NACKA STRAND, Sweden — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 10, 2016 — Regulatory News:

Hexagon AB (STO: HEXAB)

First quarter 2016

- Net sales increased by 3 per cent to 724.2 MEUR (705.1). Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure, net sales increased by 2 per cent

- Operating earnings (EBIT1) increased by 7 per cent to 160.5 MEUR (149.8)

- Earnings before taxes, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 155.3 MEUR (142.2)

- Net earnings, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 125.8 MEUR (113.8)

- Earnings per share, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 13 per cent to 0.35 EUR (0.31)

- Operating cash flow improved by 55 per cent to 101.1 MEUR (65.1)

Hexagon is a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications. Hexagon's solutions integrate sensors, software, domain knowledge and customer workflows into intelligent information ecosystems that deliver actionable information. They are used in a broad range of vital industries. Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has more than 16,000 employees in 46 countries and net sales of approximately 3.0bn EUR. Learn more at www.hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

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Hexagon AB
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