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Vestas receives 80 MW order in Brazil

Additional information about the projects: Customer: Galvao EnergiaProject name: Olho D´Agua, Sao Bento do Norte  FarolLocation/Country: Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilNumber of MW: 80 MWNumber of 40 x 2 MW platform turbinesturbines/turbinetype(s):Contract type: Supply and InstallationContract scope: The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system and a 10 year AOM 4000 Service Contract.Time of delivery: Delivery of the turbines is

Approval of rutile production at Engebøfjellet also from Askvoll municipality

On 12 May 2011, the municipality board in Askvoll municipality has approved the industrial area plan and related matters in connection with Nordic Mining's contemplated rutile production at Engebøfjellet. The approval was given with clear majority; 14 against 9 votes. As informed in press release 12 May, the industrial area plan was approved in Naustdal 11 May. Consequently, both municipalities have now expressed clear majority support for the planned rutile production at Engebøfjellet. CEO Ivar S. Fossum in Nordic Mining comments: "Together with the approval in Naustdal, the positive

Altor acquires ELIXIA

Altor Fund III (“Altor”) has signed an agreement to acquire ELIXIA Holding II AS, the leading health & fitness chain in the Nordic region, from Norvestor and its other owners.ELIXIA is the leading commercial health & fitness chain in Norway and Finland, with a recently established foothold in Sweden. The Company operates 34 centers in Norway, 11 in Finland and 2 in Sweden. ELIXIA’s Nordic operations were launched in 2000 and the Company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. ELIXIA has revenues of some NOK 900 million and employs approximately 3,700 people. “ELIXIA is the market leader in the

InnKap 4 Partners L.P. acquires stake in Paxport

Paxport is a passenger management solution supplier for the charter leisure travel industry. Paxport’s main focus is to create a better travel experience for holiday charter passengers when they use a charter airline or a tour operator. Through this empowerment, high yield ancillary revenue streams are generated which has become an important financial component for the leisure travel industry.Paxport enables the charter airline business to move as the banking industry has done, allowing the passenger to do more themselves while adding value to the booking process. This reduces cost and

Atlas Copco invests in Indian expansion

Stockholm, Sweden, May 13, 2011: Atlas Copco has decided to build a new compressor manufacturing facility near Pune, India, to meet an anticipated strong growth in demand over the coming years. The investment of about MSEK 160 will also serve to broaden the product offering to customers in India.Atlas Copco (India) Limited in April signed an agreement to acquire a plot of land near Pune, where building of the new factory will begin later this year. Construction will be completed in the second half of 2012. The new facility will produce stationary industrial compressors and portable

Pergamum appoints Jan Nilsson as Chief Marketing Officer

Stockholm, May 13, 2011. Pergamum has appointed Jan Nilsson as Chief Marketing Officer and as Managing Director of the LL-37 program – Pergamum’s program for wound healing in chronic leg ulcers. Jan Nilsson has previously held a number of executive leadership positions within international life science companies. Also, he has worked as an executive consultant and advisor for a number of smaller biotechs."Jan Nilsson will provide significant leadership capabilities to Pergamum. In his role as Chief Marketing Officer, he will strengthen our ability to design our development programs based on

Panu Hannula appointed CIO of Metsäliitto Group

Metsäliitto Group’s Press Release 13 May 2011M.Sc. (Tech) Panu Hannula (44) has been appointed to Metsäliitto Group’s CIO. Hannula will start in the position on 29 August 2011 and will report to Metsäliitto Group’s CFO Vesa-Pekka Takala.Hannula will take up the new position from Onninen Group where he has worked as the Group CIO since 2006. Before that he has worked as a director at Nokia Corporation and Metso Corporation.Further information:Vesa-Pekka Takala, Group CFO, tel. +358 10 465 4260Anne-Mari Achrén, Group CCO, tel. +358 10 465 4541

Photocure ASA - Allotted Share Options

Oslo, Norway, May 13, 2011 The Board of Directors decided a conditional allotment of 750,000 share options for 2011. The subscription rights can only be exercised if certain goals for 2011 are achieved. Strike price for the options is NOK 50.75 per share. Of these subscription rights, the following amount was allotted to the management team: · Kjetil Hestdal, President and CEO: 50,000 · Kathleen Deardorff, COO: 75,000 · Christian Fekete, CFO:30,000 · Inger Ferner Heglund, VP R&D: 30,000 · Grete Hogstad, VP Marketing and Sales: 30,000 · Gry Stensrud, VP Technical

Tele2 Russia added 224,000 new customers in April

Stockholm - Tele2 AB (Tele2), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today announced that its Russian operations added 224,000 new customers in April 2011. Tele2 Russia has 19.2 million customers in total.   Contacts Lars Torstensson, Investor Inquiries, Telephone: +46 702 73 48 79Pernilla Oldmark, Press Inquiries, Telephone: +46 704 26 45 45     TELE2 IS ONE OF EUROPE'S LEADING TELECOM OPERATORS, ALWAYS PROVIDING THE BEST DEAL. We have 31 million customers in 11 countries. Tele2 offers mobile services, fixed broadband and telephony, data network services, cable TV

Start up of clinical phase III study with Lu AA21004 in Japan

* The clinical phase III development programme for Lu AA21004 now startet in Japan * Approximately 360 patients with MDD is expected to be enrolled * The study is expected to be concluded in about 1.5 yearsH. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda)today announced the initiation of a phase III clinical trial in Japan for LuAA21004 in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). This randomized, double-blind and multi-center phase III clinical trial isexpected to enroll approximately 360 patients with MDD and will evaluate theefficacy and

Shares to senior executives

A group of 339 senior executives in Veidekke purchased 1,135,800 shares from Stiftelsen Veidekkeansattes Aksjekjøp (The Veidekke employee share trust) during the subscription period from 5 to 12 May. The senior executives could choose between two alternatives: Option A with 20% discount and partial financing and option B with 30% discount and no financing. Each person could buy a maximum of 4,500 shares. The offer price was NOK 41.4 and 36.2 after the 20% / 30% discount on the market price during the subscription period. The lock-in period for the shares is 3 years. Subscriptions made by

Acquisition of own shares

13 May 2011 - Aker Solutions ASA has on 12 May 2011, in connection with the company's share purchase programme for employees, purchased 110 203 own shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 116.995 per share. Following the transaction, Aker Solutions ASA holds a total of 5 000 000 own shares, representing 1.82% of shares outstanding. ENDS For further information, please contact: Investor relations:Astrid Thommesen Sæbø, VP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 22 94 63 37, Mob: +47 481 70 035 Media:Geir Arne Drangeid, EVP Corporate Communications,

Interim report Q1 2011 Hexagon Composites

Hexagon Composites ASA had a first quarter turnover of MNOK 280.5 (141.3) and a operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) on MNOK 42.9 (1.8).Operating profit (EBIT) was MNOK 23.0 (-11.1). Profit before tax ended on 19.1 MNOK (-7.0) in first quarter 2011.Key events in the group since the last interim report: · Account receivables related to a major delivery from Ragasco received · Lincoln Composites with strategic breakthrough with TITAN(TM) in Asia · Ragasco secured important contract with large European car manufacturer for delivery of composite containers ·

Hæhre Entreprenør and Veidekke did not reach agreement

The ongoing process for Veidekke's planned acquisition of 51 per cent of the shares in Hæhre Entreprenør AS was not successful. Although the parties failed to reach agreement on the final conditions for the acquisition of the shares, they have agreed to continue their good cooperation on projects.   On 15 December 2010, Veidekke announced a letter of intent regarding the acquisition of 51 per cent of the shares in the Hæhre Group's construction activities. Due diligence was performed, but the parties failed to reach a final agreement. "It is a too bad when such processes do not lead

Clas Ohlson sales development in April

Sales rose 10% in April to SEK 382 M (347). In local currencies, sales increased 14%. Compared with the same month in 2010, 19 stores have been added and the total number of stores on April 30 2011 was 139. Mail order/Internet sales during the month was SEK 6 M (6). Sales channels (SEK M):                                                          Percentage             Percentage change,Countries                                         change:                  local currency: Sweden                187  (175)                     + 6%                  + 6% Norway

DOWNSIZING OF DIGIA'S MOBILE SOLUTIONS SEGMENT TO CONTINUE

Digia Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13 May 2011, 9.00 a.m.DOWNSIZING OF DIGIA'S MOBILE SOLUTIONS SEGMENT TO CONTINUE   Digia continues adapting its Mobile Solutions business to match the declining turnover and profitability of the segment and initiates today cooperation negotiations aimed at reducing staff. As previously announced by Digia Plc this is due to the change of strategy by company’s major customer, Nokia Corporation, which has resulted to lower service demand and further to overcapacity in Digia’s personnel resources. The negotiations concern employees working in the

