Year-end Report, January-December 2015

January-December 2015[1]

  · Net sales reached SEK 19,648 million (15,352), corresponding to an increase
of 28%, 21% at constant exchange rates, compared with the previous year.
  · EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items, was SEK 6,482 million (4,700),
corresponding to an increase of 38%, and a margin of 33.0% (30.6).
  · Non-recurring items had a SEK 698 million negative impact on earnings before
tax.
  · Profit after tax amounted to SEK 1.192 million (402).
  · Earnings per share reached SEK 3.22 (1.23)[2]. Excluding non-recurring
items, earnings per share totaled SEK 4.14 (3.64)[2].
  · Cash earnings per share amounted to SEK 8.47 (8.97)[2]. Excluding non
-recurring items cash earnings per share totaled SEK 11.41 (9.28)[2].
  · Proposed dividend per share: SEK 2.50 (2.50).

Fourth quarter 2015[1]

  · Net sales reached SEK 5,019 million (5,154), corresponding to a decrease of
3%, 5% at constant exchange rates compared with the previous year.
  · EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items, was SEK 1,626 million (1,754),
corresponding to a decrease of 7%, yielding a 32.4% margin (34.0).
  · Non-recurring items had a SEK 21 million negative impact on earnings before
tax.
  · Profit after tax amounted to SEK 411 million (-275).
  · Earnings per share reached SEK 1.08 (-0.92)[2]. Excluding non-recurring
items, earnings per share totaled SEK 1.11 (1.47)[2].
  · Cash earnings per share amounted to SEK 3.52 (2.86)[2]. Excluding non
-recurring items cash earnings per share totaled SEK 3.92 (3.07)[2].

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|2)      Recalculation of comparative figures to consider the bonus issue   |
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|Paula Treutiger, VP Corporate Communications & Sustainability,             |
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CEO statement

I am proud of what Meda and its employees have achieved in 2015. We have
successfully integrated our largest ever acquisition ahead of plan and achieved
more than the planned synergies for the year while at the same time continuing
to drive our day-to-day business forward in our respective markets. We have now
achieved a leading position in the European specialty pharma market with good
profitability and strong cash flow generation. For the full year 2015 sales
amounted to SEK 19.6 billion and EBITDA excluding non-recurring items was SEK
6.5 billion corresponding to an improved EBITDA margin of 33%. Free cash flow
excluding non-recurring items for the year was SEK 4.2 billion corresponding to
an increase of close to 40%.

As planned, we took measures in the fourth quarter to address issues in our
Italian business. The challenges we are facing in Italy include a Cx business
with potential to improve, unfavorable pricing conditions, and over the years
high inventories built up at the wholesale level. We have now reorganized the Cx
business so the sales force will have greater pharmacy reach in order to
increase demand at the pharmacy level. At the same time, we have reduced sales
to Italian wholesalers in order to improve the situation with wholesale stocks.
As a result of this we significantly reduced in receivables and improved cash
flow. Going forward our sales will be at more favorable pricing conditions. I
truly believe we are now on the right track with our business in Italy.

The strategic review of our manufacturing structure is progressing and during
the last quarter of the year we divested Euromed, a non-core manufacturing
operation. This was a step within our program targeting improved gross margin.

Our Western European business continues to be supported by our major products
such as Dymista, EpiPen and Elidel. Tambocor is still weighing on sales in
France but the impact is gradually levelling out. Adjusting for the situation in
Italy, Q4 sales in Western Europe increased slightly.

Our US business is still benefitting from strong performance by Felbatol, and
Dymista has also added to growth. However, several other products such as Soma,
Astelin and Astepro are still under pressure due to generic competition.

Emerging Markets showed solid performance with, Russia, the Middle East and
Greater China in particular showing positive development. In Emerging Markets,
the former Rottapharm products are important growth drivers for us.

Following completion of the Rottapharm integration, cash flow and the balance
sheet have strengthened and we are preparing for the next steps building a world
-leading specialty pharma company. Meda is well equipped and our organization is
ready to take on new growth opportunities.

In 2016, we will continue our journey. Our focus will be on further exploiting
our growth products, Emerging Markets franchises and other opportunities to
counter challenges faced by our base business.

Jörg-Thomas Dierks

Group President and CEO

The company’s auditors did not review this year-end report.

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