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Ratos (STO:RATOB) CEO ARNE KARLSSON COMMENTS ON THIS REPORT www.ratos.se TELEPHONE CONFERENCE 10.00 CET, tel no. +46 8 505 201 10
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* Profit before tax SEK 1,330m (2,948) * Earnings per share before dilution SEK 5.60 (15.15) * Continued good development in the holdings * Total return on Ratos shares -8% * Agreement for sale of Hägglunds Drives - exit gain approximately SEK 4,400m
Stockholm, 7 November 2008 Ratos AB (publ)
Arne Karlsson CEO
For further information, please contact: Arne Karlsson, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00 Emma Rheborg, Investor Relations Manager, +46 8 700 17 20
Financial calendar from Ratos:
Year-End Report 2008 19 February 2009 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
The full report including tables can be downloaded from the following link:
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