Acquisition of Canal Digital's cable TV business in Denmark will not take place

2011-07-26

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    Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules.

Ratos's subsidiary Stofa signed an agreement in January to acquire Canal
Digital's Danish cable TV business. In view of the fact that the chances of
obtaining approval from the competition authority are low, Telenor and Ratos
have decided to terminate this process.
At the end of March, the Danish Competition Authority announced that an in-depth
competition review would be initiated. Intensive discussions have been held with
the competition authority, but the assessment is that chances of obtaining
approval are low. In consultation with Telenor, Ratos has therefore decided to
terminate this process.
"Of course it is unfortunate that we have not achieved our aim in discussions
with the competition authority and are therefore forced to terminate the
acquisition process," says Ratos CEO Arne Karlsson.
"Stofa has so far exceeded our expectations in conjunction with the acquisition
and our original business plan was based exclusively on continued organic growth
of these operations. Canal Digital, however, would have complemented Stofa well
and been able to create added value, both for customers and for Stofa," Karlsson
continues.
Stofa is a Danish triple-play operator (broadband, cable TV and telephony) which
provides some 350,000 Danish households with cable TV and 40% of them with
broadband as well. The services are delivered in close co-operation with 300
antenna associations throughout Denmark. In addition, Stofa also sells to end-
user subscribers who are offered interactive TV services (pay TV), broadband and
IP telephony.

For further information, please contact:
Arne Karlsson, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications and IR, +46 733 80 22 63

Financial calendar from Ratos:
Interim Report January - June 2011      19 August 2011
Interim Report January - September 2011 9 November 2011


Ratos is a private equity conglomerate. The company's mission is to maximise
shareholder value over time through the professional, active and responsible
exercise of its ownership role in primarily medium to large unlisted Nordic
companies. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus-Gruppen,
Biolin Scientific, Bisnode, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, Finnkino, GS-Hydro, Hafa
Bathroom Group, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Lindab, Medisize,
Mobile Climate Control, SB Seating and Stofa. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX
Stockholm and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 38 billion.