Holmen’s Interim Report January–March 2015

Regulatory News:

Holmen (STO:HOLMB) (STO:HOLMA)

· Operating profit for January–March 2015 was SEK 396 million (January–March 2014: SEK 389 million). Profit was positively affected by increased sales of paperboard and reduced production costs, while major planned maintenance and rebuilding shutdowns had a negative impact of SEK 130 million. Price decreases for printing paper and sawn timber were offset by a weaker Swedish krona.

· Compared with the fourth quarter, operating profit decreased by SEK 76 million, excluding the previous quarter’s item affecting comparability. The decrease was due to maintenance and rebuilding shutdowns, which was partly offset by improved profit for forest and energy.

· Profit after tax amounted to SEK 298 million (276), which corresponds to earnings per share of SEK 3.5 (3.3). Return on equity was 5.6 per cent (5.3).

This is information that Holmen AB is obliged to disclose under the Swedish Securities Market Act and the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on 8 May 2015 at 12.15 CET

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