• Operating profit for January-June 2025 amounted to SEK 1 794 million (January-June 2024: 1 927), corresponding to an operating margin of 16 per cent (17). Earnings from Board and Paper increased despite a maintenance shutdown at the paperboard mill in Workington, while earnings from Renewable Energy decreased due to very low electricity prices in northern Sweden.
• Compared with the first quarter, operating profit for the second quarter decreased by SEK 181 million to SEK 807 million as a result of maintenance shutdown in Workington.
• Profit after tax for January-June amounted to SEK 1 354 million (1 487), which corresponds to earnings per share of SEK 8.6 (9.3).
• In January-June, own shares were bought back for SEK 862 million, equal to 1.3 per cent of the total num-ber of shares. 
• In the second quarter, a dividend of SEK 1 888 million was paid.

For further information please contact: 
Henrik Sjölund, President and CEO, tel. +46 8 666 21 05
Stefan Loréhn, CFO, tel. +46 8 666 21 22
Stina Sandell, Senior Vice President Sustainability and Communications, tel. +46 73 986 51 12 

This is information that Holmen AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 07.30 CEST on Thursday, 14 August 2025.