Ratos's Annual Report 2008 in Swedish is now available on Ratos's website www.ratos.se. The Annual Report in English will be released between 16-20 March. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is to be held at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, 2 April 2009 in City Conference Centre, Barnhusgatan 12-14, Stockholm, Sweden. Information regarding the AGM and the Notice of the AGM is available at www.ratos.se. For further information: Emma Rheborg, IR Manager, +46 8 700 17 20 Financial calendar from Ratos: Annual General Meeting 2009 2 April 2009 Interim Report January - March 2009 7 May 2009 Interim Report January - June 2009 20 August 2009 Interim Report January - September 2009 5 November 2009 Ratos is a listed private equity company. The business concept is to maximise shareholder value over time by investing in, developing and divesting primarily unlisted companies. Ratos offers investors a unique investment opportunity. Ratos's equity is approximately SEK 16 billion and has a market capitalisation of approximately SEK 16 billion. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus Gruppen, Bisnode, Camfil, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, GS-Hydro, Haglöfs, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, Lindab, MCC, Medisize, Scandinavian Business Seating, Superfos and Other holdings.