STRONG CASH FLOW IN FIRST QUARTER

Net sales in the first quarter 2013 amounts to SEK 340.4 (379.4) million and
operating profit (EBIT) to SEK 34.4 (62.9) million, an operating margin of 10.1
percent. In April the Annual General Meeting approved a SEK 2.40 per share
dividend, totalling approximately SEK 127 million.
“The description of the market is much the same as when we rounded off 2012,
with longer decision-making processes and shorter planning periods,” says Lars
Stugemo, President and CEO of HiQ. “Although the market is more demanding, it
isn’t stagnating; it just means that we have to work smarter and better. We see
that as a worthy challenge.”

HiQ’s projects focus on simplifying people’s lives. During the start of 2013 HiQ
is signing framework agreements with Volvo Cars relating to e-learning, and with
Ascom Wireless Solutions, specialists in wireless communication in healthcare.
Together with Doro, HiQ is working on the challenge of simplifying technology
for seniors. HiQ also created the website and mobile application for the
European Athletics Indoor Championships. HiQ works in more than ten different
market segments, from media and entertainment to the automotive industry,
telecom and finance, to name but a few. IT’s emergence as a business-critical
part of all segments represents an exciting development, and opens up new
opportunities that did not exist just a few years ago.

“We’re looking forward to continuing to be a leading player in mobility,
digitisation and the Internet of Everything, where all devices are connected.
These are areas that we know inside out, areas that almost all operations can
benefit from developing and using, and areas in which we will continue to make a
contribution to our clients’ business – irrespective of the economic climate,”
Stugemo concludes.

HiQ’s President and CEO Lars Stugemo presents the first-quarter report today,
Tuesday 23 April at 09:00 CET, at HiQ’s head office (Regeringsgatan 20) in
Stockholm. The report can also be ordered by phone (+46 8 588 90 000) or
downloaded from www.hiq.se.
The information is such as HiQ is required to make public according to the
Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. This report
was released for publication at 07:30 CET on 23 April 2013.

For more information, please contact:
Lars Stugemo, President and CEO, HiQ. Ph. +46 8 588 90 000
Laura Manninen, acting Head of Communications, HiQ. Ph. +46 8 588 90 000 or
+46 734 48 13 17

HiQ simplifies and improves using hi-tech solutions within communications and
software development. The company is a leader in these areas and has the Nordic
region as its home market. HiQ employs more than 1,300 staff and has offices
both in the Nordic countries and in Russia. HiQ is listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Stockholm Mid Cap List. For more information, please visit www.hiq.se