Ratos: Telephone conference in connection with Year-end .

This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act, the Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules.

The Year-end report 2011 will be released on Thursday, 16 February around 8:30 a.m. (CET).

An interview with CEO Arne Karlsson's comments on the report will be available on www.ratos.se shortly thereafter.

At 10:00 a.m. a telephone conference will be held, telephone number +46 8 505 201 10. Presentation material is available at www.ratos.se as soon as the report is released.

The telephone conference will be recorded and available at www.ratos.se.

For further information:

Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications and IR, +46 8 700 17 20

Financial calendar from Ratos:

Ratos is a private equity conglomerate. The company's mission is to maximise shareholder value over time through the professional, active and responsible exercise of its ownership role in primarily medium to large unlisted Nordic companies. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus-Gruppen, Biolin Scientific, Bisnode, Contex, DIAB, Euromaint, Finnkino, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Lindab,

Mobile Climate Control, SB Seating and Stofa. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 27 billion.