Ratos — Board/Management Information 2008

Jan 14, 2008

Ratos AB (publ), Drottninggatan 2 Box 1661 SE-111 96 Stockholm Sweden Org nr/Corp. Id. no. 556008-3585, Tel +46 8 700 17 00 Fax +46 8 10 25 59 www.ratos.se

P R E S S R E L E A S E 14 January 2008

Ratos discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 10.00 CET, on 14 January 2008.

Lars Save resigns as CEO of Bisnode

Lars Save will resign as President and CEO of Ratos's subsidiary Bisnode in February 2008. Chairman of the Board Håkan Ramsin will step in as Executive Chairman and acting CEO until a new CEO is appointed.

Bisnode is a leading European supplier of digital business information and services within market, credit and product information. Operations are conducted in five business areas and the company has operations in 19 European countries. Bisnode has approximately 3,000 employees.

• Ratos CEO Arne Karlsson: "Lars Save joined the group back in 1987 and has been of decisive importance for Bisnode's successful development. Under Lars Save's leadership Bisnode's sales have risen from approximately SEK 125m to SEK 4,000m, operating profit has increased from SEK 20m to SEK 528m (2006) and approximately 100 add-on acquisitions have been made. Lars Save has now decided to hand over the baton at a time when Bisnode, with a strong organisation and the new record year of 2007 behind it, is entering a new phase of strategic expansion."

Lars Save will leave his position as CEO 4 February 2008 but will work as a Senior Advisor to the company and its owners. Pending the appointment of a new CEO, the Chairman of the Board Håkan Ramsin will step in as Executive Chairman and acting CEO.

Ratos's holding in Bisnode amounts to 70%.

For further information, please contact: Arne Karlsson, CEO Ratos, +46 8 700 17 00 Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, Head of Corporate Communications Ratos, +46 8 700 17 63

Financial calendar from Ratos: Year-end report 2007 21 February 2008 AGM 2008 9 April 2008 Interim report January – March 2008 8 May 2008 Interim report January – June 2008 22 August 2008 Interim report January – September 2008 7 November 2008

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. The equity of Ratos's investments is approximately SEK 11 billion and a market capitalisation of approxi-mately SEK 26 billion. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus Gruppen, Bisnode, Camfil, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, GS-Hydro, Haendig, Haglöfs, HL Display, HÅG/RH/RBM, Hägglunds Drives, Inwido, Jøtul, Lindab, MCC, Medifiq Healthcare, Superfos and Other holdings.