CEO ARNE KARLSSON COMMENTS ON THE REPORT AT www.ratos.se TELEPHONE CONFERENCE 10 a.m., tel. no. +46 8 505 201 14 * Profit before tax SEK 1,167m (549) * Earnings per share SEK 6.61 (2.47) * Continued strong development in portfolio companies * Sale of Alimak Hek completed - exit gain SEK 727m * RH/RBM and MCC new holdings * Total return on Ratos shares +36% * Property sale within Arcus Gruppen after the period - capital gain NOK 651m Stockholm, 9 May 2007 Ratos AB (publ) Arne Karlsson CEO For additional information, please contact: Arne Karlsson, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00 Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, Investor Relations Manager, +46 8 700 17 63 Financial calendar: Interim report January-June 2007 21 August 2007 Interim report January-September 2007 9 November 2007 The full report including tables can be downloaded from the following link: