Lagercrantz Group Q1 2008/09

Period 1 April – 30 June 2008

- Net revenue for the quarter amounted to MSEK 532 (533).

- Profit after financial items increased by 35 net of the effect of items of a non-recurring character during last year. Profit amounted to MSEK 31 (25), where items of a non-recurring character during last year amounted to MSEK 2.

- Operating profit amounted to MSEK 33 (28) and the operating margin was 6.2 percent (5.3 percent).

- Profit after taxes increased to MSEK 22 (18).

- Earnings per share increased by 29 percent to SEK 0.98 (0.76). For the most recent 12-month period earnings per share was SEK 4.15.

- The return on equity was 20 percent (16 percent) for the most recent 12-month period.

- The Annual General Meeting will be held 1 September 2008. The dividend proposal from the Board of Directors is 1.50 SEK per share (1.25).


Stockholm, 14 August 2008

Lagercrantz Group AB (publ)

For additional information, please contact:

Jörgen Wigh, President & CEO, Lagercrantz Group, telephone +46 8 700 66 70.
Niklas Enmark, CFO, Lagercrantz Group, telephone +46 8 700 66 70.