Chief Executive´s comments

Record high first quarter results and again strong growth in Food Ingredients

Operating profit for the first quarter of 2012 reached SEK 220 million (204), an improvement of 8 percent compared with the corresponding quarter in 2011.

Business Area operating profit:

• Food Ingredients reached a record high first quarter of SEK 137 million (104), an improvement of 32 percent.
• Chocolate & Confectionery Fats was stable at SEK 81 million (81).
• Technical Products & Feed had another challenging quarter but reached SEK 25 million (39).

Operating profit per kilo continued to improve, from SEK 0.59 to SEK 0.60 due to a higher proportion of value added products.

We also recorded, as predicted, a record high first quarter cash flow of SEK 384 million.

Earnings per share increased, from SEK 3.38 to SEK 3.43 despite higher interest costs.

Sales amounted to SEK 4,222 million (3,843) in the first quarter.

Investor Relations contact:

Arne Frank, President and CEO
Phone: + 46 40 627 83 00

Anders Byström, Chief Financial Officer
Phone: + 46 40 627 83 00

Fredrik Nilsson, Head of Investor Relations
Phone: + 46 40 627 83 34
Mobile: + 46 708 95 22 21
E-Mail: fredrik.nilsson@aak.com

The information is that which AarhusKarlshamn AB (publ) is obliged to publish under the provisions of the Stock Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the Trading in Financial Instruments Act. The information was released to the media for publication on 3 May 2012 at 11.00 am CET.

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