- Good growth in sales and income in Europe and the US
- Higher income for white goods, mainly on basis of considerable improvement in North America
- Continued good performance by Outdoor Products
- Streamlining to core areas largely completed through divestment of several operations
- Restructuring program is on track
- In addition to an unchanged dividend, the Board proposes a stock split of 5:1 and an increase in the voting rights of B-shares from 1/1,000 to 1/10