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Year-end report 1 September 2016 - 31 August 2017

Significant earinings improvement for the full year Operating income was SEK 4 M (6) in the fourth quarter. Sales for comparable stores in Sweden were stable and clearly above the negative market trend during the quarter. Year-on-year profit in the quarter was affected by a slightly lower gross margin, increased investments in marketing and delayed deliveries in Polarn O. Pyret. Full year operating income increased to SEK 63 M (36).FOURTH QUARTER, 1 JUNE 2017 – 31 AUGUST 2017, IN SUMMARY · Sales for comparable stores in Sweden decreased by 0.2 percent during the quarter, above the

KappAhl Year End Report 16/17: Improved performance

“The 2016/2017 financial year was yet another step towards KappAhl’s financial targets – to achieve an operating margin of 10 per cent and a sales increase of 4 per cent over a business cycle.”                                        Read the CEO statement on the Year End Report.· Sales in the quarter were unchanged, SEK 1,248 (1,248) million compared with the fourth quarter of the previous year and they increased by 4.1 per cent to SEK 4,916 (4,724) million during the year. · The gross margin increased by 2.7 percentage points to 60.7 (58.0) per cent during the quarter and by 0.4

Skanska rehabilitates George Washington Bridge in New York City, USA, for USD 452M, about SEK 3.9 billion

Skanska has signed a contract with the Port Authority of New York and Jersey to rehabilitate and replace supporting structures and provide upgrades for the George Washington Bridge in New York City, USA. The contract is worth USD 452M, about SEK 3.9 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2017.Skanska will replace suspender ropes and protective sleeves, rehabilitate the main cables, install dehumidification systems for the main cables and their anchorages, and replace the main span sidewalks and upper level railings with fencing. The project also

Viking Line’s successful environmental campaign donates 40,000 euros to the Baltic Sea: four environmental organizations are recipients

Viking Line has donated 40,000 euros to environmental efforts to protect the Baltic Sea. The donation, given to four different environmental organizations, comes from the sale of plastic carrier bags on board Viking Line’s vessels. The plastic bags are made from recycled plastic, with part of the material coming from our own on-board recycling. Among the activities to be funded by the donation are information campaigns, environmental work and the maintenance of recycling centres and lavatories in the Baltic Sea archipelagos.Viking Line’s successful environmental campaign with plastic bags

RNB acquires the e-commerce player Frontmen.com

The retail group RNB is increasing its focus on the digital development and acquires Frontmen.com.RNB launched Man of a kind one year ago, an e-commerce destination with focus on exclusive men’s fashion. This as part of the group’s strategy to develop the digital sales channels. Frontmen.com, an established online player within men’s fashion, is now being acquired. Frontmen was founded in 2008 by the fashion profile Oscar Arrsjö whom together with Mats Ljungström, Erik Paulsson’s company Backahill, and the private equity firm Wellstreet owns this business through the company Fashionisland

Targovax announces one-year survival rate and safety data in the modified cohort of the TG01 trial in resected pancreatic cancer

Oslo, Norway, 11 October 2017: Targovax ASA ("Targovax" or "the Company"; OSE: TRVX), a clinical stage company focused on developing immuno-oncology therapies to target solid tumors, today announces one-year data on survival rate, immune activation and safety in the modified cohort of the TG01 trial in resected pancreatic cancer patients. The trial is an open label, phase I/II trial of TG01/GM-CSF in combination with gemcitabine as adjuvant therapy for treating patients with resected adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. The trial consists of two cohorts: the main cohort of 19 patients and a

Multiconsult ASA – Repurchase of own shares

On 11 October 2017, Multiconsult ASA ("Multiconsult") purchased 8 500 of its own shares at an average price of NOK 86.10 per share. The shares were purchased in accordance with the Company's share repurchase programme as announced on 22 September 2017. The shares were acquired on Oslo Børs.Following this transaction Multiconsult holds 62 545 of its own shares.       For further information, please contact: Investor relations:      Mirza Koristovic, Head of Investor Relations      Phone: +47 93 87 05 25      E-mail: ir@multiconsult.no Media:      Gaute Christensen, VP

