Interim report January-June 2006

January-June 2006 •Total revenue amounted to SEK 1,124 m (1,109). •Net profit amounted to SEK 21 m (582). •Earnings per share amounted to SEK 0.26 (7.31). •Earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 27 m (589). Excluding capital gain from the sale of subsidiaries, earnings amounted to SEK 26 m (18). April-June 2006 •Total revenue amounted to SEK 562 m (558). •Net profit amounted to SEK 11 m (4). •Earnings per share amounted to SEK 0.13 kr (0.04). •Earnings after financial items amounted to SEK 13 m (11). •Repurchasing of own shares was initiated. Significant events after the closing date •The IBS Board of Directors decided on an activity program that entails moving portions of product development and programming operations to low- and medium-cost countries. The activity program will result in restructuring costs of SEK 120 m that will be charged against earnings in the third quarter. Forecast for the full-year 2006 •The forecast for the full-year 2006, excluding restructuring costs, remains unchanged, meaning an expected profit margin of about 5% after financial items. •As a result of the activity program, IBS expects an operating margin of about 7% for the full-year 2007 and about 10% for the full-year 2008. A press- and analyst meeting will be held on 17 August at 10 a.m. (CET) at Operaterassen in Stockholm. The presentation can also be followed via telephone at +46 (0)8 5052 0110 or via www.financialhearings.com. Questions regarding this report will be answered by: President Erik Heilborn tel. +46 (0)70 242 52 30 or Executive Vice President and CFO Per-Arne Sendrén tel. +46 (0)70 627 23 60 or Senior Vice President Communication and IR John Womack, tel. +46 (0)70 678 24 99