CEO ARNE KARLSSON COMMENTS ON THIS REPORT AT www.ratos.se TELEPHONE CONFERENCE 10.00 CET, tel no. +46 8 505 201 10 * Profit before tax SEK 2,948m (1,683) * Earnings per share before dilution SEK 15.15 (7.17) * Continued strong underlying development in holdings * Five new holdings in portfolio - AH Industries, Contex, EuroMaint, HÅG/RH/RBM and MCC * Property sale within Arcus Gruppen - capital gain SEK 745m * Total return on Ratos shares +23% Stockholm, 9 November 2007 Ratos AB (publ) For further information, please contact: Arne Karlsson, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00 Emma Rheborg, IR Manager, +46 8 700 17 20 Ratos financial calendar: Year-end report 2007 21 February 2008 AGM 2008 9 April 2008 Interim report January - March 2008 8 May 2008 Interim report January - June 2008 22 August 2008 Interim report January - September 2008 7 November 2008 The full report including tables can be downloaded from the following link: