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Lagercrantz Group M&A Activity 2013

Jun 4, 2013

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M&A Activity

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PRESS INFORMATION

Acquisition of net assets of Frontwall

Lagercrantz Group's subsidiary Svensk StålinredningAB has today entered into an agreement to acquire the operations of Frontwall i AnderstorpAB.

Frontwall is a niched player that designs and delivers store fixtures such as so-called shop-in-shop solutions and product displays. Customers are typically product suppliers, who want to present their products in an easily accessible and selling way with retailers. Frontwall is a long-time customer of Svensk Stålinredning. During 2012 Frontwall had sales of more than MSEK 30.

"With this acquisition we are creating a very powerful team that will allow us to offer existing and new customers a better and broader product range than before", comments Håkan Söderberg, President of Svensk StålinredningAB.

Michael Johansson, the founder and owner of Frontwall: "Svensk Stålinredning has been a supplier to Frontwall for 20 years. We have enjoyed a fantastic collaboration all these years. This transaction will allow us to offer better products to new and old customers.

Frontwall will be a part of Svensk Stålinredning in Lagercrantz Group's division Niche Products from June 2013. The acquisition is expected to provide a marginal contribution to the Group's earnings per share on an annual basis.

Stockholm, 4 June 2013

Lagercrantz Group AB (publ)

For additional information, contact:

Jörgen Wigh, President and CEO, Lagercrantz GroupAB, telephone +46 8 700 6670 Jonas Ahlberg, Division Manager, Niche Products, Lagercrantz GroupAB, telephone +46 70 6670

This information is being published in accordancewith the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments or the regulations of NASDAQOMXStockholm. The information hereinwas provided for publication at 4:30 p.m., 4 June 2013.

LAGERCRANTZGROUPINBRIEF

Lagercrantz Group is a technology group in electronics, electricity, communication and adjacent areas. TheGroup's companies all deliver specialized products and solutions to other companies (B2B) and several of the companies are market leaders in their niche. Lagercrantz Group is active in eight countries inNorthern Europe, and inChina. TheGroup has approximately 950 employees and annual revenue of approximately MSEK2,400. TheCompany is listed onNASDAQOMXStockholmsince 2001.

Operations are organized in four divisions. Division Electronics offers specialized products in the field of embedded electronics, industrialwireless communication, RFIDand lighting control. Division Mechatronics offers electrical connection systems, electrical installation material, electrical and electro-mechanical products and cabling products. Division Communications offers product, systems, services and support in the area of network access, digital image transmission/technical security, and software. DivisionNiche Products is the Group's new division formed inApril 2012. Here, a number of interesting market positions will be built by, in the first instance, acquisition of profitable companies with a strong market position in interesting niches and offering awide variety of proprietary products.