Ratos — Report Publication Announcement 2007

Nov 5, 2007

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 5 November 2007

Ratos to release Interim Report on 9 November

The Interim Report January September 2007 will be released on Friday, 9 November around 08:30 a.m. (CET).

A recorded interview with CEO Arne Karlsson's comments on the report will be available on Ratos's website www.ratos.se following its release.

At 10:00 a.m. CEO Arne Karlsson is commenting the report by a telephone conference, telephone number +46 8 505 201 10. Slides for use as material for the conference can be accessed at www.ratos.se as soon as the report is released.

The telephone conference will be recorded and available at www.ratos.se.

For further information: Emma Rheborg, Investor Relations Manager, +46 8 700 17 20

Financial calendar from Ratos: Interim report January – September 2007 9 November 2007 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 thus offers stock market players a unique investment opportunity. The equity of Ratos's investments is approximately SEK 11 billion and a market capitalisation of approximately SEK 30 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.