Interim Report January-June 2016

Highlights during the second quarter

• Net asset value*1) amounted to SEK 259,083 m. (SEK 339 per share) on June 30, 2016, a decrease of SEK 3,199 m. (SEK 5 per share) during the quarter, corresponding to a change of -1 percent. Adjusted for the dividend paid, net asset value increased by SEK 4,436 m., or 2 percent. Over the past 20 years, annual average net asset value growth, with dividend added back, has been 9 percent.
• Within Listed Core Investments, shares in Wärtsilä were purchased for SEK 247 m.
• The value change of Investor’s investments in EQT was 7 percent in constant currency. Net cash flow from EQT amounted to SEK -0.3 bn. due to draw-downs.
• Within Patricia Industries, the subsidiaries performed well, with overall strong organic growth and improved profitability.

Financial information, year to date 2016

• Consolidated profit/loss for the period, which includes unrealized change in value, was SEK -6,288 m. (SEK -8.25 basic earnings per share), compared to SEK 25,542 m. (SEK 33.54 basic earnings per share) for the same period 2015.
• Listed Core Investments contributed SEK -6,873 m. to net asset value (18,476).
• EQT contributed SEK 1,166 m. to net asset value (3,093).
• Patricia Industries contributed SEK 1,380 m. to net asset value (3,581).
• Leverage* (net debt/total assets) was 6.3 percent as of June 30, 2016 (5.5).
• Consolidated net sales for the period was SEK 15,124 m. (11,911).

1) Key figures market with * are such financial measures that are not defined or specified in the applicable financial reporting framework. For more information, see page 14 and 24.

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