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Börje Ekholm takes office as President and CEO

· As previously announced on October 26 2016, Börje Ekholm assumes today the position as President and CEO of Ericsson · Jan Frykhammar remains a member of the Executive Leadership Team and is, effective today, appointed Executive Vice President and Advisor to the CEO · Magnus Mandersson remains Executive Vice President, Advisor to the CEO and a member of the Executive Leadership Team · Carl Mellander remains acting Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive Leadership Team Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced that in connection with Börje Ekholm today assuming the

TargetEveryOne shows positive EBITDA for the fourth quarter

The Year Ending report for TargetEveryOne will be published on February 17, 2017. Due to strong growth in the fourth quarter, the preliminary result at the EBITDA level is estimated to amount to about SEK 1 million. Management has during 2016 been working to integrate the operations of the acquired entities and to highlight synergies. The initial assessment was that this will affect earnings in 2017. "We can now see that the fourth quarter of 2016 is reflecting strong organic growth," says Bjorn Forslund CEO. "Sales from both the traditional SMS business and from the new 1 to 1

Selvaag Bolig ASA: Purchase of treasury shares

Selvaag Bolig ASA purchased 40 578 treasury shares on 13 January 2017. The shares were purchased at an average price of NOK 39.85. The shares were purchased for the company's share programmes for employees. After the transaction, Selvaag Bolig owns 869 823 treasury shares. Further information fromSverre Molvik, CFO, Selvaag Bolig ASATelephone: +47 401 00 585, e-mail: smo@selvaagbolig.no Selvaag Bolig ASA is a residential property developer controlling the entire value chain from acquisition of land to sale of homes. The company has several thousand homes under development at

SKF invests in roller manufacturing in China

Gothenburg, 16 January, 2017 SKF is investing SEK 70 million in developing roller manufacturing capabilities in Dalian, China. The investment will improve utilisation of the Group’s global manufacturing capacity and strengthen SKF’s service capabilities in China. Patrick Tong, President, Industrial Sales Asia, says: “Developing our roller manufacturing capabilities in China is a strategically important step. It allows us to better utilise our existing manufacturing footprint and strengthens our position on the Chinese market, through improved lead-times and customer responsiveness.”

Fazer donates additional 100,000 euros to Hanken

Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland has received a donation of 100,000 euros from Fazer Group to the ongoing fundraising campaign HANKEN RETURNS. This is Fazer’s second donation to the campaign, which brings the donations to a total of 200,000 euros. With this donation, Fazer wants to support academic understanding in the field of economy and the development of research in Finland.“We are very thankful for this additional donation and the fact that Fazer once again shows confidence in Hanken. Hanken and Fazer have had a continuous collaboration for a long time, which illustrates

Serneke to build 73 apartments in Lund

Serneke has been commissioned by LKF, the municipal property company in Lund, to build 73 new rental apartments in Lund. The order is valued at approximately SEK 85 million.A great deal of construction is planned in Lund and LKF currently has more than 800 homes in production. Serneke is to produce 73 of these, with building permit planning to begin immediately. “I am pleased and proud that we at Serneke were awarded the project, strengthening the Group’s position in the Öresund region. This is proof that we have been able to meet the client’s desire to maximize living space through

Newly renovated hotel in the centre of Mariehamn

The first stage in the renewal of all hotel rooms in Hotel Park Alandia in central Mariehamn has begun. In the winter of 2017 Park Alandia will renovate 35 existing rooms in the hotel's newest part. At the same time nine new double rooms will be built in the former meeting rooms.In early April, the hotel will open up the 42 newly renovated Premium Rooms. The rooms have a completely new interiors with new furniture, lighting, textiles, flooring and tiles. -The renovation work in one half of the hotel and in the pub is proceeding with full speed. My husband Jesper Blomsterlund and I took

Presentation of Intrum Justitia AB’s results for January-December 2016

Intrum Justitia announces its’ year-end results for 2016 on January 26 2017 at 07.00 a.m. CET. The report will be presented in an audiocast at 09.00 a.m. CET the same day. Mikael Ericson, President & CEO and Erik Forsberg, CFO, will present the results and answer questions. The conference will be held in English. To listen in to the conference live, please dial +44 (0) 203 008 98 01 (UK)or +46 (0) 8 566 426 98 (SE). Live audio cast on www.intrum.com and www.financialhearings.com. For further information, please contact: Erik Forsberg, CFOTel: + 46 8 546 102 02

