Interim Report January - March 2013

First Quarter 2013

• Net sales increased by 4 per cent to 586.3 MEUR (565.8)
• Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure, net sales increased by 4 per cent for the Group and 5 per cent in the core business, Measurement Technologies (MT)
• Operating earnings (EBIT1) amounted to 121.0 MEUR (109.4)
• Earnings before taxes amounted to 111.6 MEUR (95.3)
• Net earnings increased by 17 per cent to 90.4 MEUR (77.1)
• Earnings per share increased by 14 per cent to 0.25 EUR (0.22)

The interim report for the first quarter 2013 will be presented today at 15:00 CET at a telephone conference. For participation, please see instructions on the Hexagon website.