HEXPOL — M&A Activity 2010

Apr 1, 2010

Press release Malmö, 1 April 2010

HEXPOLs acquisition of VTC TPE Group from the VITA Group completed

HEXPOLs acquisition of VTC TPE Group from the VITA Group has been completed. VTC TPE has an estimated annual turnover of approximately 33 MEUR with around 85 employees. VTC TPE Group is a leading developer and manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomer compounds (TPE Compounding) and has production units in Great Britain and Sweden.

The acquisition strengthens HEXPOLs leading position as a global supplier of polymer based compounding.

VTC TPE Group will be consolidated as of 1 April 2010 and will be a part of business area HEXPOL Compounding. The acquisition price adjusted for acquired net debt amounts to 35 MEUR in cash.

For more information please contact;

Georg Brunstam President and CEO +46 (0)708-55 12 51

Urban Ottosson CFO / IR +46 (0)767-85 51 44

This is the type of information that HEXPOL AB is obligated to disclose in accordance with the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted to the media for publication at 11:00 a.m. on April 1, 2010.

HEXPOL is a world-leading polymers group with strong global positions in advanced rubber compounds (Compounding), gaskets for plate heat exchangers (Gaskets) and wheels made of plastic and rubber materials for truck and castor wheel applications (Wheels). Customers are primarily OEM manufacturers of plate heat exchangers and trucks, as well as global systems suppliers to the automotive industry. The Group is organized in two business areas, HEXPOL Compounding and HEXPOL Engineered Products, and had about 1,800 employees in nine countries at year-end. In 2009, HEXPOL had sales of about 2,600 MSEK. Read more at www.hexpol.com.