Section 172 Statement

Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 sets out a number of general duties that directors owe to a company. These include a general duty requiring directors to act in a way in which they consider, in good faith, will promote the success of the company for the benefit of shareholders as a whole.

Certain companies within the Electrolux Group (public and private UK companies, including subsidiary companies, which qualify as “large companies” under the Companies Act 2006) need to include a statement in the Strategic Report within their Annual Report to help shareholders better understand and explain how directors have had regard to the matters set out in section 172(1).

These section 172(1) statements included within the strategic reports for qualifying subsidiary companies within the Electrolux Group are set out below: