AB Volvo improves its funding capabilities through entry into US bond market

Volvo Treasury AB, a subsidiary of AB Volvo, has issued a USD 750M guaranteed bond offering of 5.95 % due 2015. The offering marks AB Volvo’s first entry into the US bond market. “The US market is one of the world’s largest and most liquid markets and I am very pleased to note the great interest shown for this bond by the investor base, including US investors, Mikael Bratt, CFO of AB Volvo says.

The terms of AB Volvo’s offering were fixed on September 29, 2009 as follows: • The issue size is U.S.$750 million; • The Bonds bear interest at a rate of 5.95%; • The Bonds will mature on April 1, 2015; and • Settlement occurred on October 6, 2009. “This transaction will further improve our already strong liquidity position and extend the maturity structure of our loan portfolio”, Mikael Bratt, CFO of AB Volvo, says. October 7, 2009 For further information, please contact: Media Relations Investor Relations Mårten Wikforss Christer Johansson +46 31 66 11 27 +46 31 66 13 34 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN. THE MATERIALS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES, NOR MAY THE SECURITIES BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION AS PROVIDED IN THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. ANY PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES TO BE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE MADE BY MEANS OF A PROSPECTUS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ISSUER OR THE SELLING SECURITY HOLDER AND THAT WILL CONTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THERE IS NO INTENTION TO REGISTER ANY PORTION OF THE OFFERING IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION. THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF SECURITIES TO THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. NO PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN OR WILL BE REGISTERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN RESPECT OF THE SECURITIES. CONSEQUENTLY, THIS COMMUNICATION IS DIRECTED ONLY AT (I) PERSONS WHO ARE OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM OR (II) PERSONS WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(1) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (THE “ORDER”), (III) HIGH NET WORTH ENTITIES FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2) OF THE ORDER AND (IV) OTHER PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED UNDER THE ORDER (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS “RELEVANT PERSONS”). ANY INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS COMMUNICATION RELATES WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO, AND WILL ONLY BE ENGAGED WITH, RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT A RELEVANT PERSON SHOULD NOT ACT OR RELY ON THIS DOCUMENT OR ANY OF ITS CONTENTS. Visit http://www.thenewsmarket.com/volvogroup to access broadcast-standard video from Volvo Group. You can preview and request video, and choose to receive as a MPEG2 file or by Beta SP tape. Registration and video is free to the media. AB Volvo (publ) may be required to disclose the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication at 08.30 a.m. October 7, 2009.