According to previously disclosed information Balder has completed an issue of 1,000,000 preference shares by way of set-off of claims. The issue of preference shares has resulted in a change in the number of shares and votes of Balder.

The total number of shares as of 31 January 2012 is 167,396,852 shares, of which 11,229,432 are Class A shares, 151,167,420 are Class B shares and 5,000,000 are preference shares. The total number of votes is 26,846,174, of which the Class A shares represent 11,229,432 votes, the Class B shares represent 15,116,742 votes and the preference shares represent 500 000 votes. As of 31　January 2012 Balder has 2,859,600 Class B treasury shares, which represent 285,960 votes.

The information herein constitutes an announcement of an increase of the number of shares and votes according to Chapter 4, Section 9, paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980). 

For further information, please contact:
CEO Erik Selin, tel. +46 706 074 790 or
Head of Finance Marcus Hansson, tel. +46 768 369 848 

Balder discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was released for publication on 31 January 2012 at 16.30.