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    Plantasjen has reopened all stores

    Plantasjen has reopened all stores in Norway. From mid-March up to 38 stores have been closed, due to Corona restrictions. This means that all Plantasjen’s stores in the Nordic region now are open. “It is satisfying that all stores on our markets are now open as we enter our most important sales period of the year. I am extremely impressed by the way our employees have handled the uncertainty during this period. One example is the launch of our e-commerce. Our online sales have accelerated quickly during this period. The effort done by the whole team is great, and we will of course

    Jan Krepp appointed new CEO of HENT Sverige

    The Ratos-owned construction contractor HENT has recruited Jan Krepp as CEO of its Swedish subsidiary. Jan will focus on strengthening the Swedish organisation in order to increase the company’s profitability and respond to growing demand for HENT’s services in the Swedish market.“We needed to strengthen HENT Sverige AB’s management team in order to move forward. We have a clear target to increase our sales – and improve our earnings. Until today, the company was run by the management team in Norway, but we have identified a need to appoint a CEO in Sweden. And we have succeeded in doing so

    Ratos AB: Continued strong earnings trend in the first quarter

    Performance Ratos Group · Profit/loss for the period for the Ratos Group increased to SEK 1,733m (-113) · Operating profit/loss from continuing operations for the Ratos Group amounted to SEK 154m (-14) · Diluted earnings per share increased to SEK 5.27 (-0.38) · Diluted earnings per share adjusted for capital gains amounted to SEK -0.04 (-0.38) · Cash and cash equivalents in the parent company totalled SEK 2,285m (1,391) Performance Ratos business group, adjusted for Ratos’s holdings · Net sales decreased to SEK 4,666m (5,588), mainly due to the divestment of

    Telephone conference 30 April in connection with Interim report

    The Interim report January-March 2021 will be released on Friday, 30 April around 07.00 CEST.At 09.00 CEST a telephone conference will be held, participant connection: UK +44 333 300 9265, SE: +46 8 505 583 59, US: +1 844 625 1570. The telephone conference will be webcasted live at www.ratos.com where presentation material will be available as soon as the report is released. The telephone conference will be recorded and available at www.ratos.com. For further information, please contact:Jonas Ågrup, CFO+46 70 626 01 83jonas.agrup@ratos.com About Ratos:Ratos is a business

    HL Display acquires CoolPresentation to improve market position in the Netherlands

    HL Display is acquiring CoolPresentation, a provider of shelf merchandising solutions for grocery retail in the Netherlands. The acquisition will strengthen HL’s customer base and position as a leading supplier for in-store merchandising and communication solutions to grocery retailers in Europe.HL Display is strengthening its market position through the acquisition of CoolPresentation, a provider of shelf merchandising solutions based in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. The company has an annual sale of around €4m. Founded in 1997, CoolPresentation has built a strong position in Dutch retail,

    Transfer of treasury shares in Ratos AB (publ)

    NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.The board of Ratos AB (publ) ("Ratos" or the “Company”) has today resolved, pursuant to the authority granted by the annual general meeting on 10 March 2021, to transfer 4,430,762 Class B treasury shares in Ratos, representing 1.37% of the total number of shares outstanding and 0.41% of the total number of votes in the Company. The shares have been transferred to Carnegie Fonder

    Bulletin from Ratos’s AGM 10 March 2021

    Ratos’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 10 March 2021. In light of the extraordinary situation prevailing as a result of Covid-19, the AGM was conducted by advance postal vote, without physical attendance.The AGM adopted the parent company and the consolidated balance sheets and income statements for the 2020 financial year. The AGM granted the board members and the CEO discharge from liability for the 2020 financial year. Election of Board of Directors and Auditor etc.The AGM followed the Nomination Committee's proposal and decided to appoint six directors, without deputy

    Ratos acquires 63 % of Vestia Construction Group

    Ratos is acquiring 63% of Vestia Construction Group (“Vestia”), which is active in the expansive Gothenburg market. Vestia has recorded average annual growth of 40% over the past five years, with an adjusted EBITA margin of 6% for the 2019/2020 financial year. Vestia is expected to reach approx. 750 MSEK in revenue for current financial year.“The acquisition of Vestia is an excellent complement to our existing construction company, HENT, both geographically and in terms of expertise. The company has a strong customer-oriented culture and a transparent business model that provides a large

