Stable first quarter results despite challenging marketconditions
Vattenfall reports a stable underlying first quarter 2013 operating profit despitechallenging market conditions. Increased electricity generation and high nuclear poweravailability contributed to the result. Vattenfall continues to improve operationalefficiency.• Net sales rose 1.4% to SEK 49,659 million (48,994). • The underlying operating profit was stable and amounted to SEK 11,625 million (11,629). • Profit for the period (after tax) was SEK 6,195 million. The 2012 first quarter profit included a capitalgain of approximately SEK 8.1 billion due to the sale of Vattenfall’s