Intrum Justitia Publishes Restated Historical Figures

As of 2010 Intrum Justitia will apply a new principle for the allocation of central costs to the geographical regions. In previous years, the costs for the Group Head Office were recharged to the regions only to the extent that they referred to Group-wide marketing and other services performed for the regions, but as of 2010 all Head Office costs will be allocated. The purpose is to increase awareness in the regions of central expenses and thereby increase efficiency in the Group.

Central expenses are allocated operationally in the internal reporting according to an allocation key based on each country’s revenues and relative purchasing power. The same principle will be applied in the interim reports as from the first quarter of 2010. Thereby the line item ”Central expense” will disappear in the schedules Operating earnings by region, and instead the reported earnings for each region will be charged with the region’s share of central expenses.

Today, Intrum Justitia publishes historical figures for each quarter of the years 2008–2009 where the operating earnings (EBIT) for each region have been restated according to the new principle. There is no impact on revenues per region, and likewise no impact on total operating earnings for the Group.

The figures are available on the Group’s website www.intrum.com under the tab Investors > Financial facts > Allocation of central expense.

Intrum Justitia is Europe’s leading Credit Management Services (CMS) group and offers services designed to measurably improve clients’ cash flows and long-term profitability. Intrum Justitia was founded in 1923, has around 3,400 employees in 22 markets and revenues of approximately SEK 4.1 billion in 2009. Intrum Justitia AB is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm since 2002. For further information, please visit www.intrum.com