INTERIM REPORT January – March 2006

• Sales SEK 4,311 m. (3,822) • Net income for the period SEK 428 m. (232) • Earnings per share SEK 3.88 (2.04) • Operating income SEK 549 m. (345), income after financial items SEK 533 m. (327) • Order bookings SEK 4,149 m. (3,801) • Order backlog SEK 42 billion (43) “Saab has started 2006 in line with previous estimates. Income as a whole is stable and on a level with the previous year. A number of important orders have been won,” says Saab President and CEO, Åke Svensson. For further information, please contact Media: Peter Larsson, Press Secretary tel +46-734-18 00 18 Financial market: Göran Wedholm, Manager Investor Relations tel +46-13-18 71 21, +46-734-18 71 21 Lars Wahlund, CFO tel +46-13-18 71 35, +46-734-18 71 35 Press conference with CEO Åke Svensson and CFO Lars Wahlund Today, Monday, April 24, 2006, 10:00 a.m. (CET) World Trade Center, Stockholm Contact Peter Larsson, Press Secretary, tel +46-734-18 00 18 International teleconference: Today, Monday, April 24, 2006, 1:30 p.m. (CET) Contact Marita Sidén to register and for further information tel +46-13-18 71 49, +46-734-18 71 49