Interim report Q3, 1 September 2008 - 31 May 2009


Interim report Q3, 1 September 2008 - 31 May 2009

Third quarter (March - May 2009)

Net sales SEK 237 million (305)
Operating profit/loss SEK -8 million (3)
Operating profit excluding items
affecting comparability* SEK 2 million (3)
Operating margin neg (1.0)
Operating margin excluding items
affecting comparability* 0.8% (1,0)
Profit/loss before tax SEK -8 million (4)
Profit/loss after tax SEK -7 million (2)
Earnings per share, basic and diluted SEK -0.32 (0.09)
* Mainly attributable to the demerger of Cloetta Fazer.

Nine months (September 2008 - May 2009)

Net sales SEK 972 million (1,083)
Operating profit SEK 22 million (32)
Operating profit excluding items
affecting comparability* SEK 27 million (54)
Operating margin 2.3% (3.0)
Operating margin excluding items
affecting comparability* 2.8% (5.0)
Profit before tax SEK 24 million (36)
Profit after tax SEK 25 million (24)
Earnings per share, basic and diluted SEK 1.03 (1.01)
* Mainly attributable to the demerger of Cloetta Fazer and to restructuring in
2007.

For additional information contact:
Managing Director Curt Petri, mobile +46 70-593 21 69 or Financial Director Kent
Sandin, mobile +46 70-582 77 95.

About Cloetta
Founded in 1862, Cloetta is the oldest and only major wholly Swedish
confectionery company in the Nordic region. The company's best known brands are
Kexchoklad, Center, Plopp, Polly, Tarragona, Guldnougat, Bridge, Juleskum,
Sportlunch and Extra Starka. Cloetta has two production units in Sweden, one in
Ljungsbro and one in Alingsås. For the period from 1 September 2007 to 31 August
2008, Cloetta reported pro forma net sales of approximately SEK 930 million. As
of 16 February 2009 Cloetta's class B shares are traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
www.cloetta.com

Attachments

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