Interim report Jan 1 - March 31 2002

5/6/2002 8:24 AM EST

Interim Report January 1st - March 31st, 2002


·The Group's Net sales increased by 50 %, to 1 689 MSEK (1 125)

·Operating earnings before amortisation of intangible assets, EBITA,
increased by 104 % to 110 MSEK (54)

·Earnings after financial items, adjusted for capital gains, rose by
58 % to 57 MSEK (36).

·The EBIT margin, adjusted for capital gains, was 5 % (4).

·Hexagon Metrology has acquired C E Johansson and strengthens
thereby it's leading position within the metrology industry.

·An Issue of new shares worth 425 MSEK with preferential rights for
the Hexagon shareholders is proposed.




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Ola Rollén, CEO, Hexagon AB, tel. no +46 (0) 8 - 601 26 20
Håkan Halén, CFO, Hexagon AB, tel. no +46 (0) 8 - 601 26 20

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Hexagon is a multinational engineering group with the long-term
ambition of positioning itself as number one or number two within
its strategic sectors. The operation is divided into three
business areas. The group's targets are to increase earnings per
share after tax by at least 15 per cent p.a., and achieve a
return on capital employed of more than 15 per cent over a
business cycle.