Press release

Today, Axfood announced that the company's Annual Report for 2009 is available for downloading or reading at www.axfood.se.
The printed version will soon be available for distribution.
The printed version can be ordered at info@axfood.se.



For further information, contact:
Anne Rhenman Eklund, Head of Investor Relations at Axfood, anne.rhenman-eklund@axfood.se

Axfood AB conducts food retail and wholesale business in Sweden. Retail business is conducted through the wholly owned store chains Willys, Hemköp and PrisXtra, comprising 225 stores in all. In addition, Axfood collaborates with a number of proprietor-run stores that are tied to Axfood through agreements. These include stores within the Hemköp and Willys chains as well as stores run under the Handlar’n and Tempo profiles. In all, Axfood collaborates with approximately 840 proprietor-run stores. Wholesaling is conducted through Dagab and Axfood Närlivs. Axfood is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB's Large Cap list. Axel Johnson AB is the principal owner, with approximately 46% of the shares.