Positive forecast for 2002

Based on current market conditions, the Board of Directors estimates that earnings for 2002 will exceed 2001 earnings, which amounted to SEK 84 before tax. Profit per share is expected to be approximately the same as in 2001 (SEK 5.85), due to an increased tax charge. "The trend of raw material prices in 2002 as well as the effects of earlier acquisitions were important in determining earnings," Sardus' President Ragnar Bringert notes. "The market for Sardus products in 2002 is expected to be largely unchanged and the competition will continue to be intense in an environment characterized by price competition. Sardus, which is on the "A" List of Stockholmsbörsen, consists of Pastejköket, the market leader in liver paste; Charkdelikatesser, which produces and markets processed meats and is the market leader in black pudding, jellied loaf and coarse ground sausage; Sardus Foodpartner, which is among the leading suppliers of deepfrozen foods to the institutional market; 3-Stjernet. Denmark 's leading producer of salami; and Falbygdens Ost, a leader mature quality hard cheese. The Group has slightly more than 700 employees, with sales of approximately SEK 1.6 billion in 2002. Helsingborg , February 14, 2002 AB SARDUS (publ) Ragnar Bringert President For additional information, please call President Ragnar Bringert. Telephone: 070-593 62 73 or 042-37 02 50.