Esa Mäki appointed new Head of Nordic Waterproofing Finland

Mr. Esa Mäki is appointed Head of Nordic Waterproofing Finland, effective 1 April 2017. Mr. Mäki will be a member of the Nordic Waterproofing Group Management Team. He succeeds Mr. Jaakko Tuominen who is taking retirement after 28 successful years at Nordic Waterproofing Finland.“Jaakko has been an essential person in the formation of Nordic Waterproofing and for its successful development during 28 years”, commented Martin Ellis, CEO of Nordic Waterproofing Group. “We would like to thank Jaakko for the considerable efforts he devoted to the development of our Finnish business and for

GARO to deliver chargers to Swedavia

Following a procurement process for charging posts, Swedavia has chosen to contract Rexel Sverige AB to supply chargers for electric cars. Under the terms of the contract, Swedavia will invest in 500 – 600 chargers from GARO over the next three years. The LS4 chargers, which were recently launched in the market, will be able to communicate through cloud services for payment solutions and operational monitoring.Swedavia owns, operates and develops a network of ten Swedish airports, from Kiruna in the north to Malmö in the south. An important focus for the company is sustainable development,

Sales development in December 2016

The H&M group’s sales including VAT increased by 6 percent in local currencies in December 2016 compared to the same month last year. Converted into SEK, sales increased by 10 percent. The total number of stores amounted to 4,379 on 31 December 2016 compared to 3,957 on 31 December 2015. The Full-year Report, covering the period 1 December 2015 – 30 November 2016, will be published at 08.00 (CET) on 31 January 2017. Percentage sales development for the month of January will be published at 08.00 (CET) on 15 February 2017. Karl-Johan Persson, CEO

SKF invests further SEK 145 million in Schweinfurt production channels

Investments in Schweinfurt will modernize large-size bearing production, cut production lead times by 50% and improve competitivenessGothenburg, 16  January 2017 SKF is investing a further SEK 145 million in improving the competitiveness of its large-size bearing production in Schweinfurt, Germany.As part of the investment, a new, automatized hard machining channel will be installed. Combining this with the latest in connectivity solutions will allow for shorter resetting times and greater flexibility in production batch sizes. A new heat treatment process will also be implemented,

DDM provides business update in connection to the contemplated issue of a senior secured bond

DDM Holding AG (First North: DDM), a specialist investor in and manager of non-performing loans and distressed assets is publishing the following business update for the DDM Holding Group in connection to DDM Debt AB’s contemplated issue of a senior secured EUR bond and upcoming pre-marketing meetings.Net collections during Q4 2016 were in line with the previous quarter. Cash EBITDA for Q4 2016 decreased slightly compared to the previous quarter, due to a slight increase of non-recurring operating expenses. EBIT margin continues to be well above the guided financial target of

Brunswick Real Estate recruits Jon Lekander to strengthen the research team

Stockholm 16 January 2017:Jon Lekander joins Brunswick Real Estate as Director for the investment banking arm Leimdörfer. He will take on the responsibility for the group’s research efforts, with main focus on the Company Overview, where Leimdörfer for more than 20 years has tracked the stock market’s valuation of property assets held by listed real estate companies.Jon has extensive experience within real estate strategy, research and investments, in the Nordics as well as globally, most recently as responsible for Aberdeen’s global property multimanager business. Besides his

President and CEO Annika Falkengren to leave SEB by July 2017

After close to 30 years at SEB, of which 11 years as President and CEO, Annika Falkengren has informed the Board of Directors that she wishes to resign from SEB. The Board of Directors will now initiate the recruitment of a new President and CEO. "Annika Falkengren has with her longstanding commitment to SEB and its customers, her stellar leadership  and her deep industry knowledge, shown that people matter. She successfully navigated SEB through the global financial crisis and set a clear strategy forward on which she and the whole SEB team relentlessly has delivered. She leaves a

President and CEO Annika Falkengren to leave SEB by July 2017

After close to 30 years at SEB, of which 11 years as President and CEO, Annika Falkengren has informed the Board of Directors that she wishes to resign from SEB. The Board of Directors will now initiate the recruitment of a new President and CEO. "Annika Falkengren has with her longstanding commitment to SEB and its customers, her stellar leadership  and her deep industry knowledge, shown that people matter. She successfully navigated SEB through the global financial crisis and set a clear strategy forward on which she and the whole SEB team relentlessly has delivered. She leaves a

