Stockholm, February 5, 2009 PRESS RELEASE YEAR-END REPORT 2008 • Profit after tax for 2008 amounted to KSEK 11,7. • Reported shareholders’ equity per share at the end of 2008 was SEK 38,47, of which cash and cash equivalents accounted for SEK 29,24. • NAXS made in March 2008 a commitment of MEUR 10 to FSN Capital III LP. • In April 2008, NAXS made a commitment of MEUR 20 to Nordic Capital Fund VII LP. • NAXS made in September 2008 a commitment of MNOK 40 to Herkules Private Equity Fund III LP. • As of the end of 2008, NAXS had made investment commitments totaling approximately KSEK 638, equivalent to 110 percent of the Company’s equity. • There has been a high degree of activity in the fund portfolio. At the end of 2008, 24 percent of the Company’s equity had been drawn by underlying funds, which had acquired over 25 portfolio companies.• As of December 31, 2008, cash and cash equivalents amounted to KSEK 439. During 2008, liquid assets were invested in interest-bearing instruments or held on interest-bearing bank accounts, in accordance with the Company’s policy. • As of the date of this Year-End Report, not all of the underlying funds had provided their reports relating to Q4 2008, and there thus may be a quarterly delay in the adjustments of some the valuations. Profit before tax, KSEK Investment commitments, KSEK Of which paid, KSEK Outstanding investment commitments, KSEK Cash and cash equivalents and current investments, KSEK Cash and cash equivalents per share, KSEK Equity per share, SEK Jan 1, 2008- Sep 18,2006Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 200719 021 2008 Dec 31 637 689 -139 162 498 526 438 544 29,24 38,47 7 843 2007Dec 31 268 340-40 657 227 683 543 90036,26 39,21 NAXS operates as a fund-of-funds with investments in Nordic buyout funds. The objective is to make the Nordic private equity market accessible for a broader range of investors, while offering liquidity through the Company’s publicly traded shares. Theinvestment strategy is oriented towards a selective but diversified fund portfolio. The Company’s Certified Advisor on First North is E. Öhman J:or Fondkommission AB.