Prospectuses for Securitas Systems and Securitas Direct now public

This is a press release from Securitas AB Prospectuses for distribution and listing of shares in Securitas Systems AB (publ) and Securitas Direct AB (publ) are now made public and available at the following web sites: Securitas AB's website www.securitasgroup.com/threenewcompanies Securitas Systems' website www.securitassystems.com Securitas Direct's website www.securitas-direct.com SEB Enskilda website www.seb.se/prospekt

The prospectuses will be distributed to direct-registered shareholders commencing Monday, September 11, 2006. The prospectuses are also available at Securitas AB's and Securitas Systems' headquarters at Lindhagensplan 70, Stockholm, Sweden and at Securitas Direct's headquarters at Kalendegatan 26, Malmö, Sweden. Decision regarding the proposed distribution is to be taken at an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held at 5 p.m. CET on Monday 25 September 2006, in "Vinterträdgården" at the Grand Hotel, Stockholm, according to a separate convening notice released on August 30, 2006. The press release is also available on: www.securitasgroup.com Information: Thomas Berglund, President and CEO +44 (0) 20 8432 6501 Håkan Winberg, Executive Vice President and CFO +44 (0) 20 8432 6504 Henrik Brehmer, Senior Vice President Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 8432 6523 Åsa Larsson, Communications and Investor Relations Manager Securitas Systems, +46 8 657 74 33