Interim Report from Sectra AB (publ) For the period May 2000 - January 2001

Interim Report from Sectra AB (publ) For the period May 2000 - January 2001 The period in brief (May 1999 - January 2000 in parentheses) * Sales increased by 39 percent to SEK 191.0 million (137.5). * Earnings before tax amounted to SEK 19.9 million (6.2). * Earnings per share equaled SEK 0.43 (0.13). * Order bookings increased by 82 percent to SEK 268.2 million (147.2). Significant events during the third quarter * Sectra presented a digital mammography system, Sectra MicroDose Mammography, based on a completely new technology. The new system provides the same high image quality as today's film-based systems at one fifth of the radiation dose. * The Västerbotten County Council in Sweden ordered Sectra PACS for digitization of the radiology departments in Lycksele, Skellefteå and Umeå. * Sectra started a strategic collaboration with Kongsberg Defence Communications, a Norwegian defense industry company, covering international sales and marketing of Tiger. * The Swedish Armed Forces ordered 300 additional Sectra Tiger telephones. For further information, please contact: Jan-Olof Brüer, President and CEO, ph: + 46 (13) 23 52 00 Email: job@sectra.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/06/20010306BIT00230/bit0001.doc The full Year-End Report http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/06/20010306BIT00230/bit0001.pdf The full Year-End Report