Insufficient support for reclassification of shares

A proposal from an individual shareholder has been submitted to the Board of Directors of AB Volvo in regard to the reclassification of the company’s shares.

The proposal is as follows: 1. To replace the existing A and B shares with only one class of share, or if this is not approved, 2. To initiate a program for the voluntary conversion of A shares and B shares. Proposal number 1 requires, among other criteria, that at least 90 percent of all A shares represented at the Annual General Meeting vote in favor of the proposal. Proposal number 2 requires, among other criteria, that at least two thirds of the votes represented at the Annual General Meeting vote in favor of the proposal. A number of AB Volvo's large owners, representing more than 10 percent of the number of A shares, have indicated that they will not support proposal number 1, and owners representing more than one third of the total number of votes have indicated that they will not support proposal number 2. Accordingly, in the company’s assessment, neither of the above proposals will obtain sufficient support. March 3, 2005 For further information, please contact Mårten Wikforss, +46 31 66 11 27 or + 46 70 559 11 49