Securitas Direct applies for delisting

The Board of Directors of Securitas Direct today decided to apply for
the company's class B shares to be delisted from OMX Nordic Exchange
Stockholm.
The decision follows discussions initiated by Market Surveillance at
OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm. The last day of trading for Securitas
Direct class B shares is expected to be the 15 of August 2008. The
final date will be announced as soon as OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm
has taken its final decision in this matter.

For further information, please contact:
Peter Nilsson, Chairman of the Board, telephone +46 (0)734 196 331
Lars Andersson, CFO, telephone +46 (0)706 327 580
Michael Peterson, Investor and Media Relations Manager, telephone +46
(0)733 221814







Securitas Direct is a leading provider of high-quality security
services to homes and small businesses. The company's success is
based on a strong growth focus, scalable concepts and highly
developed local entre-preneurship. Operations cover nine European
countries and the number of customers amounts close to 980,000. In
2007 Securitas Direct reported net sales of SEK 3,816 million,
operating profit of SEK 275 million and net customer portfolio growth
of more than 15%.The class B shares have been listed on the Stockholm
Stock Exchange since 2006.