Reduction of share capital

Reduction of share capital The decision taken at Ratos's Annual General Meeting held on 5 April 2001 to reduce Ratos's share capital by SEK 8,222,500 corresponding to 657,800 class B shares has now been implemented. Following the reduction of its share capital, Ratos's holding of repurchased shares amounts to 1,687,100. The share capital now amounts to SEK 1,008,282,825 represented by a total of 80,662,626 shares comprising 21,641,127 A shares and 59,021,499 B shares. For further information, please contact: Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 700 17 49 Financial calendar 2001: 13 November Nine-month report 21 February 2002 Year-end report for 2001 March 2002 Annual Report for 2001 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, Esselte, Exceed, Gadelius KK, Haendig, Haglöfs, Hilding Anders, Hilton Group, HL Display, Industri Kapital, Intervect, Kronans Droghandel, Lindab, Martinsson, Programmera, Q-Labs, Superfos, Telelogic 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/2001/09/19/20010919BIT00360/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/19/20010919BIT00360/bit0002.pdf