Interim Management Statement January-March 2015

Highlights during the first quarter

• Net asset value amounted to SEK 295,790 m. (SEK 388 per share) on March 31, 2015, an increase of SEK 34,827 m. (SEK 45 per share) during the quarter, corresponding to 13 percent. Over the past 20 years, annual average net asset value growth, with dividend added back, has been 14 percent.
• Shares were acquired in ABB for a total SEK 961 m.
• Aleris signed an agreement to acquire Teres Medical Group, strengthening its position in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
• Permobil announced the acquisition of ROHO Group, marking an important step in its strategy to become an integrated provider of advanced mobile rehab solutions.

Financial information

• Consolidated net profit for the period, which includes unrealized change in value, was SEK 34,013 m. (SEK 44.66 basic earnings per share), compared to SEK 12,163 m. (SEK 15.96 basic earnings per share) for the same period 2014.
• Core Investments contributed SEK 30,657 m. to net asset value (10,585), of which the listed SEK 30,739 m. (10,183).
• Financial Investments contributed SEK 3,981 m. to net asset value (2,054).
• Leverage (net debt/total assets) was 7.5 percent as of March 31, 2015 (8.7).
• Consolidated net sales for the period were SEK 5,728 m. (4,883).

For further information:

Stefan Stern, Head of Corporate Relations and Communications, Phone 46 8 614 2058, 46 70 636 7417
Magnus Dalhammar, Head of Investor Relations, Phone 46 8 614 2130, 46 73 524 2130

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