﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:25:24 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF PERGO AB (PUBL.)</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/annual-general-meeting-of-pergo-ab--publ-,c267928</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision163913</guid><description><![CDATA[The shareholders of Pergo AB (publ.) are hereby summoned to the Annual General Meeting to be held on April 27, 2007 at 13.00 CET, in the Stockholm Hall, World Trade Center, Kungsbron 1, Stockholm, Sweden.
Right to attend and notification
Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting must be recorded in the share register maintained by the Swedish Securities Register Centre ("VPC") on April 20, 2007, and must notify the Company of their intention to attend the Annual General Meeting no later than on April 23, 2007, 12.00 CET, either by phone: +46 (0)8 755 13 46, by fax: +46 (0)8]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:33:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE – REQUEST TO NAME ARBITRATOR</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/public-notice---request-to-name-arbitrator,c265502</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision163029</guid><description><![CDATA[Pfleiderer Sweden AB (“Pfleiderer”) has, through its public cash offer for all of Pergo’s shares from January 2007, attained a shareholding exceeding 96% of all of Pergo’s shares. Citing the fact that it has not been possible to reach an agreement with Pergo’s remaining shareholders regarding the tender of the remaining Pergo shares, Pfleiderer, on 6 March 2007, submitted a request to Pergo’s Board of Directors that the dispute be referred to arbitration in accordance with Chapter 22, Section 6 of the Swedish Companies Act. Pfleiderer has appointed Karl-Erik Danielsson as its arbitrator.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ROGER BUEHLER RESIGNS FROM PERGO’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/roger-buehler-resigns-from-pergo-s-board-of-directors,c265399</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision162986</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg – March 16, 2007. Pergo AB (publ.) (“Pergo”) (Nordic Exchange: PERG), a leading international flooring company, today announced that Roger Buehler has informed Pergo’s Board of Directors of his resignation as a Director of the Board of the Company with immediate effect, due to the fact that Pfleiderer Sweden AB now controls approximately 99% of Pergo’s shares.
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For further information, please visit www.pergo.com or contact:
Frida Rosenholm
General Counsel & Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +46 8 790 38 84
Matthew Hooper
Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 5010]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERGO’S SHARES TO BE DE-LISTED FROM STOCKHOLM STOCK EXCHANGE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-s-shares-to-be-de-listed-from-stockholm-stock-exchange,c264438</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision162672</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg – March 13, 2007. Pergo AB (publ.) (“Pergo”) (Nordic Exchange: PERG), a leading international flooring company, today announced that, following a request by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Stockholm Stock Exchange has decided to de-list Pergo’s shares, with the last day of trading set to be 30 March 2007.
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For further information, please visit www.pergo.com or contact:
Frida Rosenholm
General Counsel & Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +46 8 790 38 84
Matthew Hooper
Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 5010
Email: ir@pergo.com
Pergo is a leading international]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERGO ANNOUNCES APPLICATION FOR DELISTING OF SHARES AND NEW DATE FOR Q1 REPORT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-announces-application-for-delisting-of-shares-and-new-date-for-q1-report,c264112</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision162552</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg – March 9, 2007. Pergo AB (publ.) (“Pergo”) (Nordic Exchange: PERG), a leading international flooring company, today announced that the Board of Directors has decided to apply to the Stockholm Stock Exchange for the delisting of its shares, with the last trading date to be as soon as possible. This follows a request from Pfleiderer Sweden AB (“Pfleiderer”), which now owns 51,908,083 Pergo shares following the first settlement of its recommended public cash offer for Pergo’s issued and outstanding share capital. The holding is equivalent to 96.9% of Pergo’s shares and voting]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/financial-results-for-the-fourth-quarter-and-twelve-months-ended-december-31--2006,c260416</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision161221</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg - February 20, 2007. PERGO AB (publ) (“Pergo” or “the Company”) (Nordic Exchange: PERG), a leading international flooring company, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2006. Pergo’s consolidated accounts have been prepared according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union.
FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• Net sales of SEK 668 million (SEK 816 million)
• Gross profit of SEK 159 million (SEK 194 million) with gross profit margin of 23.7% (23.7%)
• Operating profit of SEK 28]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERGO SETTLES PATENT DISPUTES AND ENTERS INTO COOPERATION WITH VÄLINGE INNOVATION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-settles-patent-disputes-and-enters-into-cooperation-with-valinge-innovation,c257043</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision159870</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg – February 5, 2007. Pergo AB (“Pergo” or “the Company”) (PERG), a leading international flooring company, today announced that it has entered into a patent settlement and cooperation agreement with Välinge Innovation AB. The two parties have settled disputes relating to glueless flooring products by agreeing to cross-licensing of the parties' basic patents related to basic locking technology and new advanced locking systems, as well as a cooperation regarding technology development and utilization. The cooperation includes opportunities of licensing both parties' extensive patent]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERGO’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS CASH OFFER BY PFLEIDERER AG AND PROVIDES TRADING UPDATE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-s-board-of-directors-recommends-cash-offer-by-pfleiderer-ag-and-provides-trading-update,c253192</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision158393</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg – January 15, 2007. The Board of Directors of Pergo AB (“Pergo” or “the Company”) (PERG), a leading international flooring company, today announced that it has received a formal public cash offer (the “Offer”) for all of Pergo’s 53,569,685 shares. The Offer, which is being made to all Pergo shareholders, has been announced by MDAX-listed Pfleiderer AG through its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Pfleiderer Sweden AB, (“Pfleiderer”) which is one of Europe’s leading system providers for engineered wood products and melamine faced chipboard. Pergo is also providing a trading update]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERGO RECEIVES NON-BINDING CASH OFFER</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-receives-non-binding-cash-offer,c252997</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision158315</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg - January 12, 2007 - Pergo AB (“Pergo” or “the Company”) (PERG), the leading international flooring company, today announced that trading in its shares has been suspended on the Nordic Stock Exchange. Pergo also announces that it has received a non-binding cash offer for all of the Company's shares at a price of SEK 51 per share. This offer is expected to lead to a formal binding public offer for the Company. The identity of the bidder and terms of the offer are confidential, and will remain so until such time as a formal offer is announced.
For further information, please visit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:12:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERGO TO RECEIVE € 325,000 IN LEGAL SETTLEMENT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-to-receive---325-000-in-legal-settlement,c251185</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision157598</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg – January 2, 2007. Pergo AB ("Pergo") (PERG), a leading international flooring company, today announced that it has successfully settled the arbitration case initiated by the bankrupt estate of Witex AG against Pergo Holding BV in June 2004. The settlement also included any and all other outstanding disputes with Witex. The settlement requires a cash payment of EUR 325,000 to Pergo, as well as the transfer of the www.pergo.pl and www.pergo.com.pl internet domains, which were registered by Witex, to Pergo.
Frida Rosenholm, Vice President and General Counsel, commented: "We have now]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:11:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERGO EXPANDS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH SAM’S CLUB</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-expands-business-relationship-with-sam-s-club,c249092</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision156756</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg – December 18, 2006. Pergo AB (“Pergo” or “the Company”) (PERG), the leading international flooring company, today announced that it has entered into a supply agreement with Sam’s Club Mexico, making Pergo the sole supplier of laminate flooring and accessories. The agreement represents a significant expansion of Pergo’s and Sam’s Club commercial relationship.
Under the agreement Pergo will be the sole supplier of in-stock laminate flooring and accessories for all 77 Sam’s Clubs in Mexico, starting early 2007. Also starting in February 2007, Pergo will be conducting a major market]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FORMATION OF NOMINATION COMMITTEE AND DATE FOR 2007 AGM</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/formation-of-nomination-committee-and-date-for-2007-agm,c238885</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision152596</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg - October 27, 2006 - Pergo AB (“Pergo” or “the Company”) (PERG), the leading international flooring company, today announced that a Nomination Committee of major Pergo shareholders, has been convened in accordance with the resolution passed at the Company’s 2006 Annual General Meeting of shareholders. The Company also today announced that the 2007 Annual General Meeting of Pergo shareholders will be held on Friday April 27, 2007.
