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Further information AstraZeneca

FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE MERGER BETWEEN ASTRA AND ZENECA The stock exchanges in Stockholm, London and New York have now approved the documentation regarding the merger between Astra and the British bioscience company Zeneca. The international prospectus will be made available at Astra AB, PR & Information, Södertälje, and at Enskilda Securities, Nybrokajen 5, Stockholm. In this connection, Astra will start distributing the prospectus. Between January 25 and March 18, 1999, Astra shareholders can exchange their shares in Astra for new shares in AstraZeneca, which will be one of the

Sifo Group and Guide Konsult form company

Sifo Group and Guide Konsult form company Sifo Group AB and Guide Konsult AB together are establishing a company to increase the benefit offered to their clients by delivering total IT solutions together with information and consulting services. - By combining Guide Konsult's technical expertise and system solutions with the Sifo Group's know-how in information and information services, the new company can support the work of both Guide Konsult and Sifo Group," says Robert Lundberg, Chief Executive Officer of Sifo Group and Göran Westling, Chief Executive Officer of Guide Konsult. The

Capital Markets Day

We have pleasure in inviting you to Skandia's Capital Markets Day on: Tuesday, 23 February 1999 at 2.00 p.m. at Brewers Hall, Aldermanbury Square, London EC2 Lars-Eric Petersson and other members of Skandia's Corporate Executive Management will comment on the year end results (due to be released on 18 February) and update you on the strategic outlook for Skandia's three business units: Long-Term Savings, Property & Casualty, and Asset Management. The event will be followed by a reception at 6 p.m. We hope you can attend and would be grateful if you could return the fax reply form below by

Ericsson wins groundbreaking GBP 270 million contract with BT

Ericsson wins groundbreaking GBP 270 million contract with BT - Integrates IP-capable ATM into AXE networks Ericsson has signed a groundbreaking contract with BT taking established AXE wireline networks into the next millennium. Ericsson's Next Generation networks efficiently integrate AXE, ATM and IP for use in BT's UK inter-city network. It will support a wide range of services, ranging from voice to datacom, including IP-based services. The contract also represents a breakthrough for Ericsson's ATM product line, including the scalable ATM switch, AXD 301. The contract is a frame

SCA receives FSC certificate - offers labelled timber products

SCA receives FSC certificate - offers labelled timber products In mid January SCA received the certificate that demonstrates that the company's two million hectares of forest land are managed according to the priniples and criteria established by FSC, Forest Stewardship Council. FSC demands forest management with great consideration for nature conservation, the sami population and local communities. - We are very pleased. The certificate confirms the high standard of our forest management, says Jerker Karlsson, President SCA Forest and Timber, the part of the SCA Group that manages its

New President of Lindex AS, Norway appointed

New President of Lindex AS, Norway appointed The Board of Directors of Lindex AS, Norway, today appointed Per-Martin Eng, Sales Director of Lindex AS, Sales Director/President of the company. Per-Martin Eng succeeds the company's current President, Leif Larsson who, as previously announced in a news release, has been appointed Executive Vice President with responsibility for Investor Relations in AB Lindex. As President of AB Lindex's wholly-owned subsidiary, Lindex AS, Per-Martin Eng will report direct to Anders Jansson, Head of Lindex International. During the Board Meeting, a decision

New President to Atle Mergers & Acquisitions

New President of Atle Mergers & Acquisitions Gustav Bard has been appointed new President of Atle Mergers & Acquisitions. He succeeds Arne Karlsson, who has become President of Ratos, and will join Atle on 1 April 1998. Gustav Bard, 35, is currently a Partner in the consulting firm, McKinsey & Company where he has been employed since 1989 after graduating in Business Administration at the Stockholm School of Economics. Lars Gårdö, President of Atle: In Gustav Bard we have a person who has acquired sound experience of work with strategic issues, business development and restructuring work in

SCA introduces new bonus program for senior executives

SCA introduces new bonus program for senior executives Effective 1 January 1999, SCA is introducing a new bonus program for senior management personnel within the Group. The scheme, which will cover about 60 persons at Group and business area level, replaces previous bonus programs which were largely based on return on capital employed. The bonus yield in the new scheme is governed primarily by the performance of the SCA share in relation to the stock market as a whole and comparable companies. The new bonus program comprises two parts: a long-term element (three-year earnings period)

