Interim Report January-September 2009

Third quarter 2009: • Consolidated net revenues for the third quarter 2009 amounted to SEK 1,023.2 M (905.4), an increase of 13.0 percent. Organic growth was 5.2 percent (10.3). • Operating earnings (EBIT) amounted to SEK 147.2 M (208.2). Revenues and earnings include net purchased debt revaluations of SEK –6.5 M (+0.4). Earnings include nonrecurring expenses of SEK 54.1 M for the United Kingdom & Ireland region. Excluding these items, operating earnings (EBIT) were unchanged at SEK 207.8 M (207.8), corresponding to an operating margin of 20.2 percent (23.0). • Net earnings decreased by 22.0 percent to SEK 98.7 M (126.6). • Earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 1.24 (1.60). • Investments in Purchased Debt amounted to SEK 179.7 M (211.9).