Successful first quarter - continued consolidation
Vattenfall presents the results for the first quarter 2012:· Net sales decreased by 5.5% to SEK 48,994 million (51,868) · Operating profit rose 60.1% to SEK 18,956 million (11,842) · The underlying operating profit, i.e. operating profit excluding items affecting comparability,decreased by 5.0% to SEK 11,675 million (12,294) · For continuing operations, i.e. excluding divested operations, the underlying operating profitincreased by 3.0% · Profit for the period (after tax) rose 92.4% to SEK 13,855 million (7,203) "During the quarter we successfully concluded our