Elekta AB - Nine-month interim report May – January 2006/07

• Order bookings rose 12 percent to SEK 3,539 M (3,162). Order backlog amounted to SEK 4,191 M, a record high level.
• Net sales increased 1 percent to SEK 3,082 M (3,037).
• Operating profit amounted to SEK 246 M (252) and the operating margin was 8 percent (8). On a rolling 12-month basis, the operating margin was 10 percent.
• Profit after taxes amounted to SEK 183 M (167). Earnings per share after dilution amounted to SEK 1.95 (1.76).
• Cash flow after investments was a negative SEK 324 M (neg. 137). Acquisitions are included in the amount of SEK 144 (192) M.
• In Q4 2006/07, Elekta expects high volumes of deliveries and consequently an operating profit representing over 50 percent of the full year.
• Operating margin for full year 2006/07 is expected to be 11-12 percent, compared with the previous forecast of 11-14 percent.

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For further information, please contact:

Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications
Tel: +46 733 611 000 (mobile), e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com