Ratos's new issue of preference shares fully subscribed

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The application period for Ratos's preference share issue has expired and the issue of SEK 1,452.5m has been fully subscribed.

Ratos's CEO Susanna Campbell: "There has been considerable interest in the preference shares from Ratos's existing shareholders, the general public in Sweden and institutional investors. We see good investment opportunities going forward and the positive reception for the preference share issue means we now have a flexible financing option, which we have sought in order to be able to make acquisitions at the best time from a value creation perspective."

On 27 May 2013 Ratos announced that its Board of Directors had resolved, based on the authorisation from the Annual General Meeting, to make a new issue of preference shares directed to the general public in Sweden and institutional investors. The offering comprised up to 830,000 Preference shares at a subscription price of SEK 1,750 per preference share. The total proceeds from Ratos's issue amounts to SEK 1,452.5m, before issue costs. In the offering, approximately 6,000 investors were allocated preference shares.

Settlement date is 19 June 2013 and estimated first day of trading in Ratos's preference shares (with ticker RATO PREF) on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm is 28 June 2013.

Record dates for payment of the next four dividends are 15 August 2013, 15 November 2013, 14 February 2014 and 15 May 2014 (provided the 2014 Annual General Meeting resolves to pay a dividend).

After the issue the total number of shares in Ratos will amount to 324,970,896, of which 84,637,060 Class A shares, 239,503,836 Class B shares and 830,000 preference shares.

For further information, please contact:
Susanna Campbell, CEO Ratos, [phone]
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications and IR, Ratos, [phone]

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The information in this press release is not an offer to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares or other securities in Ratos. Any invitation to the persons concerned to subscribe for Preference shares in Ratos is only made through the prospectus that Ratos made public and that was approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority on 28 May 2013.