Ratos: Interim report January-March 2013

Regulatory Information 2013-05-08

This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act, the
    Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules.

  * Profit before tax SEK 799m (6)
  * Result before tax, adjusted for items affecting comparability and exit
    gains, SEK -83m (161)
  * Earnings per share before dilution SEK 2.53 (0)
  * Mixed performance in the holdings
  * Stofa exit completed - exit gain SEK 898m
  * Acquisition of Aibel completed in April
  * Acquisition of Nebula completed in April
  * Merger of Finnkino and SF Bio completed in May
  * Total return on Ratos shares 10%
Telephone conference today at 10.00 a.m. CET, tel +46 8 505 201 10. Conference
ID "Ratos".
Stockholm 8 May 2013
Susanna Campbell
CEO

For further information, please contact:
Susanna Campbell, 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 - 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 20 billion.