Intrum — M&A Activity 2009

Dec 10, 2009

Intrum Justitia AB (publ) Stockholm, Sweden, Corporate identity no.: 556607-7581 December 10, 2009

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Press Release -- Intrum Justitia may be required to disclose the information provided herein pursuant to the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was provided for public release on Thursday December 10, 2009, at 9:00 p.m. CET.

Intrum Justitia creates strategic alliance with Coface in France

Intrum Justitia enters into a joint venture with Coface in France. The purpose is to jointly run B2C collection business, currently owned by Coface Services. Coface has global presence with 7 000 employees in 67 countries. The subsidiary Coface Services is a French leader in credit information and credit services.

The joint venture will be based in Lyon and have 50 employees.

"This alliance is in line with our growth strategy and gives us an excellent opportunity to further strengthening our position in the French market", says Lars Wollung, CEO and President of Intrum Justitia.

"This strategic alliance allows us to even better meet market requirements for effective and innovative solutions. It will lead to improved anticipation of consumer payment behaviors and thus bring enhanced performance to our clients in debt collection services", says Pascal Labrue, Regional Managing Director Southern Europe.

For further information, please contact:

Lars Wollung, CEO and President Tel: +46 8 546 10 202

Fanny Wallér, Chief Communications Officer Tel: +46 8 546 10 208 Mob: +46 70 692 77 79

Intrum Justitia is Europe's leading Credit Management Services (CMS) group and offers services designed to measurably improve clients' cash flows and long-term profitability. Intrum Justitia was founded in 1923, has around 3,300 employees in 23 markets and revenues of approximately SEK 3.7 billion. Intrum Justitia AB is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm since 2002. For further information, please visit www.intrum.com.