Information from Annual General Meeting of RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS AB held January 24, 2006.

Dividend The Annual General Meeting decided in accordance with the Board’s proposal to issue dividends in the amount of SEK 2,850,000 per preference share and SEK 0.82 per common share. This decision entails a total dividend of SEK 11,400,000 for preferences shares and SEK 13,619,273 for common shares. After payment of the dividend, the preference shares will be converted to common shares.

Election of Board members The Annual General Meeting voted to re-elect Board members Mikael Solberg, Claes Hansson, Hans Risberg, Eva Kempe Forsberg and to newly elect Board members Jan Carlzon and Pelle Törnberg. Claes Hansson was also appointed Chairman of the Board. 2:1 split The Annual General Meeting decided to implement a 2:1 spilt, as a result of which the number of shares in the company doubles. The split is expected to be carried out in the VPC (Swedish Securities Register Center) system on March 3, 2006. The last date for trading in shares prior to the split will be February 28, 2006. For further information, contact: Mikael Solberg, President and CEO, RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS +46 (0)8-670 95 95, +46 (0)708-18 44 40, e-mail: mikael.solberg@rnb.se Göran Blomberg, CFO, RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS +46 (0)8-670 95 99, +46 (0)733-97 95 99, e-mail goran.blomberg@rnb.se