Telephone conference in connection with Interim report

This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act, the
    Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules.

The Interim report January-June 2011 will be released on Friday, 19 August
around 8:30 a.m. (CET).

A recorded interview with CEO Arne Karlsson's comments on the report will be
available on 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 8 505 201 10. 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, Head of Corporate Communications and IR, +46 8 700 17 00


Financial calendar from Ratos:
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,
Biolin Scientific, Bisnode, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, Finnkino, GS-Hydro, Hafa
Bathroom Group, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Lindab, Mobile
Climate Control, SB Seating and Stofa. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm
and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 33 billion.