    HL Display acquires Concept Group to further improve market leadership in UK

    HL Display is acquiring Concept Group (Concept Data Display Ltd and Colour Display Ltd), an UK-based provider of retail solutions and services. The acquisition will strengthen HL’s offer and customer base and as a result HL’s position as a leading supplier for in-store merchandising and communication solutions to grocery retailers.HL Display is strengthening its market position in the UK through its acquisition of Concept Group. The company has 65 employees, with its head office and production site located in Leeds, UK. Annual sales are around £5.54m. Through over 30 years of experience in

    HENT is building Aker Tech House

    HENT has been awarded a contract to build Aker Tech House for the real estate company Aker Property Group at Fornebu outside Oslo. The project is worth more than NOK 1 billion and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.The real estate company Aker Property Group is leading the work of developing the Fornebu area outside Oslo, where Aker Tech House will now be built. Akter Tech House is a building of approximately 30,000 sq.m. and a central part in the development of the Fornebu district. The building will primarily consist of offices. Aker Property Group is a well-known customer

    Aibel awarded an additional offshore wind contract

    Aibel has again been awarded an offshore wind contract by the SSE Renewables and Equinor consortium, developing the world’s largest offshore wind farm in the Dogger Bank area in the UK part of the North Sea.Aibel is to provide the converter platform for the power transmission from the offshore wind farm to the shore. This in connection with the construction of the third phase of the Dogger Bank wind farm, Dogger Bank C. In 2019, Aibel was awarded a contract for two transformation platforms for the first phases of the project, Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The offshore wind farm in the

    Ratos Annual Report and Sustainability Report 2020

    Ratos Annual Report and Sustainability Report for 2020, in Swedish, is now available on www.ratos.com. The English version of the Annual Report and the Sustainability Report will be published on Ratos website 12 March.The printed version can be ordered on Ratos website.   For further information:Helene Gustafsson, Head of IR and Press +46 70 868 40 50helene.gustafsson@ratos.com   This is information that Ratos AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication at 09:00 a.m. CET on 17 February 2021. About

    Notice of the Annual General Meeting of Ratos AB (publ)

    Shareholders of Ratos AB (publ), reg.nr 556008-3585, are hereby invited to the Annual General Meeting to be held at Wednesday, March 10, 2021. In light of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, the AGM will be conducted pursuant to so called mail-in procedures, meaning that no shareholders will attend the AGM in person or through proxy. Instead, shareholders can participate in the AGM by voting and submitting questions in advance pursuant to the instructions described below.In order to participate in the AGM, a shareholder shall: a.  be registered in the register of shareholders maintained by

    Ratos establishes new financial targets related to its strategy to develop a long-term business group

    · EBITA is to amount to at least SEK 3 billion by 2025. · Net debt in relation to EBITDA should normally range from 1.5 to 2.5x. · The dividend payout ratio should amount to 30–50% of profit after tax attributable to owners of the parent, excluding capital gains and losses. The Board of Ratos AB (“Ratos”) decided on these new financial targets based on the previously announced decision to steer the direction of operations towards becoming a business group with a long-term perspective. Ratos currently has an “eternal” ownership horizon and invests to build value over the long term.

    Strong earnings trend in the fourth quarter and full-year 2020

    Fourth quarter 2020: Performance Ratos business group, adjusted for Ratos’s holdings · Net sales decreased to SEK 5,671m (6,277) · EBITA increased to SEK 332m (88) · Cash flow increased to SEK 439m (425)  Full-year 2020: Performance Ratos business group, adjusted for Ratos’s holdings · Net sales decreased to SEK 24,071m (24,499) · EBITA increased to SEK 1,913m (1,198) · Cash flow increased to SEK 1,770m (949)  Fourth quarter 2020: Performance Ratos Group · Operating profit for the Ratos Group increased to SEK 372m (122) · Earnings per share after

    Changed date for Ratos's Year-End report and conference call to February 8, 2021

    On Monday, February 8 2021, Ratos will publish the Year-End report for 2020. The report will be published at approximately 07.00 CET. The date has been changed from the previously communicated date, February 11, as a result of the date for the 2021 Annual General Meeting being brought forward to March 10, 2021.At 09.00 CET on February 8, a telephone conference will be held, participant connection: UK: +44 333 300 9031, SE: +46 8 505 583 50, US: +1 833 526 83 47. The telephone conference will be webcasted live at www.ratos.com where presentation material will be available as soon as the

