Year-end report January 1 - December 31, 2006

Year-end report  January 1 - December 31, 2006

•  Profit after taxes amounted to SEK 350.5 m (2005: 454.5)

•  Capital gains on the divestment of shares in portfolio companies totaled SEK 187.6 m (376.4)

•  Earnings per share, amounted to SEK 5.29 (7.52)

•  Cash flow during the year amounted to SEK 118.9 m (23.4)

•  The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 0.30 (0.20) per share and an extra dividend of SEK 0.20 (0)



Telephone conference today at 2:00 p.m.

A telephone conference in Swedish will be held today at 2:00 p.m. with Company President Patrik Tigerschiöld and Financial Manager Jonas Alfredson. The event is open to journalists and capital-markets professionals. If interested, call +46 8-672 81 50 well in advance of the conference.



For further information, please contact:

Patrik Tigerschiöld, President,
Telephone +46-8-614 00 20

Jonas Alfredson, Financial Manager,
Telephone +46-8-614 00 29