The Nomination Committee comprises Roger Buehler on behalf of Laxey Partners; David Marcus on behalf of M2 Capital Management; Carl Rosén on behalf of]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:33:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/financial-results-for-the-third-quarter-and-nine-months-ended-september-30--2006,c237985</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision152195</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg - October 25, 2006. PERGO AB (“Pergo” or “the Company”) (Nordiska börsen: PERG), the leading international flooring company, today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006. Pergo’s consolidated accounts have been prepared according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union.
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• Net sales of SEK 683 million (SEK 769 million)
• Gross profit of SEK 107 million (SEK 182 million) with gross profit margin of 15.7% (23.6%)
• Operating loss of SEK -39 million (]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CONFERENCE CALL TO PRESENT THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS RESULTS 2006</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/conference-call-to-present-third-quarter-and-nine-months-results-2006,c236787</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision151682</guid><description><![CDATA[WEDNESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2006
09:00 (EST) / 14:00 (UK) / 15:00 (CET)
Host: Tony Sturrus, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pergo, one of the world’s leading flooring companies, will publish its financial results for the third quarter and nine months of 2006 at 08:00 CET on Wednesday, 25 October 2006.
The Company will host a conference call at 15:00 CET.
To participate in the conference call, please register at:
http://www.sharedvalue.net/Pergo/2006Q3
The dial-in number to join the conference call will be available upon registration.
You may also register by filling in the attached]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERGO LOWERS 2006 EARNINGS GUIDANCE AND PROVIDES 2007 GUIDANCE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-lowers-2006-earnings-guidance-and-provides-2007-guidance,c235681</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision151226</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg, October 13, 2006 - PERGO AB (“Pergo” or “the Company”) (Nordiska Börsen: PERG), one of the world’s leading flooring companies, today announced revised earnings guidance for the full year 2006 and also provided earnings guidance for full year 2007. Pergo is lowering its 2006 guidance due to North American retail customers’ rescheduling of new product roll-outs and temporary changes to inventory commitments. The Company’s previous guidance was for year on year sales growth of at least 15%, an operating (EBIT) margin in the upper end of a 6-7% range, and a return on capital employed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2006</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/financial-results-for-the-second-quarter-and-six-months-ended-june-30--2006,c223696</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision146423</guid><description><![CDATA[Trelleborg, July 26, 2006 – PERGO AB (“Pergo” or “the Group”) (Stockholmsbörsen: PERG) today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2006. Pergo’s consolidated accounts have been prepared according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union. SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS • Net sales up 16% year on year to SEK 831 million (SEK 717 million) • Gross profit up 19% year on year to SEK 206 million (SEK 173 million) with gross profit margin of 25% (24%) • SEK 45 million positive swing in profitability to operating]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:01:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CONFERENCE CALL TO PRESENT SECOND QUARTER AND SIX MONTHS RESULTS 2006</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/conference-call-to-present-second-quarter-and-six-months-results-2006,c223387</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision146318</guid><description><![CDATA[WEDNESDAY, 26 JULY 2006 08:00 (EST) / 13:00 (UK) / 14:00 (CET)
Host: Tony Sturrus, President and Chief Executive Officer Pergo, one of the world’s leading flooring companies, will publish its financial results for the second quarter and six months of 2006 at 08:00 CET on Wednesday, 26 July 2006. The Company will host a conference call at 14:00 CET. To participate in the conference call, please dial: International: +44 (0)20 7365 1832 Sweden: +46 (0)8 5876 9445 US: +1 718 354 1157 A replay number will be available for 7 days after the conference call. To access the replay, please dial:]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Annual General Meeting in Pergo</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/annual-general-meeting-in-pergo,c208675</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision140264</guid><description><![CDATA[The Annual General Meeting resolved to adopt the Parent Company Income Statement and Balance Sheet as well as the Consolidated Income Statement and Balance Sheet. The Meeting resolved that no dividends shall be distributed for the financial year 2005. The Meeting discharged the members of the Board and the CEO from liability for the fiscal year 2005. The Meeting resolved that there shall be seven members of the Board. The current board members Bertil Villard, Roger Buehler, Theodor Dalenson, Jan Söderberg