Ratos — Report Publication Announcement 2011

Aug 15, 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

RELEASE 15 August 2011 PRESS

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-June 2011 will be released on Friday, 19 August around 8:30 a.m. (CET).

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

At 10:00 a.m. CEO Arne Karlsson is commenting the report at a telephone conference, telephone number +46 8 505 201 10. 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 - June 2011 Interim Report January - September 2011

19 August 2011 9 November 2011

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 33 billion.