Ratos: Interim report January-June 2014

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    Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules.

  * Profit before tax adjusted for exit gains SEK 13m (-75)
  * Profit before tax SEK 13m (820)
  * Earnings per share before dilution SEK -0.39 (2.41)
  * Steady earnings improvement and increased market activity for several
    holdings
  * Unchanged positive outlook for 2014
  * Agreement in July to sell SB Seating - exit gain approximately SEK 240m
  * Total return on Ratos shares +12%

Telephone conference today at 10.00 a.m. CET, tel +46 8 505 201 10. Conference
ID "Ratos".

Stockholm 14 August 2014
Ratos AB (publ)



For further information, please contact:
Susanna Campbell, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 700 17 20



 Financial calendar from Ratos:

 Interim Report January-September 2014 7 November 2014

 Year-end report 2014                  19 February 2015



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, Aibel, Arcus-Gruppen, Biolin
Scientific, Bisnode, DIAB, Euromaint, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HENT, HL
Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD, Mobile Climate Control, Nebula, Nordic Cinema Group
and SB Seating. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm and market
capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 20 billion.