Interim Report January - June 2007

A record strong second quarter 2007

• Order intake increased to 3 651 MSEK (3 573). Organic growth in order intake was 12 per cent.
• Net sales increased to 3 516 MSEK (3 377). Organic growth in net sales was 15 per cent.
• Earnings before tax increased by 28 per cent to 555 MSEK (434).
• Earnings after tax increased by 56 per cent to 511 MSEK (328).
• Earnings per share, before dilution, increased by 51 per cent to 1.92 SEK (1.27).
• Nine companies were acquired during the quarter in the machine control and geospatial information business segments of measurement technologies.
• The Hexagon share was split 3:1 with 13 June as record date.

A record strong first six months 2007

• Order intake increased to 7 431 MSEK (6 981). Organic growth in order intake was 15 per cent.
• Net sales increased to 7 015 MSEK (6 712). Organic growth in net sales was 13 per cent.
• Earnings before tax increased by 39 per cent to 1 051 MSEK (756).
• Earnings after tax increased by 60 per cent to 947 MSEK (591).
• Earnings per share, before dilution, increased by 47 per cent to 3.56 SEK (2.42).