This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act and
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm's rules regarding public offers on the stock market.
This press release may not be distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into,
the United States of America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, South
Africa or Japan. The Offer is not being made to (and acceptances will not be
accepted from) persons in those countries or elsewhere where their participation
requires further offer documents, filings or other measures in addition to those
required by Swedish law.
Ratos has today made public a supplement to the previously published offer
document regarding the offer to the shareholders in HL Display to tender all
their outstanding shares in HL Display to Ratos. The supplement to the offer
document is available in a Swedish language version only.
The supplement to the offer document has been published following the statement
regarding the offer made by the Board of Directors of HL Displays on the 5 July
2010.
The supplement to the offer document is available at www.ratos.se, www.abgsc.se
and www.remium.se.
The acceptance period for the offer is expected to commence on 23 June 2010 and
end on 13 August 2010.
Stockholm 6 July 2010
Ratos AB
The Board of Directors
For further information, please contact:
Arne Karlsson, CEO Ratos, +46 8 700 17 00
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications and IR Ratos, +46 733 80 22 63
Financial calendar from Ratos:
Interim Report January - June 2010 20 August 2010
Interim Report January - September 2010 4 November 2010
Ratos is a listed private equity company. The business concept is to maximise
shareholder value over time by investing in, developing and divesting primarily
unlisted companies. Ratos offers investors a unique investment opportunity.
Ratos's equity is approximately SEK 15 billion and has a market capitalisation
of approximately SEK 32 billion. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries,
Anticimex, Arcus Gruppen, Bisnode, Camfil, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, GS-Hydro,
Hafa Bathroom Group, Haglöfs, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, Lindab, MCC, Medisize,
SB Seating, Superfos and Other holdings.
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