Interim report Q2 1 September 2008 - 28 February 2009

Interim report Q2  1 September 2008 - 28 February 2009

SECOND QUARTER
Net sales SEK 278 million (332)
Operating profit SEK -8 million (-9)
Operating profit excluding items affecting comparability* SEK -8 million (-9)
Operating margin neg (neg)
Operating margin excluding items affecting comparability* neg (neg)
Profit before tax SEK -7 million (-7)
Profit after tax SEK -5 million (-4)
Earnings per share, basic and diluted SEK -0.21 (-0.17)
* Mainly attributable to the demerger of Cloetta Fazer and to restructuring in
2007.

FIRST HALF YEAR
Net sales SEK 735 million (778)
Operating profit SEK 30 million (29)
Operating profit excluding items affecting comparability* SEK 25 million (51)
Operating margin 4.1% (3.7)
Operating margin excluding items affecting comparability* 3.4% (6.6)
Profit before tax SEK 32 million (32)
Profit after tax EK 32 million (22)
Earnings per share, basic and diluted SEK 1.33 (0.91)
* Mainly attributable to the demerger of Cloetta Fazer and to restructuring in
2007.

For additional information contact:
Managing Director Curt Petri, mobile +46 70-593 21 69 or Financial Director Kent
Sandin, mobile +46 70-582 77 95.

About Cloetta
Founded in 1862, Cloetta is the oldest and only major wholly Swedish
confectionery company in the Nordic region. The company's best known brands are
Kexchoklad, Center, Plopp, Polly, Tarragona, Guldnougat, Bridge, Juleskum,
Sportlunch and Extra Starka. Cloetta has two production units in Sweden, one in
Ljungsbro and one in Alingsås. For the period from 1 September 2007 to 31 August
2008, Cloetta reported pro forma net sales of approximately SEK 930 million. As
of 16 February 2009 Cloetta's class B shares are traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
www.cloetta.com