A recorded interview with CEO Arne Karlsson's comments on the report will be available on Ratos's website www.ratos.se. following its release.

Comments and questions about the report can be submitted at the telephone conference, telephone number +46 (0)8 505 20 114 to be held at 11 a.m. CET on 25 August. Slides for use as material for the conference can be accessed at www.ratos.se as soon as the report is released.

For further information:

Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, Investor Relations Officer, +46 8 700 17 63

Anna-Karin Celsing, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 700 17 49

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