Ratos — Board/Management Information 2015

Feb 19, 2015

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

P R E S S R E L E A S E 19 February 2015

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Henrik Blomé appointed Deputy CEO at Ratos

Henrik Blomé has been appointed as Deputy CEO at Ratos. Henrik will also continue to work with Ratos's holdings as an Investment Director and to head part of the investment organisation.

Henrik Blomé has worked at Ratos with investments and with responsibility for holdings since 2010. Henrik is currently responsible for Ratos's holdings Bisnode, DIAB and HENT and previously worked with the holdings GS-Hydro, Hägglunds Drives and MCC among many others. Henrik has an MSc Econ degree and previously worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company.

"Henrik has during his 14 years at Ratos, with his commitment and broad expertise within company development, made a strong contribution to the favourable development of many of our holdings. He is also an appreciated leader and in this new role he will continue to play a key part in the further development of Ratos," says Ratos's CEO Susanna Campbell.

Henrik Blomé will also continue to work as an Investment Director and be a member of Group management. In addition to Henrik Blomé, Bo Jungner is also a Deputy CEO with responsibility for finance, administration and compliance.

For further information, please contact: Susanna Campbell, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00 Elin Ljung, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 700 17 20

Financial calendar from Ratos: Annual General Meeting 2015 16 April 2015 Interim report January-March 2015 7 May 2015 Interim report January-June 2015 14 August 2015 Interim report January-September 2015 6 November 2015

Ratos is a private equity conglomerate. The company's mission is to maximise shareholder value over time through the professional, active and responsible exercise of its ownership role in primarily unlisted medium sized Nordic companies. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Aibel, Arcus-Gruppen, Biolin Scientific, Bisnode, DIAB, Euromaint, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HENT, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD, Ledil, Mobile Climate Control, Nebula and Nordic Cinema Group. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 21 billion.