Number of A and B shares in Ratos

2011-05-31

  This information is disclosed in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 9 of the
                       Financial Instruments Trading Act.

The 2011 Annual General Meeting decided on a share split, i.e. that each Ratos
share is divided into two shares. The record date at Euroclear Sweden was 6 May
2011, and the final trading day before the split was 3 May.
After the split, the total number of Ratos shares is 324,140,896, of which
84,637,060 is A shares (78% of the votes) and 239,503,836 is B shares (22% of
the votes). The total number of votes is 108,587,444.
For further information, please contact:
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communication & 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 Group, 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 41
billion.