Ratos — Report Publication Announcement 2011

Nov 3, 2011

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 3 November 2011

This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act, the Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules.

Telephone conference in connection with Interim report

The Interim report January-September 2011 will be released on Wednesday, 9 November around 8:30 a.m. (CET).

An interview with CEO Arne Karlsson's comments on the report will be available on www.ratos.se shortly thereafter.

At 10:00 a.m. a telephone conference will be held, telephone number +46 8 505 201 14. Presentation material is available 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, Head of Corporate Communications and IR, +46 8 700 17 00

Financial calendar from Ratos: Interim Report January – September 2011 9 November 2011 Year-end report 2011 16 February 2012 Annual General Meeting 18 April 2012

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 medium to large unlisted Nordic companies. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus-Gruppen, Biolin Scientific, Bisnode, Contex, DIAB, Euromaint, Finnkino, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Lindab, Mobile Climate Control, SB Seating and Stofa. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 27 billion.