Final results of SAS rights issue - oversubscribed by 24.2 percent

Final results of SAS rights issue - oversubscribed by 24.2 percent

According to the final results of SAS AB's (“SAS”) rights issue, for which the
subscription period ended 6 April 2009, 2,293,533,321 shares, corresponding to
99.6 percent of the offered shares were subscribed for with subscription rights.
In addition, 566,900,561 shares were subscribed for without subscription rights,
corresponding to 24.6 percent of the offered shares. Of the shares subscribed
for without subscription rights, 9, 466,679 shares have been allocated to
subscribers based on the principles described in the prospectus published on 17
March 2009. Thus, the rights issue was oversubscribed by 24.2 percent and the
underwriting commitments did not need to be utilised. 

Through the rights issue SAS will receive proceeds of up to SEK 6,056,890,000
before transaction costs. 

As a result of the rights issue the share capital is expected to be increased by
SEK 5,757,500,000 to SEK 6,168,750,000 (after implementation of the share
capital reduction resolved by the Extraordinary General Meeting on 13 March 2009
in order to enable and facilitate the rights issue). The number of shares in the
company is expected to be increased by 2,303,000,000 shares to 2,467,500,000
shares. 

The final day for trading in the BTA 1 is expected to be 17 April 2009. Trading
in the new shares subscribed for with subscription rights on NASDAQ OMX
Stockholm, NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen and Oslo Børs is expected to commence on 20
April 2009. The first day of trading in the BTA 2 is expected to be 21 April
2009 and the final day of trading in the BTA 2 is expected to be 30 April 2009
on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and 1 May 2009 on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen. 

For further information, please contact
Sture Stølen, Head of SAS Group Investor Relations, +46 8 797 14 51
SAS Group Investor Relations


Disclaimer
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where the offer or sale of the Rights or Shares is not permitted.

These materials are not an offer for sale of securities in the United States. 
Securities may not be sold in the United States absent registration with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission or an exemption from
registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The issuer of
the securities does not intend to register any part of the offering in the
United States or to conduct a public offering of the Rights or the Shares in the
United States.
This document is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons
who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) investment professionals falling
within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (iii) high net worth companies, and other
persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a)
to (d) of the Order (all such persons in (i), (ii) and (iii) above together
being referred to as “relevant persons”).  The Rights and the Shares are only
available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or
otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant
persons.  Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this
document or any of its contents.

This document is an advertisement and is not a prospectus for the purposes of
Directive 2003/71/EC (such Directive, together with any applicable implementing
measures in the relevant home Member State under such Directive, the “Prospectus
Directive”).  A prospectus prepared pursuant to the Prospectus Directive will be
published, which, when published, can be obtained from the SAS Group. Investors
should not subscribe for any securities referred to in this document except on
the basis of information contained in the prospectus.

In any EEA Member State that has implemented the Prospective Directive, this
communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors
in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive.