According to Husqvarna AB´s articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the total number of votes in Husqvarna AB. When such a conversion has occurred, the company is obligated by the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments to disclose any such change. In April 2013, at the request of shareholders, 3,854 Class A shares were converted to Class B shares. The total number of votes thereafter amounts to 172,447,201.4. The total number of registered shares in the company amounts to 576,343,778 shares of which 127,569,804 are Class A shares and 448,773,974 are Class B shares.