Ratos: Interim report January-September 2014

Regulatory Information 2014-11-07

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 1,382m (1,072)
  * Earnings per share before dilution SEK 3.53 (2.81)
  * Improved operating profit in majority of holdings
  * Inwido IPO - exit gain approximately SEK 1,174m
  * Sale of SB Seating after the end of the period - exit gain approximately SEK
    200m
  * Approximately SEK 3,800m in cash after completed transactions
  * Total return on Ratos shares -6%
Telephone conference today at 10.00 a.m. CET, tel +46 8 505 201 10. Conference
ID "Ratos".
Stockholm 7 November 2014
Ratos AB (publ)
For further information, please contact:
Susanna Campbell, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 700 17 20
 Financial calendar from Ratos:
 Year-end report 2014                  19 February 2015
 Annual General Meeting 2015           16 April 2015
 Interim report January-March 2015     7 May 2015
 Interim report January-June 2015      14 August 2015
 Interim report January-September 2015 6 November 2015


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, HENT, HL
Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD, Mobile Climate Control, Nebula and Nordic Cinema
Group. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and market capitalisation amounts to
approximately SEK 18 billion.