Ratos — Report Publication Announcement 2012

Mar 9, 2012

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 9 March 2012

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 2011 in Swedish is now available on Ratos's website www.ratos.se. The Annual Report in English will be released on 19 March at the latest.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is to be held at 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Nils Ericsons Plan 4, Stockholm, Sweden. Information regarding the AGM and the Notice of the AGM is available on www.ratos.se.

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

Financial calendar from Ratos: Annual General Meeting 18 April 2012 Interim Report January – March 2012 8 May 2012 Interim Report January – June 2012 17 August 2012 Interim Report January – September 2012 9 November 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.