Ratos: Interim report January-June 2013

Regulatory Information 2013-08-15

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

  * Profit before tax SEK 820m (-16)
  * Earnings per share before dilution SEK 2.41 (-0.09)
  * Gradual improvement in holdings
  * Issue of preference shares
  * Acquisition of HENT
  * Acquisition of Aibel and Nebula and merger of SF Bio and Finnkino completed
    in second quarter
  * Stofa sold - exit gain SEK 895m
  * Total return on Ratos shares -13%
Telephone conference today at 10.00 a.m. CET, tel +46 8 505 201 10. Conference
ID "Ratos".
Stockholm 15 August 2013
Ratos AB (publ)
For further information, please contact:
Susanna Campbell, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications and IR, +46 8 700 17 20
 Financial calendar from Ratos:
 Interim Report January-September 2013 8 November 2013
 Year-end report 2013                  20 February 2014
 Annual General Meeting 2014           27 March 2014
 Interim Report January-March 2014     8 May 2014
 Interim Report January-June 2014      15 August 2014
 Interim Report January-September 2014 7 November 2014

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, Aibel, Arcus-Gruppen, Biolin
Scientific, Bisnode, DIAB, Euromaint, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HENT, HL
Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Mobile Climate Control, Nebula, Nordic
Cinema Group and SB Seating. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm and market
capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 19 billion.