Interim Report

Interim Report January- June 1999 * Dahl bought out from the stockmarket, 49 per cent-owned. * Holding in PriFast divested. * Meto, Capona and Telelogic listed on the stockmarket. * Result before taxes for the first six months amounted to SEK 1,103M (795). * Net asset value amounted to SEK 101 per share at 30 June 1999, an increase of 20 per cent from the turn of the year. * Net asset value amounted to SEK 104 per share on 20 August 1999, an increase of 24 per cent from the turn of the year. The Interim Report in full is available at Ratos' website on the Internet www.ratos.se ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/08/23/19990823BIT00520/bit0001.pdf The full report