Interim report for AudioDev AB

Interim report for AudioDev AB

Press release 2008-07-15

·Net sales totalled SEK 59.7 million (68.3) 

·Profit/loss after financial items amounted to SEK -15.3 million (-27.0)

·Net profit/loss for the quarter totalled SEK -12.2 million (-19.3)

·Profit/loss per share, after dilution, was SEK -0.73 (-1.15) 

·The order backlog totalled SEK 26.9 million (11.1) at the end of the quarter

·The format war about optical media based on blue laser is over following Warner
Bros Entertainment's decision to use the BD blue laser format exclusively, and
Toshiba have since announced that they are phasing out the development and
production of the HD-DVD competing format.

·AudioDev secured several key orders for blue laser analyzers in the second
quarter with a total order value of around SEK 27.5 million. Several of these
orders are intended for continuous production.


AudioDev discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities
Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was
submitted for publication at 12.30 p.m. on July 15th 2008.


For more information, please contact:

Christer Sjöström, Chief Executive Officer, Tel: +46 40 690 49 00, +46 705 45 64
55
e-post: christer.sjostrom@audiodev.com

Anna Thelander, Chief Financial Officer, Tel: +46 40 690 49 42, Mobil: +46 709
694920, 
e-post: anna.thelander@audiodev.com



AudioDev is a world leading supplier of complete solutions for quality control
of optical media and of inspection systems for quality assuring the manufacture
of thin layers and films. The group's products for quality assurance and
production efficiency are marketed under the brands ETA™, CATS™ and GO!™. The
customer base includes companies involved in the manufacturing of optical media,
flat panel displays and other industrial applications where thin layers need to
be checked for quality with respect to colour determination, measuring thickness
and density. AudioDev has a complete offering that includes high precision
analyzers, analyzers for production control, extensive customer support,
training and TestCenters across the world. 

Net sales in 2007 were SEK 111.2 million, with the largest markets being in the
US, Asia and Europe. The head office is based in Malmö, Sweden AudioDev has been
listed on the OMX Nordiska Börs Stockholm exchange since September 2000.