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The Volvo Group 2008 Annual General Meeting, April 1, 2009 A global group The Annual General Meeting of AB Volvo will be held in Göteborg in Lisebergshallen (entrance 2 Vision, mission and values from Örgrytevägen) Wednesday April 1, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. 3 CEO comment 6 Organized to drive synergies Notice 8 Market overview Shareholders who wish to participate must: be recorded in the share register maintained by 10 Strategy focusing on creating value 6 Euroclear Sweden AB (former VPC AB) not later than March 26, 2009, give notice of intention In every respect, 2008 was a year of extremes. 12 Leading products. to attend, not later than Thursday, March 26, 2009, preferably before 12:00: From record sales and earnings during the first 14 . .and world-class services half of the year to a weak close, with losses in 16 Hybrids on broad front • by telephone, +46 31 66 00 00 beginning February 27, 2009 the fourth quarter. 20 VPS – our way of working • by mail addressed to AB Volvo (publ), Legal Department, SE-405 08 Göteborg, Sweden • at Volvo’s website www.volvogroup.com Board of Directors’ Report When giving notice, shareholders should state their: 24 The Volvo Group 2008 • name 26 Significant events • personal number (registration number) The Volvo Group 2008 The Volvo 29 Business cycle management • address and telephone number 30 Financial strategy • name and personal number (registration number) of the proxy, if any 32 The share • name(s) of any accompaning assistant(s) 34 Sustainable development 38 Financial performance Shareholders whose shares are held in the trust department of a bank or by a brokerage firm 41 Financial position should request the shares to be temporarily registered in the shareholder’s name several banking 43 Cash-flow statement days prior to March 26, 2009. 45 Risk management 49 Business Areas April 6, 2009 has been proposed as the record date for dividends, which are expected to be 16 50 Business area overview distributed on April 9, 2009. During the year, the Volvo Group showed a 52 Trucks number of products with the fourth generation Volvo’s Election Committee 53 Volvo Trucks of hybrid drivelines. 54 Renault Trucks The following persons are members of Volvo’s Election Committee: 55 Nissan Diesel 56 Mack Trucks Thierry Moulonguet Chairman of the Election Committee, Renault 57 Buses Finn Johnsson Chairman of the Board 59 Construction Equipment Carl-Olof By AB Industrivärden 60 Volvo Penta Anders Oscarsson SEB funds / Trygg Insurance 61 Volvo Aero Lars Förberg Violet Partners LP 63 Financial Services Håkan Sandberg SHB Pension Fund, SHB Pensionskassa, 49 After strong growth during the first half of the SHB Employee Fund och Oktogonen Corporate Governance Report year, demand weakened sharply for most of the The Election Committee is responsible for submitting to the Annual General Meeting the names 64 Report Group’s business areas during the second half. of candidates to serve as members of the Board of Directors, as Chariman of the Board and as 70 Group Management auditors. The Committee also proposes the amount of the fees to be paid to the holders of these 72 Board of Directors and auditors positions. Preliminary publication dates Financial information Three months ended March 31, 2009 April 24, 2009 75 Consolidated income statements Six months ended June 30, 2009 July 21, 2009 76 Balance sheets Nine months ended September 30, 2009 October 23, 2009 77 Changes in shareholders’ equity Report on 2009 operations February, 2010 78 Cash-flow statements Annual Report 2009 March, 2010 79 Notes to the consolidated financial statements 126 Parent Company AB Volvo The reports are available on www.volvogroup.com on date of publication and are also sent 140 Proposed remuneration policy This report contains ’forward-looking statements’. Such statements reflect management’s current directly to all shareholders who have advised Volvo that they wish to receive financial informa- 141 Proposed disposition of unappropriated earnings expectations with respect to certain future events and potential financial performance. Although tion. 142 Audit Report for AB Volvo the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove correct. Such statements Historical and current time series reflecting the Volvo Group’s market information and share 143 Eleven-year summary are subject to risk and uncertainties and such future events and financial performance could differ materially from those set out in the forward looking statements as a result of, among other factors, data are published regularly on www.volvogroup.com. 152 Customer offering www.volvogroup.com (i) changes in economic, market and competitive conditions, (ii) success of business and operating Contacts Flap Definitions initiatives, (iii) changes in the regulatory environment and other government actions, (iv) fluctu- Annual General Meeting ations in exchange rates