Number of A and B shares in Ratos

2011-03-31

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

Since the 2003 Annual General Meeting there is a conversion clause allowing
conversion of A to B shares in the articles of association. This means that
owners of A shares have an ongoing right to convert them to B shares. In March
2011 5,000 A shares in Ratos were converted to B shares, which affects the total
number of votes.
After the latest conversion in March, the total number of A shares in Ratos is
42,318,530 (78% of the votes) and the number of B shares is 119,751,918 (22% of
the votes). The total number of votes is 54,293,722.

For further information, please contact:
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communication & IR, +46 733 80 22 63
Financial calendar from Ratos:
Annual General Meeting 2011             5 April 2011
Interim Report January - March 2011     5 May 2011
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, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom
Group, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Lindab, Medisize, Mobile
Climate Control, SB Seating, Stofa and Other holdings. Ratos is listed on NASDAQ
OMX Stockholm and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 40 billion.