Gunnebo year-end release 2001

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GUNNEBO YEAR-END RELEASE 2001 · Invoiced sales increased by 33 % to MSEK 6,671 (5,000). · The operating profit before depreciation of goodwill and excluding items affecting comparability increased by 41 % to MSEK 371 (263). · Gunnebo Security's operating profit increased by 73 % to MSEK 315 (182) and the profit margin improved to 5.8 % (4.7). Gunnebo Engineering's operating profit declined by 17 % to MSEK 86 (104). The profit margin was 7.1 % (9.1). · Profit after financial items amounted to MSEK 223 (forecast, MSEK 210; previous year, 325). Items affecting comparability of MSEK 11 (115) are included in this result. · In the fourth quarter the operating profit before depreciation of goodwill and excluding items affecting comparability increased by 66 % to MSEK 131 (79). The operative cash flow, before restructuring costs increased to MSEK 189 (73). · Earnings per share, excluding items affecting comparability, rose by 15 % to SEK 7.35 (6.40). Earnings per share including items affecting comparability was SEK 7:65 (11:40). · It is proposed that a dividend of SEK 3.50 per share be paid (3.25 plus bonus of 1.00). · The profit after financial items for 2002 is expected to be significantly better than that for 2001. GUNNEBO AB (publ) For further information please contact: Bjarne Holmqvist, President and CEO, tel: +46-31-83 68 00 mobile: +46-708-40 03 70 or Lennart Gustavsson, CFO, tel: +46-31-83 68 00 mobile: +46-705-93 40 80 or Janerik Dimming, Director of information,tel: +46-31-83 68 03 mobile: +46-705-83 68 03, e-mail: janerik.dimming@gunnebo.se www.gunnebo.se Gunnebo is today an international fast growing security group with a hundred companies, located in 30 countries on all continents. The Group has sales to a further hundred markets via agents and distributors. Annual turnover amounts to some MEuro 760. Gunnebo has entire disposal of the four world leading brand names within security; Chubb Safes, Fichet-Bauche, Rosengrens and Garny. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/02/07/20020207BIT00820/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/02/07/20020207BIT00820/bit0002.pdf The full year-end report

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