AAK’s Interim report for the fourth quarter and Year-end report 2016 – Again all-time high operating profit

· Operating profit, excluding non-recurring income of SEK 15 million, reached SEK 435 million (388), an improvement of 12 percent and an all-time high record. This despite a negative currency translation impact of SEK 8 million, mainly related to Food Ingredients. · Total volumes continued to grow nicely and were up 7 percent (6). Organic volume growth was 2 percent (1). The demand for specialty and semi-specialty products continued to be strong, generating organic volume growth of 5 percent (0). · Food Ingredients improved by 8 percent, reaching SEK 278 million (257). The picture