Interim report for the period, January 1 - June 30, 2011


Second quarter, April 1 - June 30, 2011

  * Consolidated net sales amounted to SEK 654 M (684), a decrease of 4.4%
    compared with the same period in 2010.
  * Operating profit in the Group amounted to SEK 79 M (-227). Profit before tax
    was SEK 75 M (-238).
  * Profit for the period amounted to SEK 75 M (-227). Earnings per share
    attributable to owners of the parent amounted to SEK 0.60 (-1.28) before and
    after dilution.
  * The ICA Group's net sales increased by 5.3% compared with the previous year.
    Operating profit increased to SEK 738 M (646), an increase of 14.4%.

Period January 1 - June 30, 2011

  * Consolidated net sales amounted to SEK 1,233 M (1,331), a decrease of 7.4%
    compared with the same period in 2010.
  * Operating profit in the Group was SEK 60 M (-231). Profit before tax
    amounted to SEK 44 M (-220).
  * Profit for the period amounted to SEK 57 M (-178). Earnings per share
    attributable to owners of the parent amounted to SEK 0.62 (-0.80) before and
    after dilution.
  * The ICA Group's net sales increased by 0.8%. Operating profit decreased to
    SEK 1,228 M (1,266), a decrease of 3.0%.


Significant events after the end of the period

  * ICA AB has decided to initiate a sales process for the company's ICA Maxi
    stores in the Norwegian market.

For further information, please contact:

CEO                                        CFO
Claes-Göran Sylvén                                        Göran
Blomberg
Tel +46 8 55 33 99 64                                        Tel
+46 8 55 33 99 99
cgs@hakoninvest.se
goran.blomberg@hakoninvest.se

Head of IR
Cecilia Lannebo
tel +46 8 55 33 99 55
cecilia.lannebo@hakoninvest.se

The information is such that Hakon Invest must disclose pursuant to the Swedish
Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication at 08.00 CET on August 17, 2011.



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