First six months 2009 * Net sales for the first six months 2009 amounted to SEK 115.6 m (155.7), equal to a 26% decrease * Order intake during the first half year decreased with 28% to SEK 117.2 m (163.3) * Operating profit reached SEK 2.0 m (36.6), representing a 1.7 % (23.3) operating margin. For the last four quarters the operating margin amounted to 18.2 % * Operating result for the period was affected by a SEK 1.0 m cost for restructuring * Negative SEK - 10.0 m impact from currency hedging contracts realized in the first six months * Profit after taxes totalled SEK 0.1 m (23.3), and result per share amounted to - 0.01 Kr (2.15) - The market continued to weaken during the first six months of 2009, which affects HMS sales volumes. Adjustments to inventory levels made by our customers were larger and longer than we could previously foresee, at the same time as currency hedging contracts affected our result negatively. We continue to see an inflow of new customers i.e. Design Wins which supports us in our opinion that we in the long term will reach our financial targets, says Staffan Dahlström, CEO of HMS. Halmstad, July 14, 2009 Urban Jansson Nicolas Hassbjer Göran Sigfridsson Chairman of the Vice Chairman of the Board Board Henrik Johansson Ray Mauritsson Staffan Dahlström CEO Further information can be obtained from the CEO Staffan Dahlström on telephone +46-35-17 29 01 or the CFO Gunnar Högberg on telephone +46-35-17 29 95. See also http://investors.hms.se HMS Networks is a world-leading supplier of communication technology for industrial automation. Sales totalled SEK 317 million in 2008. Over 90% of these sales were to customers located outside Sweden. All development and the major portion of manufacturing are performed at the head office in Halmstad. Sales offices are located in Tokyo, Beijing, Karlsruhe, Chicago, Milan and Mulhouse. HMS has 155 employees and produces network interface cards and products to interconnect different networks under the trademark Anybus®. The network interface cards are embedded in automation equipment such as robots, control systems, motors and sensors. This allows subcomponents in machines to communicate with one another and with different networks in order to build more efficient and flexible manufacturing systems. In 2008 HMS was awarded to Sweden's best export company by H.M. the King of Sweden. HMS is listed on NASDAQ-OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm in the category Small Cap, Information Technology.