Interim Report January - September 2010

Third quarter 2010

• Order intake increased by 21* per cent to 3,262 MSEK (2,757)
• Net sales increased by 23* per cent to 3,160 MSEK (2,629)
• Operating earnings increased by 52 per cent to 544 MSEK (359)
• Earnings before taxes increased by 53 per cent to 502 MSEK
• Net earnings increased by 53 per cent to 437 MSEK (286)
• Earnings per share increased by 52 per cent to 1.63 SEK (1.07)

*)Adjusted to fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure (organic growth).

The interim report will be presented today at 13:00 CET at a
telephone conference. For participation, please see instructions
at the Hexagon website.