Ratos — Share Issue/Capital Change 2010

Sep 30, 2010

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 30 September 2010

This information is disclosed in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 9 of the Financial Instruments Trading Act.

Number of A and B shares in Ratos

Since the 2003 Annual General Meeting there is a conversion clause allowing conversion of A to B shares in the articles of association. This means that owners of A shares have an ongoing right to convert them to B shares. In September 2010 3,000 A shares in Ratos were converted to B shares, which affect the total number of votes.

After the latest conversion in September the total number of A shares in Ratos is 42,325,530 (78% of the votes) and the number of B shares is 119,744,918 (22% of the votes). The total number of votes is 54,300,022.

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

Financial calendar from Ratos: Interim Report January – September 2010 4 November 2010 Year-end report 2010 17 February 2011 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 listed private equity company. The business concept is to maximise shareholder value over time by investing in, developing and divesting primarily unlisted companies. Ratos offers investors a unique investment opportunity. Ratos's equity is approximately SEK 14 billion and has a market capitalisation of approximately SEK 36 billion. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus Gruppen, Bisnode, Camfil, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, Lindab, MCC, Medisize, SB Seating, Stofa, Superfos and Other holdings.