    Ratos completes divestment of Bisnode

    On 8 October, Ratos announced that an agreement had been signed to divest Bisnode to Dun & Bradstreet. This divestment has now been completed after the customary regulatory approval and other conditions were met, including payment of the equity value.The equity value for Ratos’s holding of 70%, as communicated earlier, was SEK 3,900m, yielding a consolidated capital gain of approximately SEK 1,900m. 25% of the equity value will be invested in shares in Dun & Bradstreet, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, corresponding to approximately 1% of shares outstanding. In addition,

    Ratos AGM, 10 March 2021

    Ratos's Annual General Meeting will be held on 10 March 2021, instead of 5 May 2021, as previously announced. The Annual General Meeting will be held by postal vote.Shareholders who wish to submit a proposal for consideration at the AGM should send such a proposal to the Chairman of the Board. This could be done by email to helena.jansson@ratos.com (subject line “AGM”) or a letter to Helena Jansson, Ratos AB, Box 1661, SE-111 96 Stockholm, Sweden, not later than 20 January 2021.   For further information:Helene Gustafsson, Head of IR & Press Ratos, +46 70 868 40 50Per-Olof

    airteam wins ventilation contract in connection with the construction of the Multibrugerhuset with associated towers outside Copenhagen

    airteam has won a major ventilation contract for the construction of the so called Multibrugerhuset with associated towers at Posthusgrunden (a former post office building) in Værløse just outside of Copenhagen.The project to construct the Multibrugerhuset building and the towers includes the construction of office buildings, residential units, hotel apartments, retail units and a health centre in the town of Værløse on the outskirts of Copenhagen. The total project encompasses an area of approximately 92,000 square metres. airteam’s contract includes the delivery and installation of many

    Bulletin from the Extraordinary General Meeting of Ratos AB (publ)

    Ratos AB (publ) has held an Extraordinary General Meeting on Thursday, 22 October 2020. In light of the extraordinary situation prevailing as a result of Covid-19, the Extraordinary General Meeting was conducted by advance postal vote, without physical attendance.The Extraordinary General Meeting resolved on the proposed dividend of 0.65 SEK per share for the financial year of 2019. The record date was set to Monday, 26 October 2020. The dividend is expected to be paid out, through Euroclear Sweden AB, on Thursday, 29 October 2020.   For further information, please contact:Jonas

    Continued positive earnings trend and strong cash flows in the third quarter

    “EBITA in the business group increased by 28% in the third quarter of 2020. For the last 12-month period, EBITA amounted to SEK 1,669m, up 60%. Cash flow also remained strong and contributed to the continuing decline in leverage. As earnings levels also improve, Ratos’s leverage has fallen to 1.4x* in the third quarter of 2020, compared with 3.0x in the third quarter of 2019. After the end of the period, an agreement was signed to divest Bisnode to Dun & Bradstreet. The divestment is a good deal for Ratos and reduces risk in the business group while freeing up capital. This enables us to

    Ratos Nomination Committee and 2021 AGM

    Ratos's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 5 May 2021 at Skandiascenen, Cirkus, in Stockholm, Sweden.In accordance with the policy for appointing Ratos’s Nomination Committee, it is hereby announced that the company’s major owners/owner constellations have appointed a Nomination Committee with the Chairman of the Board Per-Olof Söderberg as the convener. The Nomination Committee comprises the following individuals: · Jenny Parnesten, nominated by the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation, and own and related parties' holdings · Jan Söderberg, own holdings · Maria Söderberg,

    Ratos divests Bisnode to Dun & Bradstreet

    The transaction forms part of the development of Ratos into a group of companies with a focus on profitable growth.· Ratos is selling the data and analytics company Bisnode to Dun & Bradstreet for a purchase price based on an approximate enterprise value of SEK 7,200m, representing an EV/EBITA multiple of 13,8x. · The sale of Ratos’s 70% shareholding corresponds to an approximate equity value of SEK 3,900m, representing a Group capital gain of about approximately SEK 2,000m. In addition, Ratos will receive a dividend from Bisnode during the fourth quarter 2020 amounting to SEK 175m.

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