East Capital Explorer AB - Net Asset Value SEK 83 per share

  * On 30 April 2012 the net asset value per share in East Capital Explorer
    amounted to EUR 9.27 (corresponding to SEK 83[i]). The total net asset value
    amounted to EUR 313m (corresponding to SEK 2.8bn)
  * The total net asset value (EUR) decreased by 2.6 percent compared to 31
    March 2012
  * In April, the AGM of East Capital Explorer AB approved the Board's proposal
    to pay a dividend to the shareholders of SEK 0.80 per share. The AGM also
    approved the Board's proposal to cancel the previously repurchased shares as
    well as a new repurchase mandate for the Board
  * As announced today in a separate press release, East Capital Explorer AB has
    decided to divest its holding in TEO LT. The transaction will be completed
    on 10 May, i.e. after the record date for the dividend decided upon at the
    TEO LT 2012 AGM, and East Capital Explorer will therefore also receive the
    dividend. In total, the divestment will result in an annualized pre-tax
    return of 17.4%
  * The value of cash, cash equivalents and other short term investments per
    share amounted to EUR 1.10 (SEK 10), corresponding to an aggregate of EUR
    37m (SEK 330m) of which EUR 24m (SEK 221m) were available for future
    investments
  * The closing price per share on 30 April 2012 was SEK 52.25 (corresponding to
    EUR 5.87)

Excluding shares held by the company following buy-backs since September 2011,
the number of shares outstanding in East Capital Explorer AB on 30 April 2012
was 33,709,706.

This report has not been subject to review by the company's auditors.

The full net asset value report with the portfolio as of 30 April 2012 is
included in the attached pdf-file.

Contact information:
Mia Jurke, CEO, East Capital Explorer, +46 8 505 885 32
Charlotte Åsberg, Investor Relations Manager, East Capital Explorer,
+46 8 505 885 94

Financial reporting calendar - East Capital Explorer:
  * Monthly Net Asset Value report on the fifth working day after the end of
    each month
  * Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2012, 7 August 2012
  * Interim Report 1 January - 30 September 2012, 9 November 2012


About East Capital Explorer - East Capital Explorer AB (publ) is a Swedish
company, created with the specific aim of bringing unique investment
opportunities in Eastern Europe to a broader investor base. The company invests
mainly in East Capital's special fund products but it also makes in direct
investments into private and public companies. East Capital Explorer targets
fast growing sectors such as Power Utilities, Financials, Retail and Consumer
Goods and Real Estate. East Capital Explorer has appointed East Capital to
manage its investment activities. East Capital Explorer is listed on NASDAQ OMX
Nordic Stockholm, Mid Cap.

This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act, the
Financial Instruments Trading Act and demands made in the exchange rules. It was
released for publication at 07:00 a.m. CET on 8 May 2012.


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[i] 1 EUR = 8.90 SEK on 30 April 2012. Source: Bloomberg

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East Capital Explorer AB - Net Asset Value SEK 83 per share on 30 April 2012

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