Comment on Boliden

Comment on Boliden In reference to yesterday´s article in the Swedish financial daily, Dagens Industri, about Trelleborg´s holding in Boliden Ltd, Kjell Nilsson, President and CEO of Trelleborg AB, has made the following statement: Trelleborg remains supportive of Boliden and its business plan and has made no decision to divest its shareholding in the company. As previously announced, however, Trelleborg does not regard Boliden as a core asset. For further information, please contact Lars Olof Nilsson, Senior Vice President, Treasury, phone: +46 8 440 35 02 or mobile: +46 708 55 20 13, or

Pakenso to launch corrugated board production in Lithuania

PAKENSO TO LAUNCH CORRUGATED BOARD PRODUCTION IN LITHUANIA Pakenso Oy, a subsidiary of Stora Enso Oyj, is strengthening its position as the Baltic region's biggest corrugated board manufacturer by starting a corrugated board converting operation in Kaunas, Lithuania. The investment is worth around 4 million euros and production is due to start in summer this 2 year. The new production plant will have a capacity of 20 million m and will employ some 35 persons. The buildings purchased by Pakenso will allow full- scale corrugated board production to be started in the second phase of the

Financial Report 1998

Net Insight AB(publ) Financial report on full year operation 1998. Important events during the year Net loss before appropriations and tax for the financial year 1998 amounted to -50.9 MSEK. Liquidity in the form of cash and bank balance, amounted, as per December 31, 1998, to 28.4 MSEK The company participated for the first time, in June, at one of the major data and telecommunications exhibitions, SUPERCOMM '98, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Net Insight and Vasa Läns Telefon, in Vasa, Finland, started in November the first testbed with live traffic . Stokab, owner of fibre-optic networks in

Ericsson signs agreement with Internet pioneer Bunyip

Ericsson signs agreement with Internet pioneer Bunyip Ericsson has signed a software development agreement with Bunyip, a leading- edge developer of Internet tools and services, for the development of the Index search engine and two of the eight Internet access interfaces for Ericsson's Directory Access Gateway (DAG) product. "Ericsson is pleased to have secured Bunyip as an active partner in the continuous development of DAG," says Ulf Lesley, Director of Global Marketing, Ericsson Network Intelligence. "By partnering with Bunyip, we're able to reduce drastically the time-to-market of DAG."

Anders Lönner leaves Board of Directors of Meda

Anders Lönner leaves Board of Directors of Meda Anders Lönner has today left the Board of Directors of Meda AB, at his own request. For further information, please contact Göran Pettersson Managing Director Phone +46 31-701 28 01 or +46 70-445 03 01 Annette Johansson Public Relations Manager Phone +46 31-701 29 04 or +46 70-445 03 00 Meda develops profitable partnerships in the Nordic and Baltic areas in collaboration with international producers of pharmaceuticals, nutrition and medical device products. With our thorough knowledge and our expertise in marketing and sales, we offer benefits

New head of Pan European sales of corrugated

New head of AssiDomän Pan European sales of corrugated Siegfried Jacobi, who was previously Sales Director, Pan European Sales, Central Europe, has been appointed Managing Director - Pan European Sales, with effect from February 1st 1999. He will report to Hans Lindecrantz, President, AssiDomän Corrugated Board. David Thomas will be retiring from his previous position as Senior Vice President, AssiDomän Packaging, where he was responsible for European sales and marketing of corrugated packaging. The Pan European Sales Organisation provides dedicated service to meet the needs of Pan European

Scania invests in Australia

Scania invests in Australia - inaugurates new head office Wednesday saw Scania's inauguration of its new head office for importer operations in Australia. The new facility, located in Melbourne, represents an investment of 50 million kronor and becomes the headquarters for Scania's operations in the state of Victoria. "This investment marks our continued long-term focus on the Australian market," says Claes Torén, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Overseas." Scania's share of the truck market is approaching the 10-percent mark, while the company has been market-leader in the bus

