Clas Ohlson sales development in January

Sales in January amounted to 558 MSEK (563). In local currencies, sales increased by
3 per cent. The calendar effect in January is estimated to a negative of just more than
2 percentage points.

Compared with the same month previous year, the net store portfolio was expanded by
9 stores. At the end of the period, the total number of stores was 205.

Sales were distributed as follows:

Total sales during the first nine months of the fiscal year (May 2015 to January 2016) increased by 5 per cent to 6,098 MSEK (5,831). In local currencies, sales increased by
7 per cent.

The third quarter interim report 2015/16 will be published at 07:00 CET on Wednesday
16 March 2016. The report will be presented on the same day at 08:30 CET in Clas Ohlson’s store at Drottninggatan 53 in Stockholm, Sweden.

For more information, please contact:

Sara Kraft Westrell, Director of Information and Investor Relations, phone +46 247 649 13

The information in this press release comprises information that Clas Ohlson AB (publ) is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was released for publication at 07:00 CET on Monday 15 February 2016.

For more information, please contact:

Sara Kraft Westrell, Director of Information and Investor Relations, phone +46 247 649 13

Clas Ohlson was founded in 1918 as a mail order business based in Insjön, Sweden. Today, the company offers products and services for the small everyday practical problems, in five countries via its over 200 stores and e-commerce. Clas Ohlson offers a wide range of affordable products in five product areas: Hardware, Electrical, Home, Multimedia and Leisure. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, has sales of 7.5 billion SEK and over 4,700 employees. Please visit Clas Ohlson at www.clasohlson.com.