Form 6-K No. (41)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~Washington, DC 20549~~

Washington, DC 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of ~~June~~ _December 2006,

Commission file number: 0-15741


AB ELECTROLUX

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)


S:t Göransgatan 143, SE-105 45 Stockholm, Sweden

(Address of principal executive offices)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

AB ELECTROLUX (publ.) Date: ~~June~~December 2213, 2006 By /s/ Richard S. Pietch

PRESS RELEASE Stockholm, ~~June~~December 2213, 2006 Page 1 of 1

~~Reporting~~Extraordinary ofGeneral ~~Outdoor~~Meeting ~~Products~~has ~~operation~~resolved inupon ~~Electrolux~~redemption ~~Half-yearly~~of ~~Report 2006~~shares

The ~~Outdoor~~Extraordinary ~~Products~~General ~~operation~~Meeting, which was ~~distributed~~held ~~under~~in ~~the~~Stockholm ~~name~~on ~~Husqvarna~~December 12, to2006, ~~Electrolux~~decided ~~shareholders~~ in ~~June 2006.~~accordance ~~The~~with ~~results~~the ~~for~~Board ~~this~~of ~~operation~~Directors’ ~~will~~proposal beon ~~included~~redemption inof ~~the~~shares. ~~Group’s~~The ~~interim~~redemption ~~report~~procedure ~~with~~means ~~reference~~that ~~to the period January-May~~approx. ~~These~~SEK ~~results~~5,600 million will be ~~reported~~distributed asto ~~discontinued operations~~Electrolux inshare ~~accordance~~holders, equivalent ~~with~~to ~~international~~SEK ~~accounting~~20 ~~standards~~per ~~IFRS~~share.

The ~~above~~decision ~~period’s~~regarding ~~results~~the ~~for~~mandatory ~~Outdoor~~redemption ~~Products~~procedure ~~are~~includes ~~reported~~changes into the ~~Group~~company’s ~~income statement under~~ ~~the~~Articles ~~item~~of ~~“Income~~Association, ~~for~~a ~~the~~share ~~period from discontinued operations”~~split, ~~which~~a ~~means~~reduction ~~that~~of ~~preceding items in~~ the ~~income~~share ~~statement~~capital ~~refer~~by ~~solely~~redemption toof ~~Electrolux Indoor Products (see the sample income statement~~shares ~~below).~~and ~~Similarly,~~restoring inof the ~~cash-flow~~share ~~statement~~capital ~~Outdoor~~through ~~Products~~a ~~will~~bonus beshare ~~reported under “Cash flow from discontinued operations”~~issue. ~~The~~In ~~financial~~principal ~~statements~~the ~~for corresponding periods in 2005 will be~~decision ~~prepared in a similar manner.~~encompasses:

~~Consolidated~~The ~~income~~wording ~~statement~~of ~~SEKm~~the ~~Net~~Articles ~~sales Cost~~ of ~~goods~~Association ~~sold~~is ~~Gross~~changed ~~operating~~so ~~income~~that ~~Selling~~the ~~expenses~~permitted ~~Administrative~~range ~~expenses~~of ~~Other operating income/expenses Items affecting comparability Operating income Margin, % Financial items, net Income after financial items Margin, % Taxes Income for~~ the ~~period~~share capital ~~from~~is ~~continuing~~reduced ~~operations~~to ~~Income~~a ~~for~~minimum ~~the~~of ~~period~~SEK ~~from~~750 million ~~discontinued~~and ~~operations*)~~a ~~Income~~maximum ~~for~~of ~~the~~SEK ~~period~~3 billion.

*Each Electrolux A-share and B-share will be split into two shares, A or B, of which one will be named redemption share in the register kept by VPC (Swedish Central Security Depository). ~~For~~The record ~~information~~day onat ~~results~~VPC for implementation of the ~~first~~share ~~quarter~~split ofand ~~2006~~right ~~for~~to ~~Husqvarna~~receive ~~see~~redemption ~~supplement~~shares is set to ~~the~~January 5, ~~prospectus~~2007. ~~for~~Thus, ~~listing~~the last day of ~~Husqvarna~~trading onin the Electrolux ~~website~~share, including right to receive redemption shares, will be January 2, 2007. Payment is estimated to be made January 29, 2007.

The company’s share capital is reduced by SEK 772,300,770 through redemption of 308,920,308 shares of which 9,502,275 series A shares and 209,418,033 series B shares (after implementation of the share split). The shares that are to be redeemed are the shares which, after implementation of the share split are named redemption shares in the VPC system. For each redeemed share a redemption price of SEK 20 shall be paid in cash.

The company’s share capital is increased by SEK 772,300,770 by way of a bonus issue. The amount by which the share capital will be increased will be transferred to the share capital from the non-restricted equity. No new shares will be issued in connection with the bonus issue.

For further information contact Investor Relations and Financial Information on +46 8 738 60 03.

Electrolux is a global leader in home appliances and appliances for professional use, selling more than 40 million products to customers in 150 countries every year. The company focuses on innovations that are thoughtfully designed, based on extensive consumer insight, to meet the real needs of consumers and professionals. Electrolux products include refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners and cookers sold under esteemed brands such as Electrolux, AEG-Electrolux, Zanussi, Eureka and Frigidaire. In 2005, Electrolux had sales of SEK 100 billion and 57,000 employees. For more information, visit http://www.electrolux.com/press.

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