Ratos: Interim Report January - March 2005

Thu, May 12, 2005 08:46 CET

CEO ARNE KARLSSON COMMENTS ON THE REPORT AT www.ratos.se

TELEPHONE CONFERENCE 10 a.m. tel. no. +46 8 505 20 114

Pre-tax profit SEK 490m (303)

Earnings per share SEK 6.05 (2.75)

Dynal and Martinsson sold exit gain SEK 271m

Envac sold after end of period exit gain SEK 123m

Total return on Ratos shares +27%

Stockholm, 12 May 2005

Ratos AB (publ)

Arne Karlsson

CEO

This report has not been reviewed by Ratos's auditors.

For additional information, please contact

Arne Karlsson, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00

Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, IR, +46 8 700 17 63

Financial calendar:

Interim Report January-June 2005 24 August 2005

Interim Report January-September 2005 11 November 2005

The full report including tables can be downloaded from the following link: