Press release from the Extraordinary General Meeting of RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS AB, April 20, 2005

At an Extraordinary General Meeting in RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS AB, held on April 20, 2005, it was decided to carry out a 2:1 split, whereby the par value of the share is reduced from SEK 4.00 to SEK 2.00. The split will be implemented in the VPC system on May 9, 2005. Last day for trading in unsplit shares will be May 3, 2005. For further information, please contact: Mikael Solberg, President and CEO, RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS Telephone: +46 8-670 95 95, +46 708-18 44 40, e-mail: mikael.solberg@rnb.se Göran Blomberg, CFO, RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS Telephone: +46 8-670 95 99, +46 733-97 95 99, e-mail: goran.blomberg@rnb.se .