Ratos — Report Publication Announcement 2011

Mar 7, 2011

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 7 March 2011

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

Ratos's Annual Report in Swedish now released

Ratos's Annual Report 2010 in Swedish is now available on Ratos's website www.ratos.se. The Annual Report in English will be released 21 March at the latest.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is to be held at 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 5 April 2011 in Berwaldhallen, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3, Stockholm, Sweden. Information regarding the AGM and the Notice of the AGM is available at www.ratos.se.

For further information: Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications & IR, +46 8 700 17 20

Financial calendar from Ratos: Annual General Meeting 2011 5 April 2011 Interim Report January – March 2011 5 May 2011 Interim Report January – June 2011 19 August 2011 Interim Report January – September 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, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Lindab, Medisize, Mobile Climate Control, SB Seating, Stofa and Other holdings. Ratos is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 38 billion.