Interim report January – March 2010

12 May 2010 08:00

STRONG FIRST QUARTER – PROFIT AFTER FINANCIAL ITEMS INCREASED 67 PER CENT

• Revenues increased 8 per cent to SEK 803 M (744). • EBIT increased 57 per cent to SEK 90 M (57) and the EBIT margin amounted to 11 per cent (8). • Profit after financial items increased 67 per cent to SEK 91 M (54). • Profit after tax increased 70 per cent to SEK 67 M (39). • Earnings per share before and after dilution amounted to SEK 2.08 (1.20). • Mekonomen Direkt was launched in Denmark and Norway. • Mekonomen was elected “Retail chain of the Year” by the Swedish Trade Federation and Dagens Handel newspaper at the Retail Awards 2010. • Strong growth in Sweden and Norway with 13 and 14 per cent increase, respectively, compared with the year-earlier period. This report has not been subject to review by the Company’s auditors. For further information, please contact: Håkan Lundstedt, President and CEO Mekonomen AB, Tel: +46 (0)8-464 00 00 Gunilla Spongh, CFO Mekonomen AB, Tel: +46 (0)8-464 00 00