Telephone conference 18 February in connection with Year-End Report 2009

2010-02-15

The Year-End Report will be released on Thursday, 18 February around 8:30 a.m.
(CET).

A recorded interview with CEO Arne Karlsson's comments on the report will be
available on Ratos's websitewww.ratos.se <http://www.ratos.se/> following its
release.
At 10:00 a.m. CEO Arne Karlsson is commenting the report at a telephone
conference, telephone number +46 8 505 201 10. Presentation material is
available atwww.ratos.se <http://www.ratos.se> as soon as the report is
released.
The telephone conference will be recorded and available atwww.ratos.se
<http://www.ratos.se/>.

For further information:
Emma Rheborg, Investor Relations Manager, +46 8 700 17 20

Financial calendar from Ratos:

 Year-end report 2009                    18 February 2010
 Annual General Meeting 2010             15 April 2010
 Interim Report January - March 2010     6 May 2010
 Interim Report January - June 2010      20 August 2010
 Interim Report January - September 2010 4 November 2010


Ratos is a listed private equity company. The business concept is to maximise
shareholder value over time by investing in, developing and divesting primarily
unlisted companies. Ratos offers investors a unique investment opportunity.
Ratos's equity is approximately SEK 15 billion and has a market capitalisation
of approximately SEK 33 billion. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries,
Anticimex, Arcus Gruppen, Bisnode, Camfil, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, GS-Hydro,
Hafa Bathroom Group, Haglöfs, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, Lindab, MCC,
Medisize,SB Seating, Superfos and Other holdings.