Holmen: Interim report January-September 2013

Regulatory News:

Holmen (STO:HOLMB) (STO:HOLMA):

* Items affecting comparability are impairment losses and restructuring costs at Holmen Paper (Q1 2013: SEKm -140, Q4 2012: SEKm -193).

· Profit after tax for January–September 2013 was SEK 481 million (January–September 2012: 950).

· Earnings per share totalled SEK 5.7 (11.3).

· Return on equity was 3.1 per cent (6.4).

· Operating profit, excluding items affecting comparability, totalled SEK 871 million (1 442). The decline was attributable to a stronger Swedish krona, lower selling prices for printing paper and production disruptions at Iggesund Paperboard.

· Compared with the second quarter, operating profit rose by SEK 19 million to SEK 326 million. There was a significant increase in income from paperboard. Earnings for the second quarter included SEK +102 million from the establishment of a jointly-owned wind power company.

· The market situation for paperboard was good. Demand for printing paper continued to decline but the market balance for newsprint is good as a result of shutdowns. The market for sawn timber remained weak.

This is information that Holmen AB is obliged to disclose under the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was distributed to the media for publication at 13.05 CET on Thursday October 24, 2013. This is a translation of the Swedish interim report of Holmen Aktiebolag (publ.). In the event of inconsistency between the English and the Swedish versions, the Swedish version shall prevail.

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