Interim Report for New Wave Group AB (publ) Q2 | january–june 2005

Result increased with 13% to sek 85.8 m. in second quarter (excl. acquired units)

–Sales increased by 18 % to SEK 1 255 (1 065) m during January – June. –Profit after net financial items decreased by SEK 27.5 m. to SEK 66.0 (93.5) m. Acquired units (Dahetra and Orrefors Kosta Boda) has a negative effect to the result with SEK 14,6 m. New Wave have a guaranty from the seller, Royal Scandinavia A/S, not to have any losses to the result for the period of June – December 2005. This means the most of the losses for acquired units will be refund during the rest of the year. -The total cost for new establishments amounted to SEK 17.7 m. –Profit after tax decreased to SEK 49,2 (70.8) m. and profit per share to SEK 1,55 (2,29 m.. –The Corporate Profiling business area’s sales increased by 20 % to SEK 892 (742) m. Profit on EBITDA-level increased by SEK 4.5 m. to SEK 103.0 (98.5) m. –The Retailing business area’s sales increased by 12 % to SEK 363 (323) m. Profit on EBITDA-level decreased by SEK 30.2 m. to SEK -5.6 (24.5) m. The result from Orrefors Kosta Boda has a negative effect with SEK -9.9 m. –New Wave Group has by the 1st of July acquired 51 % of the chares in Intraco group for about € 4 m. including an option to acquire the rest of the chares. –NEW WAVE EARLIER FORECAST ABOUT INCREASED PROFIT AND SALES FOR YEAR 2005 REMAINS. THE HIGH LEVEL OF NEW ESTABLISHMENTS DURING YEAR 2004 AND 2005 ESTIMATES TO GIVE A RESULT IN Q4 ON A HIGH LEVEL. Stockholm the 15th of July 2005 New Wave Group AB (publ) Torsten Jansson CEO FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: CEO Torsten Jansson Phone: +46(0)708 99 80 50, +46(0)303 24 65 01 E-mail: torsten.jansson@nwg.se dCEO Göran Härstedt Phone: +46(0)708 99 80 17, +46(0)303 24 65 02 E-mail: goran.harstedt@nwg.se CFO, Krister Magnusson Phone: +46(0)708 99 80 21, +46(0)303 24 65 11 E-mail: krister.magnusson@nwg.se