Programmera and Giga become Yarrow

Programmera and Giga become Yarrow Ratos's associated company Programmera and Giga Group has changed name to Yarrow. The change of name is part of the work to integrate the two companies. Yarrow is a Stockholm-based IT company which focuses on the banking, financial services and insurance sectors. Yarrow combines technical expertise with industry-specific experience. All Yarrow's customers, including those outside the financial market, conduct technically demanding projects. Yarrow has 130 employees and annual sales of approximately SEK 120m. Ratos's holding in Yarrow is 39 %. For further information, please contact: Arne Karlsson, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00 Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, +46 8 700 17 63 or +46 70 719 84 43 See also www.ratos.se Financial calendar 2002: Three-month report 13 May Six-month report 26 August Nine-month report 13 November Annual General Meeting 10 April 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 thus offers stock market players a unique investment opportunity. The net asset value of Ratos's investments is approximately SEK 9 billion. Ratos's holdings include Arcorus, Atle Industri, Camfil, Capona, Dahl, DataVis, DIAB, Dynal Biotech, Esselte, Exceed, Gadelius, Haendig, Haglöfs, Hilding Anders, HL Display, Industri Kapital, Intervect, Kronans Droghandel, Lindab, Martinsson, Programmera, Q-Labs, Superfos and Telia Overseas. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/03/22/20020322BIT00750/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/03/22/20020322BIT00750/wkr0002.pdf