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Registration No. 333 -
As filed with  the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2010


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

 HUSQVARNA AB (publ)
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)
Kingdom of Sweden
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
CITIBANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
399 Park Avenue
New York, New York  10043
(877) 248 - 4237
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)
CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue (13th floor)
New York, New York  10011
(212) 894-8940
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Olle Wallén, Esq.
Husqvarna AB (publ), Box 7454, SE 10392, Stockholm, Sweden
 
Herman H. Raspé, Esq.
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York  10036

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466:
 
o  immediately upon filing.
o  on (Date) at (Time).
 
 
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box :  o

 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Price Per Unit*
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price**
Amount of
Registration Fee
American Depositary Shares, each representing  the right to receive two (2) Class B Shares of Husqvarna AB (publ)
100,000,000 American Depositary Shares
$5.00
$5,000,000
$356.50
 
*
Each unit represents 100 American Depositary Shares.
**
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.  Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Shares.
 
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 
 
 

 

 
This Registration Statement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
 
 
 

 
 
PART I
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Cross Reference Sheet
 
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
     
Location in Form of American
     
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Item Number and Caption
Filed Herewith as Prospectus
       
1.
Name of Depositary and address of its principal
Face of Receipt - Introductory Article.
 
executive office
 
     
2.
Title of Receipts and identity of deposited
Face of Receipt - Top Center.
 
securities
 
       
Terms of Deposit:
 
       
 
(i)
The amount of deposited securities
Face of Receipt - Upper right corner.
   
represented by one American Depositary
 
   
Share ("ADSs")
 
       
 
(ii)
The procedure for voting, if any, the
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (16)
   
deposited securities
and (17).
       
 
(iii)
The collection and distribution of
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (14).
   
dividends
 
       
 
(iv)
The transmission of notices, reports and
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (13);
   
proxy soliciting material
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (16).
       
 
(v)
The sale or exercise of rights
Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (14)
     
and (16).
       
 
(vi)
The deposit or sale of securities resulting
Face of Receipt - Paragraphs (3) and (6);
   
from dividends, splits or plans of
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (14) and
   
reorganization
(18).
       
 
(vii)
Amendment, extension or termination of
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (22) and
   
the deposit agreement
(23) (no provision for extensions).
     
   
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (13).
 
(viii)
Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect
 
   
the transfer books of the Depositary and
 
   
the list of holders of ADSs
 
       
 
(ix)
Restrictions upon the right to deposit or
Face of Receipt – Paragraphs (2), (3), (4),
   
withdraw the underlying securities
(6), (7), (9) and (10).
 
 
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Location in Form of American
     
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Item Number and Caption
Filed Herewith as Prospectus
       
 
(x)
Limitation upon the liability of the
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (7);
   
Depositary
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (19) and
     
(20).
3.
Fees and charges which may be imposed
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (10).
 
directly or indirectly on holders of ADSs
 
       
Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (13).
 
The Company publishes the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) on its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in the Company’s primary trading market.  The electronic information delivery system the Company uses for the publication of such reports is Cision AB (or any successor thereof).  As of the date hereof the Company’s internet website is www.husqvarna.com.  The information so published by the Company may not be in English, except that the Company is required, in order to maintain its exemption from the Exchange Act reporting obligations pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b), to translate such information into English to the extent contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b).  The information so published by the Company cannot be retrieved from the internet website of United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located (as of the date of the Deposit Agreement) at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
 
 
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PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
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PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3. EXHIBITS
 
 
(a)
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, by and among Husqvarna AB (publ), (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (“Deposit Agreement”).  ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a).
 
 
(b)
Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby.  ___ None.
 
 
(c)
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years.  ___ None.
 
 
(d)
Opinion of counsel for the Depositary as to the legality of the securities to be registered.  ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).
 
 
(e)
Certificate under Rule 466.  ___ None.
 
 
(f)
Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company.  ___ Set forth on the signature pages hereto.
 
 
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Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS
 
 
(a)
The Depositary undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of ADSs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
 
 
(b)
If the amount of fees charged is not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request.  The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADS thirty (30) days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Citibank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity created by the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, by and among Husqvarna AB (publ), Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares to be issued thereunder, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 8th day of December, 2010.
 
 
Legal entity created by the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement under which the American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing the right to receive two (2) Class B Shares of Husqvarna AB (publ).
 
CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary
 
       
       
 
By: 
/s/ Robert Franz  
    Name: 
Title: 
Robert Franz
Vice President
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Husqvarna AB (publ) certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Sweden, on December 8, 2010.
 
 
HUSQVARNA AB (PUBL)
 
       
       
 
By: 
/s/ Olle Wallén  
    Name: 
Title: 
Olle Wallén, Esq.
General Counsel
 
 
 
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POWERS OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Olle Wallén and Bernt Ingman to act as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all such capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as s/he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on December 8, 2010.
 
Signature
 
Title
     
/s/ Magnus Yngen
 
President and Chief Executive Officer and
Magnus Yngen
 
Member of the Board
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
/s/ Bernt Ingman
 
Chief Financial Officer
Bernt Ingman
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
     
/s/ Lars Westerberg
 
Board Chairman and Member of the Board
Lars Westerberg
   
     
/s/ Peggy Bruzelius
 
Member of the Board
Peggy Bruzelius
   
     
/s/ Robert F. Connolly
 
Member of the Board
Robert F. Connolly
   
 
 
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Signature
 
Title
     
/s/ Börje Ekholm
 
Member of the Board
Börje Ekholm
   
     
/s/ Magdalena Gerger
 
Member of the Board
Magdalena Gerger
   
     
/s/ Tom Johnstone
 
Member of the Board
Tom Johnstone
   
     
/s/ Ulf Lundahl
 
Member of the Board
Ulf Lundahl
   
     
/s/ Ulla Litzén
 
Member of the Board
Ulla Litzén
   
     
/s/ Anders Moberg
 
Member of the Board
Anders Moberg
   
     
/s/ Earl Bennett
 
Authorized Representative in the United States
Earl Bennett
   
 
 
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Index to Exhibits

Exhibit
Document
Sequentially
Numbered Page
     
(a)
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement
 
     
(d)
Opinion of counsel to the Depositary