Interim Report 1 January - 30 September

Third Quarter 2011

• Net sales increased by 55 per cent to 521.2 MEUR (337.0)
• Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure, net sales increased by 13 per cent
• Operating earnings (EBIT1) increased by 71 per cent to 98.9 MEUR (58.0)
• Earnings before taxes  increased by 58 per cent to 84.3 MEUR (53.5)
• Net earnings  increased by 45 per cent to 67.4 MEUR (46.5)
• Earnings per share increased by 27 per cent to 0.19 EUR (0.15)

The interim report for the third quarter 2011 will be presented 27 October at 15:00 CET at a telephone conference. Please view instructions on how to participate at Hexagon's website.

For further information please contact: Mattias Stenberg, Vice president Strategy & Communications, Hexagon AB, 46 8 601 26 27, ir@hexagon.com

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