Interim report - Nine months ended September 30, 2003

Interim report - Six months ended September 30, 2003 (All figures in parentheses pertain to the corresponding period in the preceding year.) ·Net sales amounted to SEK 2,067 M (2,464). Excluding currency effects, sales during the interim period declined 4% compared with the corresponding period in the preceding year. Excluding currency effects, third-quarter sales rose 10% compared with the corresponding quarter in the preceding year. ·Operating income in the third quarter amounted to SEK 18 M (15), and the operating result for the first nine months of 2003 amounted to a loss of SEK 141 M (profit: 28). Excluding Witex-related items of SEK - 168 M (11) the accumulated operating income amounted to SEK 27 M (17). ·Net loss after tax amounted to SEK 136 M (profit: 17). ·Earnings per share were negative in an amount of SEK 2.53 (positive: 0.38). ·Cash flow from current operations in the third quarter amounted to SEK 51 M and total cash flow for the entire interim period was a negative SEK 62 M (positive: 299). Liquid funds, less utilized credit facilities, amounted to SEK 49 M (net loan debt: 21). ·Pergo's financial position remains strong. The equity ratio at the close of the third quarter was 69%, an increase of 3 percentage points compared with the second quarter of the year. ·Pergo has reached a decision to invest approximately USD 16 M in a DL-line and expansion of the production plant in the US. ·The US Court of Appeal has confirmed a decision by the International Trade Commission that flooring joints manufactured under license by Pergo do not infringe upon a corresponding joint manufactured by a competitor. As a result, Pergo is free to import and sell products with these specific joints in the US. The counterpart has filed for a rehearing of the appeal. · For further information: Raimo Issal, CEO Annette Kumlien, CFO Phone Number: +46 410 36 31 00 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/27/20031027BIT00870/wkr0001.doc The full report http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/27/20031027BIT00870/wkr0002.pdf The full report