HiQ International: Interim Report January – March 2015

INCREASED PROFITS AND RECORD REVENUES JANUARY – MARCH 2015

· Net sales total SEK 391.3 (348.6) million

· Operating profit (EBIT) of SEK 46.1 (36.1) million; operating margin of 11.8 per cent

· Pre-tax profit of SEK 45.9 (36.1) million

· Profit after tax of SEK 35.7 (27.8) million

· Earnings per share of SEK 0.67 (0.53)

· Cash flow from operations of SEK 26.1 (23.2) million

· Liquid assets of SEK 204.3 (227.1) million

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD

· Annual General Meeting decides on a shareholders dividend of SEK 2.60 per share, totalling SEK 138.2 million, through a split and mandatory redemption programme

· HiQ wins framework agreement with a global company within active safety in the automotive industry

· HiQ develops new communication platforms for the city of Västerås, public transport in Västmanland county and Nordic Green Energy

· Together with Tele2, HiQ wins the event award Gyllene Hjulet ("Golden wheel”) by simplifying for the people visiting Tele2 Arena

· HiQ is acknowledged as one of Sweden’s Career Companies

· HiQ contributes with technical know-how in the Ngulia project in Kenya, aiming to save the black rhino from extinction   

· HiQ launches a new issue of the acknowledged HiQ Magazine

  SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE END OF THE PERIOD

· HiQ signs a framework agreement with Kammarkollegiet (The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency) regarding system development

· HiQ streamlines and implements processes for quality assurance and test for Finnish insurance company Fennia

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Lars Stugemo, CEO and President of HiQ, tel. +46 (0)8-588 90 000

Peter H. Lindecrantz, Head of Corporate Communications, HiQ, tel. +46 (0)704-200 103

This information is such as HiQ is required to make public according to the Swedish Securities Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. This report was released for publication at 07:30 CET on 22 April 2015. HiQ helps to make the world a better place by making people’s lives simpler. We are the perfect partner for everyone eager to achieve results that make a difference in a digital world. Founded in 1995, HiQ currently has 1,400 specialists in four countries and is listed on the NASDAQ Stockholm MidCap List. For more information and inspiration, please visit www.hiq.se

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