Electric cars can become more eco-friendly through life cycle assessment

It is time to stop discussing whether electric cars are good or bad. Instead industry, authorities and policy-makers need to work together to make them as eco-friendly as possible. This is the view taken by Anders Nordelöf, a researcher at Chalmers University of Technology. In a recent thesis, he provides concrete advice and tools showing how life cycle assessment can assist in the development of electric cars. Electric cars have been criticised in recent times due to their energy-intensive manufacturing processes and because they are currently charged using electricity which is partly

SaltX wins Sweden’s largest energy prize by E.ON and Veckans Affärer

Nasdaq First North listed SaltX Technology has been awarded the Swedish energy prize,E-Prize, presented by leading European energy company E.ON and Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer. SaltX won the category “Renewable Energy” as well as the “People’s Award” receiving over 66% of the votes. The prize is presented to “Sweden’s smartest energy innovation”, according to the magazine.It is the ninth time that Veckans Affärer presents this award together with E.ON – one of Europe’s major energy company. "From the kitchen table to a common objective as giants like Google in the quest

Fiskars Wins Two 2018 Teachers’ Choice Awards for Kids Scissors

MADISON, Wis. – Fiskars , the World’s #1 Scissors Brand, recently won two of Learning® Magazine’s 2018 Teachers’ ChoiceSM Awards for the Classroom. Fiskars Color Change Student Scissors (7”) and Color Change Pointed-Tip Kids Scissors (5”) were selected as the very best in classroom-tested, teacher-recommended products. Learning® Magazine’s Teachers’ ChoiceSM Awards are one of the most recognized and prestigious awards in the educational market. This is the 24th annual program and marks the 13th year Fiskars has been named an award recipient. Each year, teachers

The perfect time for taking fantastic hiking photos

Detmold, October 2017The conditions of participating in the E1|R1 Photo Award are now online – Submissions are open from the 1st December 2017 Autumn stages nature in a fresh way and once again offers completely different, unique subject matter for photographs. The sun lies deeper in the sky and lets off a softer light. Trees and rocks cast longer shadows and the autumn mists produce breath-taking scenes in the valleys and across the fields. Now is the perfect time for taking fantastic photos out on the trail: the ideal conditions for setting out on a leg of the E1 European Long Distance

IAR Systems’ CTO shares his view of future embedded development at Arm TechCon

As part of IAR Systems two-day sponsored sessions at Arm TechCon 2017, the company’s CTO Petter Edman hosts the seminar Future-proof your development covering future embedded development and its challengesFoster City, California—October 11, 2017—IAR Systems® announces its seminar schedule for Arm TechCon 2017, at Santa Clara Convention Center, California, October 24-26, offering two full days of seminars including one session with the company’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Petter Edman. All the sessions are hosted in Mission City Ballroom M2, October 25-26, and the seminar with the CTO

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library completes first summer in landmark internship program

This summer Charlotte Mecklenburg Library joined 38 other libraries across the U.S. by serving as a pilot site for a new internship program intended to help attract young people to careers in librarianship. Through its Inclusive Internship Initiative (III) , the Public Library Association  (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), sponsored paid, mentored public library internships for 50 high school juniors and seniors from diverse backgrounds in 25 different U.S. states. With individual guidance from a mentor,

Special piece of UTA history returns to campus

The renovation of a historic Tarrant County home led to the discovery of a special slice of The University of Texas at Arlington’s past. Several broken pieces of a marble stone were discovered in a north Fort Worth home currently undergoing repairs. When the stones are pieced together, they are imprinted with the words “Carlisle Military Academy” and the year 1906. Carlisle Military Academy was one of the early names of the institution that would eventually become UTA. The marble is thought to be the original cornerstone of a new cadet barracks built at Carlisle Military Academy in

Addition of new products in Q4

In addition to previously communicated up-coming releases, the following released are planned for the fourth quarter: -          This is the Police, Nintendo Switch. -          De Blob 1, Playstation 4 and Xbox One. -          The Muscle Hustle, IOS and Android. -          Sniper vs Thieves, IOS and Android.Sniper vs Thieves was released with an external publisher at the end of the third quarter. The game will be updated with more content and features during the fourth quarter. For more information about the games and release dates, please visit http://www.thqnordic.com

Invitation to the presentation of Swedbank's interim report January – September 2017

