Attendo’s report for the second quarter 2016: Substantial increase in new nursing homes

Attendo reports continued stable development of growth and earnings for the
second quarter of 2016. Attendo sees a great need for new nursing homes, and the
number of beds under construction has doubled through new building starts and
acquisitions.
Comments by Henrik Borelius, CEO:

“The quarter shows stable growth and good margin development mainly driven by
own operations.  Our long-term efforts to grow own units, both organically and
through acquisitions, have paid off and the quarter was the strongest ever in
terms of new beds under construction. In Finland the work with the SOTE reform
continues in a positive way. In Sweden the reporting on shortage of nursing home
beds continues which confirms the large need to expand capacity.

Own operations show continued strong growth, both organic and acquired. The
increase is mainly attributable to new own homes and improved occupancy in units
that were under start-up during the corresponding quarter last year. We continue
to invest in new own nursing homes and during the quarter three units were
opened, one in Sweden and two in Finland and the number of homes under
construction increased sharply. In Sweden and Finland combined, the construction
of 11 units began which will add 480 new beds.

Attendo is an attractive partner for entrepreneurs who want to divest their
operation. During the quarter, two new acquisitions were welcomed to Attendo
Finland and one within home care in Sweden. The acquisitions added 370 new beds
under construction, which together with Attendo’s own development of new units
resulted in 1,469 beds under construction at the end of the quarter. This is the
highest level ever in Attendo’s history. On the first of July this year, we
completed the acquisition of Samsa which will strengthen Attendo’s offering
within highly specialized care for people with disabilities.

In Outsourcing operations net sales declined compared to the second quarter 2015
due to ending of contracts. During the quarter, Attendo won new contracts with
estimated annual revenue of SEK 210m and lost contracts with estimated annual
revenue of SEK 20m.

Net sales in Staffing operations shows a stable development. Our earlier
assessment that both outsourcing and staffing will continue to be challenging
markets remains.

Attendo’s systematic quality work showed a continued stable development and
positive results during the quarter. Attendo’s vision empowering the individual
and our values are vital to us and therefore important to persistently
highlight. During the quarter, the annual values week was held with discussions
and activities out in the operations along with Attendo’s value coaches.

In Finland, a draft for new legislation related to the SOTE reform has been
presented regarding the regional authorities’ division, responsibilities and
financing. In addition, a proposal to new guidelines for private health centers’
service offering has been presented, these are in line with Attendo’s current
operations. We remain positive that the SOTE reform will mean greater freedom of
choice and improved opportunities for private providers to contribute to the
development.

The Swedish Municipal Workers' Union presented in early July a new report
showing that fewer 80 year old people are granted residency at nursing homes.
The report shows that both older people and relatives suffer when the need for
nursing homes is greater than the availability of beds, which also has become a
recurring theme in the media.

To summarize, Attendo showed good financial development during the first six
months and a quarter with record growth in number of new beds under
construction, giving great opportunities for continued growth.”

Summary of the second quarter 2016

  · Net sales increased by 4 percent to SEK 2,525m (2,421). Adjusted for
currency effects net sales increased by 5 percent. Adjusted for currency effects
and deconsolidation of subsidiary, net sales increased by 8 percent.

  · Operating profit (EBITA) increased by 20 percent to SEK 224m (186),
representing an operating margin of 8.9 percent (7.7).

  · Profit for the period amounted to SEK 146m (56), which represents a profit
margin of 5.8 percent (2.3) and earnings per share diluted of SEK 0.91 (0.35).

  · Operating cash flow amounted to SEK 157m (178).

Invitation to conference call

The report will be presented at a teleconference call on 28 July 2016 at 10.00am
CET. The conference is hosted by Attendo's CEO Henrik Borelius and CFO Tomas
Björksiöö. The presentation will be held in English.

To participate, please call in on one of the following numbers at least ten
minutes before the conference is scheduled to start:

SE:                +46 8 566 426 62
FI:                  +358 9 817 104 91
UK:                +44 20 30 08 98 07

You can follow the presentation and the conference on the following page:
https://wonderland.videosync.fi/2016-07-28-attendo-q2report

The quarterly report and other information material will be made public on:
www.attendo.com/investor-relations

Attendo AB
(publ)

For further information, please contact:

Ingalill Östman, Head of Investor Relations Attendo
Phone: +46 708 67 42 12
E-mail: ingalill.ostman@attendo.com

Stefan Svanström, Communications Director Attendo
Phone: +46 708 67 38 07
E-mail: stefan.svanstrom@attendo.com

The information above is such that Attendo AB is obliged to make public pursuant
to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The
information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact
person set out above, at 08.00 CEST on 28 July, 2016.

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Attendo - the leading care and healthcare company in the Nordics

Attendo is the leading private provider of publicly financed care and healthcare
services in the Nordic region. The company was founded in 1985 and was first to
provide outsourced care for older people in Sweden. In addition to care for
older people, Attendo provides care for people with disabilities, individuals
and families, and, in Finland, healthcare and dental care. Attendo has 19 000
employees and is locally anchored with over 500 operations in more than 200
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