Interim report January

Highlights of the first quarter of 2012

  · Net sales amounted to SEK 25,875m (23,436) and income for the period was
SEK 559m (457), or SEK 1.96 (1.61) per share.
 

  · Net sales improved by
10.4%, of which 3.5% was organic growth.
 

  · The acquisitions of CTI and
Olympic Group impacted sales by 5.8%.
 

  · Strong organic growth,
especially in emerging markets, contributed to the positive development of net
sales.
 

  · Increased volumes in Europe due to market-share gain in the
built-in segment.
 

  · Operating income improved to SEK 943m (696).
· Higher sales prices in North America had a positive impact on operating
income.
 

  · Higher costs for raw materials continued to impact earnings
negatively, but to a lesser extent than in previous quarters.

 
Telephone
conference
A telephone conference is held at 15.00 CET on April 25, 2012. The
conference is chaired by Keith McLoughlin, President and CEO of Electrolux. Mr.
McLoughlin is accompanied by Tomas Eliasson, CFO, and Peter Nyquist, SVP
Investor Relations and Financial Information.

A slide presentation on the
first-quarter results of 2012 will be available on the Electrolux website
www.electrolux.com/ir

Details for participation by telephone are as
follows:
Participants in Sweden should call +46 (0)8 505 598 53
Participants
in UK/Europe should call +44 (0)20 3043 2436
Participants in US should call +1
866 458 4087

You can also listen to the presentation at
www.electrolux.com/webcast1

For further information
Peter Nyquist, Senior
Vice President, Head of Investor Relations and Financial Information: +46 (0) 8
738 60 03.

Financial information from Electrolux is also available at
www.electrolux.com/ir
Interim report January – March 2012

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