and (v) business risk management. Investor Relations: Aktiebolaget Volvo (publ) 556012-5790 This report does not imply that the company has undertaken to revise these forward-looking Christer Johansson +46 31-66 13 34 Investor Relations, VHK statements, beyond what is required under the company’s registration contract with OMX Nordic Patrik Stenberg +46 31-66 13 36 SE-405 08 Göteborg Echange Stockholm if and when circumstances arise that will lead to changes compared to the Anders Christensson +46 31-66 11 91 Sweden date when these statements were provided. John Hartwell +1 212 418 7432 Tel +46 31 66 00 00 The Volvo Group’s formal financial reports are presented on pages 24–63 and 74–141 in the Fax +46 31 53 72 96 printed version and has been audited by the company’s auditors. E-post [email protected] www.volvogroup.com AB Volvo, Investor Relations, 635 3204 The Volvo Group 2008 Annual General Meeting, April 1, 2009 A global group The Annual General Meeting of AB Volvo will be held in Göteborg in Lisebergshallen (entrance 2 Vision, mission and values from Örgrytevägen) Wednesday April 1, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. 3 CEO comment 6 Organized to drive synergies Notice 8 Market overview Shareholders who wish to participate must: be recorded in the share register maintained by 10 Strategy focusing on creating value 6 Euroclear Sweden AB (former VPC AB) not later than March 26, 2009, give notice of intention In every respect, 2008 was a year of extremes. 12 Leading products. to attend, not later than Thursday, March 26, 2009, preferably before 12:00: From record sales and earnings during the first 14 . .and world-class services half of the year to a weak close, with losses in 16 Hybrids on broad front • by telephone, +46 31 66 00 00 beginning February 27, 2009 the fourth quarter. 20 VPS – our way of working • by mail addressed to AB Volvo (publ), Legal Department, SE-405 08 Göteborg, Sweden • at Volvo’s website www.volvogroup.com Board of Directors’ Report When giving notice, shareholders should state their: 24 The Volvo Group 2008 • name 26 Significant events • personal number (registration number) The Volvo Group 2008 The Volvo 29 Business cycle management • address and telephone number 30 Financial strategy • name and personal number (registration number) of the proxy, if any 32 The share • name(s) of any accompaning assistant(s) 34 Sustainable development 38 Financial performance Shareholders whose shares are held in the trust department of a bank or by a brokerage firm 41 Financial position should request the shares to be temporarily registered in the shareholder’s name several banking 43 Cash-flow statement days prior to March 26, 2009. 45 Risk management 49 Business Areas April 6, 2009 has been proposed as the record date for dividends, which are expected to be 16 50 Business area overview distributed on April 9, 2009. During the year, the Volvo Group showed a 52 Trucks number of products with the fourth generation Volvo’s Election Committee 53 Volvo Trucks of hybrid drivelines. 54 Renault Trucks The following persons are members of Volvo’s Election Committee: 55 Nissan Diesel 56 Mack Trucks Thierry Moulonguet Chairman of the Election Committee, Renault 57 Buses Finn Johnsson Chairman of the Board 59 Construction Equipment Carl-Olof By AB Industrivärden 60 Volvo Penta Anders Oscarsson SEB funds / Trygg Insurance 61 Volvo Aero Lars Förberg Violet Partners LP 63 Financial Services Håkan Sandberg SHB Pension Fund, SHB Pensionskassa, 49 After strong growth during the first half of the SHB Employee Fund och Oktogonen Corporate Governance Report year, demand weakened sharply for most of the The Election Committee is responsible for submitting to the Annual General Meeting the names 64 Report Group’s business areas during the second half. of candidates to serve as members of the Board of Directors, as Chariman of the Board and as 70 Group Management auditors. The Committee also proposes the amount of the fees to be paid to the holders of these 72 Board of Directors and auditors positions. Preliminary publication dates Financial information Three months ended March 31, 2009 April 24, 2009 75 Consolidated income statements Six months ended June 30, 2009 July 21, 2009 76 Balance sheets Nine months ended September 30, 2009 October 23, 2009 77 Changes in shareholders’ equity Report on 2009 operations February, 2010 78 Cash-flow statements Annual Report 2009 March, 2010 79 Notes to the consolidated financial statements 126 Parent Company AB Volvo The reports are available on www.volvogroup.com on date of publication and are also sent 140 Proposed remuneration policy This report contains ’forward-looking statements’. Such statements reflect management’s current directly to all shareholders who have advised Volvo that they wish to receive financial informa- 141 Proposed disposition of unappropriated earnings expectations with respect to certain future events and potential financial performance.