AAK

Report Publication Announcement • Oct 17, 2008

2008-10-17

Press Release

Telephone conference for press contacts and stock market analysts in connection with the release of our Interim Report for the period to 30 September 2008.

In connection with the release of AarhusKarlshamns´s third interim report for the period July - September 2008, we invite you to a "Press & Analyst Conference" by telephone. The conference will be chaired by Jerker Hartwall, the Group´s President and C.E.O. and will be held in English. CFO, Anders Byström, will be present.

Time: Friday, 31 October 2008, at 1 p.m., Scandinavian time.

How to register in advance:

A link will be published on our website, www.aak.com. Those wishing to attend the conference are kindly asked to click on the link for registration and fill in your details and from which country you will call from. Each participant will then be allocated the conference call number, a participant user pin, conference pin and instructions on how to join the conference call. For security purposes please do not give out your conference details for others to use. All participants must register individually to join the call.

For connecting to the conference call you dial the conference number provided on the confirmation not later than 12.55 p.m. on 31st October.

At the same time, a link to Jerker Hartwall´s presentation material will be available on our website.

The Interim Report will be released on 31st October before 09.00 a.m., Scandinavian time.

Should you have any questions, please contact: Bo Svensson Vice President och CIO Phone: + 46 (0) 40 627 83 31 Mobil: + 46 (0)708 182 193

Facts/AAK

AAK is the world's leading manufacturer of high value-added speciality vegetable fats. These fats are used as substitutes for butterfat and cocoa butter, as transfree solutions for fillings for chocolate and confectionery products, and in the cosmetics industry. AAK has production facilities in Denmark, the Netherlands, Mexico, Great Britain, Sweden, Uruguay and the USA. The company is organised in three Business Areas; Chocolate and Confectionery Fats, Food Ingredients and Technical Products & Feed. Read more at www.aak.com.

SE-211 19 Malmö Registered office: Malmö SWEDEN

AarhusKarlshamn AB (publ.) Phone +46 40 627 8300 info@aak.com Reg. No. 556669-2850 Skeppsgatan 19 Fax +46 40 627 83 11 www.aak.com SE556669285001