Number of A and B shares in Ratos

  This information is disclosed in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 9 of the
                       Financial Instruments Trading Act.

Since the 2003 Annual General Meeting there is a conversion clause allowing
conversion of A to B shares in the articles of association. This means that
owners of A shares have an ongoing right to convert them to B shares. In
December 2010 2,000 A shares in Ratos were converted to B shares, which affect
the total number of votes.

After the latest conversion in December the total number of A shares in Ratos is
42,323,530 (78% of the votes) and the number of B shares is 119,746,918 (22% of
the votes). The total number of votes is 54,298,222.

For further information, please contact:
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communication & IR, +46 733 80 22 63

Financial calendar from Ratos:

Year-end report 2010                    17 February 2011

Annual General Meeting 2011             5 April 2011

Interim Report January - March 2011     5 May 2011

Interim Report January - June 2011      19 August 2011

Interim Report January - September 2011 9 November 2011





Ratos is a private equity conglomerate. The company's mission is to maximise
shareholder value over time through the professional, active and responsible
exercise of its ownership role in primarily medium to large unlisted Nordic
companies. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus Gruppen,
Bisnode, Camfil, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HL
Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Lindab, Medisize, Mobile Climate
Control, SB Seating, Stofa, Superfos and Other holdings. Ratos is listed on
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 40
billion.