Telephone conference 19 February in connection with Year-End Report 2008

The Year-End Report will be released on Thursday, 19 February around
8:30 a.m. (CET).

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.

At 10:00 a.m. CEO Arne Karlsson is commenting the report at a
telephone conference, telephone number +46 8 5052 01 14. Presentation
material is available at www.ratos.se as soon as the report is
released.

The telephone conference will be recorded and available at
www.ratos.se.


For further information:
Emma Rheborg, Investor Relations Manager, +46 8 700 17 20


Financial calendar from Ratos:

Year-End Report 2008                         19 February 2009
Annual General Meeting 2009                  2 April 2009
Interim Report January - March 2009          7 May 2009
Interim Report January - June 2009           20 August 2009
Interim Report January - September 2009      5 November 2009



Ratos is a listed private equity company. The business concept is to
maximise shareholder value over time by investing in, developing and
divesting primarily unlisted companies. Ratos offers investors a
unique investment opportunity. Ratos's equity is approximately SEK 11
billion and has a market capitalisation of approximately SEK 19
billion. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus
Gruppen, Bisnode, Camfil, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, GS-Hydro, Haglöfs,
HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, Lindab, MCC, Medisize, Scandinavian
Business Seating, Superfos and Other holdings.