Interim report January-June 2011

Regulatory Information 2011-08-19

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   Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules.
  * Profit before tax SEK 889m (597)
  * Earnings per share before dilution SEK 2.18 (1.07)
  * Mixed development in the holdings
  * Acquisition of Finnkino
  * Dividends in Anticimex and Arcus-Gruppen
  * Exits of Camfil and Superfos completed - total exit gain SEK 487m
  * Medisize sold after the end of the period - exit gain SEK 40m
  * Total return on Ratos shares 2%
Telephone conference at 10.00 CET, tel +46 8 505 201 10.
Stockholm, 19 August 2011
Ratos AB (publ)

This report has not been reviewed by Ratos's auditors.

For further information, please contact:
Arne Karlsson, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications and IR, +46 8 700 17 20

Financial calendar from Ratos:
Interim Report January - September 2011 9 November 2011
Year-end report 2011                    16 February 2012
Annual General Meeting                  18 April 2012
Interim report January-March 2012       8 May 2012
Interim report January-June 2012        17 August 2012
Interim report January-September 2012   9 November 2012

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, Mobile
Climate Control, SB Seating andStofa. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm
and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK32 billion.