Elanders AB : Year-end Report 2012

28 januari 2013 January-December * Net sales increased by 5 % totaling MSEK 1,924 (1,839). * Operating result increased to MSEK 119 (110) and was affected positively by one-off items of MSEK 15 (25) net. * Result before tax increased to MSEK 93 (80), which was an improvement of 41 % not including one-off items. * Net result amounted to MSEK 45 (60) or SEK 2.05 (3.09) per share. Included in the net result is a tax expense of MSEK -22 attributable to a reevaluation of deferred tax assets due to that the Swedish company tax rate has been lowered. * Operating cash flow amounted to MSEK 67 (93), of which acquisitions were MSEK -126 (-10). * In December Elanders made an important strategic acquisition in the USA of Midland Information Resources Company. * The Board proposes a dividend of SEK 0.60 (0.50) per share. The fourth quarter * Net sales were MSEK 527 (538). * The operating result amounted to MSEK 48 (57). The result included positive one-off items of MSEK 2 (25) net. Cleared of one-off items this was an improvement by 43 %. * The result before tax amounted to MSEK 41 (49). * The net result was MSEK 8 (37) or SEK 0.36 (1.92) per share. Included in the net result is a tax expense of MSEK -22 attributable to a reevaluation of deferred tax assets due to that the Swedish company tax rate has been lowered. * Operating cash flow totaled MSEK -20 (75), of which acquisitions were MSEK -126 (4). Further information can be found on Elanders' website www.elanders.com or via e- mail info@elanders.com. Questions concerning this report can be made to: Magnus Nilsson President and CEO Tel. +46 31 750 07 50 Andréas Wikner CFO Tel. +46 31 750 07 50 Elanders AB (publ) (Company ID 556008-1621) P.O. Box 137 SE-435 23  Mölnlycke, Sweden Phone +46 31 750 00 00 Elanders discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 12:45 p.m. on 28 January 2013. 2013-01-28 Elanders Press Release Q4 2012: http://hugin.info/1053/R/1673467/544839.pdf This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Elanders AB via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1673467]