Investor: Year-End Report 2015

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Highlights during the fourth quarter

• Net asset value amounted to SEK 271,801 m. (SEK 357 per share) on December 31, 2015, an increase of SEK 14,281 m. (SEK 19 per share) during the quarter, corresponding to a change of 6 percent. Over the past 20 years, annual average net asset value growth, with dividend added back, has been 13 percent.
• Additional shares were acquired in ABB for a total SEK 2.1 bn. Investor’s ownership reached 10.0 percent of the capital and votes.
• Net cash flow from EQT amounted to SEK 0.8 bn. The value of Investor’s EQT investments increased by 12 percent in constant currency.
• Mölnlycke Health Care made a EUR 425 m. capital distribution to Patricia Industries.
• Patricia Industries’ acquisition of BraunAbility was completed on October 30, 2015. · The Board of Directors proposes a dividend per share of SEK 10.00 (9.00).

Financial information 2015

• Consolidated net profit for the year, which includes unrealized change in value, was SEK 17,434 m. (SEK 22.89 basic earnings per share), compared to SEK 50,688 m. (SEK 66.55 basic earnings per share) for 2014.
• Listed Core Investments contributed SEK 8,804 m. to net asset value (41,209).
• EQT contributed SEK 3,995 m. to net asset value (4,364).
• Patricia Industries contributed SEK 4,855 m. to net asset value (6,214).
• Leverage (net debt/total assets) was 5.5 percent as of December 31, 2015 (7.3).
• Consolidated net sales for the year was SEK 25,365 m. (21,200).

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