Ratos — Report Publication Announcement 2007

Aug 17, 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 17 August 2007

Ratos to release Interim Report on 21 August

The Interim Report January June 2007 will be released on Tuesday, 21 August 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: Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 700 17 63

Financial calendar from Ratos: Interim report January – June 21 August 2007 Interim report January – September 9 November 2007 Year-end report 2007 21 February 2008 AGM 2008 9 April 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. Ratos's holdings include Anticimex, Arcus Gruppen, Bisnode, Camfil, DIAB, GS-Hydro, Haendig, Haglöfs, HL Display, HÅG/RH/RBM, Hägglunds Drives, Inwido, Jøtul, Lindab, MCC, Medifiq Healthcare, Superfos and Other holdings.