Benzodiazepines and related drugs increase stroke risk among persons with Alzheimer’s disease

The use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like drugs was associated with a 20 per cent increased risk of stroke among persons with Alzheimer’s disease, shows a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. Benzodiazepines were associated with a similar risk of stroke as benzodiazepine-like drugs. The use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like drugs was associated with an increased risk of any stroke and ischemic stroke, whereas the association with hemorrhagic stroke was not significant. However, due to the small number of hemorrhagic stroke events in the study population,

Rovio opens new game studio in London

Growing UK-based team to focus on MMO games with new IPLondon calling! Rovio is expanding its in-house studio capacity with a new London-based team that will focus on massively multiplayer online games, or MMOs, with new IP beyond the Angry Birds universe. "Our business is profitably growing and London is the most logical place for us to found a new studio that will complement our overall global mix of internal and external developers. London is also a fantastically diverse talent magnet.” says Antti Viitanen, SVP Studios.  “We believe that the best game experiences are those that you

Aker BP experiences strong growth

Aker BP ASA (“AKER BP”) increases reserves and maintains very good results in exploration, drilling and wells, projects and production. The company has a strong cash flow outlook and its robust balance sheet means freedom to manoeuvre. "We are positioned for further growth," says Aker BP CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik.In 2016, Aker BP's production was 118,200 barrels of oil equivalents per day (boepd), about 80 per cent oil and 20 per cent gas. 2017 production is expected to increase to between 128,000 and 135,000 boepd, with an average production cost of 11 USD/boe. With the current portfolio,

Getinge Group to exhibit complete product portfolio at Arab Health.

Getinge Group, a leading global provider of innovative medical technology, announce today its continuous commitment to Arab Health, the largest healthcare exhibition and educational platform in the Middle East & Africa. It is anticipated that over 130,000 healthcare professionals from 160 countries will attend Arab Health 2017 (January 30th – February 2nd) and as Platinum Sponsors, this congress provides Getinge with the opportunity to not only share new technologies with customers but more importantly, bring together healthcare professionals and industry to discuss challenges in the

Sea Shepherd Catches Japanese Poaching Fleet with Dead Whale in Australian Sanctuary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2017 Sea Shepherd Catches Japanese Poaching Fleet with Dead Whale in Australian Sanctuary After five weeks of patrolling the Southern Ocean, Sea Shepherd has located the Japanese whale poachers’ factory whaling vessel in the Australian Whale Sanctuary with a dead minke whale on its flensing deck, the first to be documented since the International Court of Justice ruled against their whaling operations in the Antarctic in 2014. The Nisshin Maru was spotted by the helicopter of Sea Shepherd’s MY Steve Irwin at 12:34AM GMT (11:34AM AEDT) at a

Correction*: Key information rights issue Hiddn Solutions ASA

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice from Hiddn Solutions ASA on 23 December 2016 regarding key information of a NOK 20 - NOK 60 million rights issue. Below follows updated key information for the rights issue. Date on which the terms and conditions of the preferential rights issue were announced: 23 December 2016 Last day including right: 24 January 2017 Ex-date: 25 January 2017 Record Date: 26 January 2017 Date of approval: 13 January 2017 Maximum number of new shares: Up to 60,000,000 (up to *75,000,000 in the event the rights issue is fully subscribed and the

New release date for Stellaris on Tencent’s Platform

Space strategy game to launch in Chinese-language markets in Q1, 2017.As previously communicated, Paradox Interactive has entered into a partnership with Tencent, a leading provider of Internet value-added services in China, to bring its games to Chinese language markets via Tencent’s platform. Stellaris will be launched before the end of Q1 2017. We are working together with Tencent to ensure the game content and experience live up to the high quality standards expected by our users and we look forward to bringing Stellaris to a larger audience of Chinese fans. For more information

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind wins record order for 450 MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 project in Germany

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received a 450 MW order from DONG Energy for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 project in Germany. The order for V164-8.0 MW turbines includes a five-year full-scope service contract with an availability guarantee, ensuring optimised performance of the wind power plant with maximum power output. The V164-8.0 MW turbines - rated with a capacity of 8 MW – will utilise MAX Power from the MVOW MAX Performance™ portfolio to be able to deliver a maximum output of 8.3 MW, further increasing the value for the customer. For additional details, please refer to the MHI Vestas

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