Swedbank's interim report for January – September 2017 will be published on Tuesday 24 October at 07:00 a.m. (Swedish time). You are cordially invited to participate in the following events:Conference call for investors and analysts on 24 October at 08.30 a.m. (Swedish time)Birgitte Bonnesen (President and CEO), Anders Karlsson (CFO), Helo Meigas (CRO) and Gregori Karamouzis (Head of Investor Relations) will present the report. The conference call will be held in English and broadcast live on www.swedbank.com/ir, where a recording will be available following the call. To participate in

#17-955 Delisting of instruments issued by Commerzbank AG

After the end of today’s trading, 4 instruments issued by Commerzbank AG will be delisted from NDX Sweden.For more details see attached files. For further information concerning this NDX notice please contact: NDX Listing on +46 8 566 390 10 or at ndxlist@ngm.se Nordic Growth Market NGM AB About NDX Nordic derivatives Exchange (NDX) is a market for listing and trading of derivatives and other structured products. The market is operated by Nordic Growth Market (www.ngm.se), a regulated exchange under the supervision of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. NDX offers

#17-469 Delisting of Constant Leverage Certificates issued by Societe Generale Effekten GmbH

After the end of trading on Friday October 13, 2017, 27 instruments issued by Societe Generale Effekten GmbH will be terminated by the issuer and delisted from NDX Finland.For more details see attached files. For further information concerning this NDX notice please contact: NDX Listing on +46 8 566 390 10 or at ndxlist@ngm.se Nordic Growth Market NGM AB About NDX Nordic derivatives Exchange (NDX) is a market for listing and trading of derivatives and other structured products. The market is operated by Nordic Growth Market (www.ngm.se), a regulated exchange under the

High expectations as 23 managers started the 2017-2019 Gothenburg Executive MBA programme

On October 5, the Gothenburg Executive MBA programme 2017-2019 kicked off, with 23 highly motivated executives from both small and medium-sized companies, as well as multinational corporations. The Gothenburg Executive MBA programme is a 21-month part-time management programme in English. It is the only MBA programme in Sweden accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA). With its Nordic-Asian focus, the participants will acquire the knowledge and tools needed to handle growing business responsibilities in a globalized market. 21 months focused on leadership and corporate

#17-954 Delisting of Constant Leverage Certificates issued by Societe Generale Effekten GmbH

After the end of trading on Friday October 13,2017, 17 instruments issued by Societe Generale Effekten GmbH will be terminated by the issuer and delisted from NDX Sweden.For more details see attached files. For further information concerning this NDX notice please contact: NDX Listing on +46 8 566 390 10 or at ndxlist@ngm.se Nordic Growth Market NGM AB About NDX Nordic derivatives Exchange (NDX) is a market for listing and trading of derivatives and other structured products. The market is operated by Nordic Growth Market (www.ngm.se), a regulated exchange under the

Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic Series to Hartford, CT

Free youth baseball clinic to feature Mike Laga and other MLB AlumniColorado Springs, Colo. – Local youth will have an opportunity to play with their big league heroes at the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) Legends for Youth baseball clinic series on Saturday, October 14th, 2017. The free clinic features former Major League Baseball players who will teach baseball skills, drills and life lessons for approximately 200 local youth.   Players attending* include nine-year MLB veteran Mike Laga, as well as Pete Bergeron, Angel Echevarria, Dave Fleming and Matt

UTA researcher earns grant to develop gas sensor to detect lung cancer from breath

Cancer detectorCurrent methods of detecting lung cancer consist of imaging methods and invasive biopsies, which can be stressful and painful for patients. Yuze “Alice” Sun, an assistant professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a $199,999 grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to develop a non-invasive means to detect early stage lung cancer through biomarkers in a patient’s breath instead, saving the patient from needle biopsies and extended waits for a diagnosis. Sun plans to develop an

New store in Askim, Norway, now open

The new Clas Ohlson store in Askim opened earlier today with great customer offers and big interest from the local community. The store is Clas Ohlson's 82nd store in Norway and the Group’s 221st store.The new store is situated in the city centre of Askim, a fast growing town in Østfold county, popular with commuters working in Oslo. “It has been a great interest for our store in this community, and our customer service centre has been contacted by many curious customers longing for this store to open. We are therefore very happy to celebrate this day with our customers. The team in

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