RNB’s sales in August 2006

The information below does not include sales in the acquired company JC AB, which are reported as previously in a separate press release. As of the report on sales for September 2006, JC´s sales will be integrated in RNB´s sales figures. RNB’s total sales in proprietary stores in August 2006 amounted to SEK 139.3 M, compared with SEK 107.1 M in the corresponding month a year earlier, which is an increase of 30.0%.

Sales in comparable stores in August 2006 increased by 9.7%, compared with the corresponding month in the preceding year. The number of proprietary stores amounted to 118 at August 31, 2006, compared with 101a year earlier. 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