Annual General Meeting of AB Lindex held on 19 January 1999

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF AB LINDEX HELD ON 19 JANUARY 1999 Dividend The Annual General Meeting confirmed the proposed dividend at SEK 3.50 (3.00) per share. Board of Directors and Auditors Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg, Gerhard H De Geer, Mats Jansson, Hans Johansson and Svein Ribe-Anderssen were re-elected Members of the Board of Directors. Tommy Persson, President and CEO of Länsförsäkringar Wasa AB was elected Board Member. It was noted that the employees of the Company - in accordance with the legislation regarding Board representation for the employees - had appointed Sif Edlundh and

Management information

Hans van den Berg resigns as Executive Vice President and CCO. Stays as Managing Director of Arnold André. On his own request Hans van den Berg, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Swedish Match, will leave his executive position with Swedish Match to concentrate full time on his other position as Managing Director of Arnold André, a Swedish Match partly owned German cigar company. Hans van den Berg has agreed to become a member of the Supervisory Board of Directors of Swedish Match Cigars B.V. For further information, please contact: Sven Hindrikes, Senior Vice

Haldex signs two new Letter of Intent regarding 4WD systems - plans enlarged production facility

PRESS RELEASE Haldex signs two new Letter of Intent regarding 4WD systems - plans enlarged production facility Haldex has signed two new Letters of Intent concerning 4WD systems. As a consequence, a decision has been made to start studying alternatives for enlarged production facilities for 4WD systems. Finalized installation studies and initial testing of Haldex 4WD system has now resulted in two new Letters of Intent received from European car manufacturers regarding both sedan models and more sporty vehicles. The development work for these vehicles has started and prototype installations

Sales increased by 14 per cent

GRAPHICS] 19 January 1999 INTERIM REPORT THREE MONTHS 1 September - 30 November 1998 SALES INCREASED BY 14 PER CENT Sales in the first quarter of the financial year increased by 14.1 per cent to SEK 931M (815) and Lindex continued to take market shares on all geographic markets. Same store sales rose by 7.7 per cent (6.6). In the same period, operating profit amounted to SEK 79M (79) and profit after financial items to SEK 79M (78). Profit after financial items in the Nordic countries adjusted for provisions for synthetic options improved by 12 per cent to SEK 104M (93). During the period,

Allgon Year End for 1998

[REMOVED GRAPHICS] ALLGON YEAR-END REPORT FOR 1998 Invoiced sales rose by 5 percent to SEK 1,725 million ( 1,639) during 1998 Operating income increased by 7 percent to SEK 144 million (135) and income before taxes to SEK 141 million (132) Continued very satisfactory volume growth for terminal antennas Sales of repeater systems developed very positively Jan Edhäll new President and CEO of Allgon - takes up his duties in February 1999 Market Sales of mobile telephones on the world market remained very strong during the fourth quarter. Allgon estimates that the number of telephones sold

MTV acquires radio stations in Latvia

MTG ACQUIRES RADIO STATIONS IN LATVIA Modern Times Group MTG AB has acquired a holding in a national radio network in Latvia. MTG today became the owner of 40 per cent of nationwide-coverage Latvian Radio Rigai. The eight stations in Radio Rigai broadcast the same programmes. The network is one of two privately owned networks in Latvia that cover the entire country. MTG has management responsibility for the radio stations, which target the 25-49 age group. Its format is "AC", Adult Contemporary, which means playing artists such as Eagle Eye Cherry, Madonna and Phil Collins. The co-owners,

Atle-Synthetic Options

Synthetic options The Board of Directors of Atle has resolved to issue a total of 975,000 synthetic options to persons in leading positions in the Atle Group. The intention with the option programme is to strengthen still further the commitment of the persons involved in Atles's future growth in value. Atle operates through a very large number of wholly- and partly-owned companies. Significant demands are placed on staff, both in issues relating to operations and with regard to structural issues for Atle's six Business Sectors. In order to recruit, keep and motivate persons in leading

Competition authorities receive AstraZeneca merger filings

COMPETITION AUTHORITIES RECEIVE ASTRAZENECA MERGER FILINGS Filings for competition law approval of the AstraZeneca merger have been made to the European Commission and the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S., it was announced today. Both regulatory bodies received the filing last Friday (January 15). They will consider the proposed merger of equals between Zeneca, a UK-based company, and Astra, of Sweden, announced last month. Contact persons: Staffan Ternby, Vice President, PR & Information, Astra AB, +46 8 553 261 07 Mikael Widell, Press Officer, PR & Information, Astra AB, +46 8 553 264

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