Ratos: Change in number of shares and votes

2013-06-28

   This information is disclosed in accordance with Chapter 5, section 9, the
                       Financial Instruments Trading Act.

Ratos has, in accordance with information previously made public, conducted a
new issue of a total of 830,000 preference shares. The issue of preference
shares has resulted in changes in the share capital and the number of shares and
votes in Ratos.
Through the issue of preference shares Ratos's share capital is increased by SEK
2,614,500 and amounts thereafter to SEK 1,023,658,322.40.
After the issue the total number of shares in Ratos amounts to 324,970,896, of
which 84,637,060 Class A shares, 239,503,836 Class B shares and 830,000
preference shares. Each Class A share entitles to one vote and each Class B
share and preference share, respectively, entitles to one tenth of a vote. The
total number of votes amounts to 108,670,443.6. The number of outstanding
ordinary shares amounts to 319,006,019 and the number of outstanding preference
shares to 830,000.

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

 Financial calendar from Ratos:
 Interim Report January - June 2013      15 August 2013
 Interim Report January - September 2013 8 November 2013


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, Aibel, Arcus-Gruppen, Biolin
Scientific, Bisnode, DIAB, Euromaint, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HL Display,
Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Mobile Climate Control, Nebula, Nordic Cinema
Group and SB Seating. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm and market
capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 17 billion.