and Katarina Wendt Englund were re-elected. David Marcus and Henry Guy were elected]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:54:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Q1 Report for the period January 1 – March 31, 2006</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/q1-report-for-the-period-january-1---march-31--2006,c208444</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision140120</guid><description><![CDATA[(Figures in brackets (xx) correspond to the figures for the same period last year) Financial Highlights • Net sales for the period increased by 8% to SEK 768 million (713). • Net sales from the North American operations, accounting for approximately 63% of the company’s sales, increased by 10% to SEK 487 million (441). Net sales in the European operation increased by 4% to SEK 263 million (252). • The period’s operating profit improved by 83% to SEK 42 million (23). • The period’s operating profit margin improved to 5.5% from last year’s 3.2%. • The profit after tax for the period was SEK]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:44:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Annual General Meeting of PERGO AB (PUBL)</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/annual-general-meeting-of-pergo-ab--publ-,c202497</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision137705</guid><description><![CDATA[The shareholders in Pergo AB (publ) are hereby summoned to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday April 26, 2006 at 3.00 pm, in Carolinahallen, S:t Gertrud Konferens, Östergatan 7B, Malmö, Sweden. Right to attend and notification Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting must be recorded in the share register maintained by the Swedish Securities Register Centre ("VPC") on Thursday April 20, 2006, and must notify the company of their intention to attend the Annual General Meeting at the earliest on Tuesday March 28, 2006, and no later than on Thursday April 20,]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pergo and HW Industries announce settlement of arbitration</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-and-hw-industries-announce-settlement-of-arbitration,c199123</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision136315</guid><description><![CDATA[Pergo AB, Pergo Holding BV and HW Industries GmbH & Co. KG are pleased to announce that the arbitration between HW Industries and Pergo AB initiated during the first quarter 2005 has been settled on mutually beneficial terms. The now settled dispute stemmed from the termination in 2003 of the Share Purchase Agreement relating to the remaining shares in Witex AG, which is now in bankruptcy. The parties have agreed not to disclose the specific terms of the settlement, but have agreed to disclose that the net financial effect of the settlement will be an elimination of legal fees related to]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Year-End Report for the period January 1 – December 31, 2005</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/year-end-report-for-the-period-january-1---december-31--2005,c187202</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision125874</guid><description><![CDATA[Financial Highlights
(Figures in brackets (xx) correspond to the figures for the same period last year) • Net sales for the year were SEK 3,015 million (2,780). Net sales for the fourth quarter were SEK 816 million (682). • Net sales from the North American operations, accounting for approximately 61% of the company’s sales, increased to SEK 1,847 million (1,647). Net sales in the European operation increased to SEK 1,064 million (1,037). • The full year’s operating profit was SEK 174 million (-191). The fourth quarter’s operating profit was SEK 132 million (16). • Legal settlements]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Financial Hearings</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/financial-hearings,c186102</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision125434</guid><description><![CDATA[Monday, February 20, at 15.00 CET
PROGRAMME (ENG) CEO Tony Sturrus presents the Year-End Report for 2005. Moderator: David Andreasson, Kaupthing Bank Venue: Operaterrassen, Stockholm TELECONFERENCE – LIVE +46 8 5876 9445 (SWE) +44 20 7138 0813 (UK) +1 718 354 1157 (US) WEBCASTING – LIVE View the presentation live or afterwards on the web: www.pergo.com (under Investor Relations/ Presentations) www.financialhearings.com Please announce your participation to: Inger Lundgren, phone +46 410 36 31 57, e-mail inger.lundgren@pergo.com For further information please contact: VP General Counsel and]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pergo announces date for Year-End Report</title><link>http://news.cision.com/pergo/r/pergo-announces-date-for-year-end-report,c185383</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision125162</guid><description><![CDATA[Pergo today announces that the date for the Year-End Report for 2005 is set to February 20, 2006. The report will be sent out at about 8.30 a.m. Swedish time.
A live presentation will be held the same day at Operaterrassen in Stockholm, at 3.00 p.m. where Tony Sturrus, CEO of Pergo, will comment on the report. Details concerning the presentation will be sent out a few days in advance. For further information, please contact: CEO Tony Sturrus, phone +1 919 773 50 60 or +46 410 36 31 00, e-mail: tony.sturrus@pergo.com VP General Counsel and responsible for Investor Relations, Frida Rosenholm,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>