive the following basic compensation for their board work in 2022 (plus applicable additional remuneration for committee work):

In addition to the compensation described above, and reimbursement for travel expenses, the Nomination Committee proposes that the following compensation be paid to elected Directors for each physical meeting attended in Sweden (no change from prior year):

The Nomination Committee declares its expectation that each elected Director engage themselves financially in Husqvarna by acquiring Husqvarna shares within a period of five years, corresponding to approximately one year's remuneration, calculated before tax.

Election of Directors and Chair of the Board (item 10)

a) Individual election of Directors

The Nomination Committee proposes the election of:

1. Tom Johnstone,
2. Ingrid Bonde,
3. Katarina Martinson, 
4. Bertrand Neuschwander,
5. Daniel Nodhäll, 
6. Lars Pettersson, 
7. Christine Robins,
8. Stefan Ranstrand (new election), and
9. Henric Andersson.

The proposed Directors are presented in more detail on the Company's website.

b) Election of Chair of the Board
The Nomination Committee proposes that Tom Johnstone be re-elected Chair of the Board. 

Election of, and remuneration to, external Auditors (item 11)

a) Election of external Auditors

The Nomination Committee proposes, in accordance with the Audit Committee recommendation, the re-election of KPMG as external Auditors for the period from the 2022 AGM up until the end of the 2023 AGM.  

KPMG has informed that the registered auditor-in-charge will be authorized public accountant Joakim Thilstedt.

b) Determination of remuneration to external Auditors

The Nomination Committee proposes that the external Auditors' fee shall be paid on the basis of approved invoice.

Resolution regarding the adoption of a long-term incentive program (LTI 2022) (item 13) 

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