Axis AB: Year-end Report for 2004

Improved earnings and continued growth within video

• Net sales during the period amounted to SEK 691 M (624). • Operating profit amounted to SEK 48 M (1). • Profit before tax was SEK 57 M (8). • Profit after tax amounted to SEK 37 M (loss: 3). • Earnings per share were SEK 0.54 (loss: 0.04). • Board proposes an dividend of SEK 0.50 per share of which SEK 0.30 extraordinary dividend. The full report including tables can be downloaded from the following link: Year-end Report for 2004 For more information, please contact: Margareta Lantz, Manager, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, Axis Communications Telephone: + 46 (0) 46-272 18 92, E-post: margareta.lantz@axis.com Axis Communications AB Adress: Emdalavägen 14, 223 69 LUND, Sverige Telefon +46 46 272 18 00 Fax +46 46 13 61 30 http://www.axis.com