Ongoing rights issue in RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS AB (publ) - supplementary prospectus is published

Supplementary prospectus

RNB has today published an addendum to the previously published
prospectus pertaining to the company's rights issue. The
supplementary prospectus contains the press release concerning the
Swedish Competition Authority's decision to request a review by the
Stockholm City Court of the sale of RNB's operations at NK in
Stockholm and NK in Gothenburg to Åhléns AB, as published on October
1, 2009.

The supplementary prospectus is available on RNB's website www.rnb.se
as well as on HQ Bank's website www.hq.se. To obtain the printed
supplementary prospectus, please telephone HQ Bank at +46-(0)8-700 00
99.

Right to withdraw subscription requests

Those  investors  who   before   publication  of  the   supplementary
prospectus have registered for  or in any  other manner consented  to
purchase or subscribe for securities covered by the rights issue  are
entitled to  withdraw  their  registration  or  consent  within  five
working days from  the publication of  the Supplementary  Prospectus,
i.e. until October 9th, 2009.   Such withdrawal must be submitted  in
writing to HQ Bank or, if the subscription registration was submitted
through a trustee, to  this trustee. The form  for withdrawal of  the
subscription registration  from directly  registered shareholders  is
available for downloading on RNB's website (www.rnb.se) and HQ Bank's
website (www.hq.se) or can  be ordered at  telephone +46 (0)8-700  00
99. Subscriptions  that are  not withdrawn  will remain  binding  and
those subscribers who wish to remain as subscribers need not take any
further action.



For further information, please contact:
Cecilia Lannebo, IR RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS
Tel: +46 (0)8-410 520 45, +46 (0)768-87 20 45, E-mail:
cecilia.lannebo@rnb.se


RNB is divided into two operational areas - Polarn O. Pyret and a
distribution platform for
national and international brands. Polarn O. Pyret is a brand that
focuses on baby and
children's wear. The distribution platform comprises two primary
areas, Department Stores
and Store concept. The Department Stores operation is conducted
through stores at NK,
Steen & Ström, Illum and Kosta Outlet. The Store concept comprises
JC, Brothers and
Sisters.