Interim report January - March 2011

· Net sales amounted to SEK 27.5 million (19.6) · EBITDA was SEK -3.6 million (0.8) · Earnings per share totaled SEK -0.17 (-0.06) before dilution HIGHLIGHTS Continued top-line growth- Net sales growth of 40% compared to Q1 2010- Negative impact from out-of-stock volumes early in the year Lower sales than expected hurting EBITDA profitability- Gross profit of SEK 8.7 million based on gross margin of 32%- Operating costs of SEK 12.3 million Fully subscribed convertible debt issued in May- New convertible debt amounts to SEK 60 million- Additional capital to

BETSSON ACQUIRES BETSAFE

Betsson AB acquires Betsafe, a private gaming company based on Malta, offering sports betting, casino and poker to clients primarily in the Nordic countries. Through the acquisition, Betsson strengthens its platform in the Nordic region, which creates a strong base for future growth. “This deal will fuel our growth. We strengthen our position in the Nordic region as well as our organization when merging two profitable companies, each of which has proven its ability to gain market share in a highly competitive market environment”, says Pontus Lindwall, CEO of Betsson. In 2010, Betsafe

First Quarter Report 2011

Panoro Energy ASA ("PEN" ticker code OSE) and its subsidiaries (“Panoro Energy” or “the Company”) report EBITDA of USD 3.2 million for the first quarter. During the quarter, the Manati field in Brazil has been undergoing inspections and maintenance, causing a temporary decline in production capacity; development plans were submitted for the BS-3 area in Brazil; the Company signed a farm-down agreement for the exploration assets in the Santos Basin in Brazil for a consideration of USD 15 million in addition to financing for the drilling of three high impact exploration wells; and, finally,

Hyundai Holds FCEV Test Drive in Northern Europe

- Mayors of Nordic capital cities experience Hyundai’s advanced FCEV technologies - Hyundai signs MOU with the city of Copenhagen and H2 Logic - Hyundai’s ix35 FCEV boasts same convenience as traditional ICEHyundai Motor Company offered the mayors of four Nordic cities an opportunity to test drive its Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs), to experience the automaker’s most advanced eco-friendly technologies. Hyundai provided two units of its latest ix35 FCEV for the test drive, which was held at the City Hall of Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 12. The test drive was attended by mayors

Dwolla Named Best in Show, Introduces FiSync Dashboard Feature for FIs

(Des Moines, Iowa – May 12, 2011) – Dwolla, the online, location-based, social, and mobile payment platform supported by The Members Group (TMG), was named one of seven ‘Best in Show’ technologies by attendees of FinovateSpring 2011 this week. Each of the 64 companies selected to appear at FinovateSpring was given seven minutes to demo a product or service in front of financial executives, venture capitalists, press, industry analysts, bloggers and “fintech” entrepreneurs. In addition to showing off the platform’s FiSync technology, which allows credit unions and community banks to

Can Going to Work Make You Fat?

Although office snacks might boost morale are they also sabotaging your health?  The conclusion:  Based on increases in sick days, apparently the answer is yes.A recent article by Sue Shellenbarger, The Battle of the Office Candy Jar  (April 12, 2011, Wall Street Journal) raises a serious question:  Although office snacks might boost morale are they also sabotaging your health?  The conclusion:  Based on increases in sick days, apparently the answer is yes.  It has been shown that just the sight or smell of candy, cookies, donuts and other sugary sweet concoctions triggers a desire to

Cops Attend Candlelight Vigil and Say "Legalize Drugs" to Honor Fallen Colleagues

Peace Officers Memorial Day Expected to Draw Tens of Thousands to Washington, DCWASHINGTON, DC -- In conjunction with Peace Officers Memorial Day, some police are pointing out how too many law enforcers are killed in the line of duty enforcing a senseless and unwinnable "war on drugs."  The group, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), is calling for the legalization and regulation off all drugs, and they're telling stories about their fallen friends and colleagues to back up their case."When one of my best friends was killed doing an undercover drug purchase, it opened my eyes to

Alfa Laval completes acquisition of Aalborg Industries

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has completed the acquisition of Aalborg Industries Holding A/S, after having received clearance from the competition authorities. The acquisition, which adds complementary energy-efficient and environmental solutions, represents a significant business opportunity as it supports Alfa Laval’s existing offer to the marine and off-shore markets.  Another opportunity lies in the introduction of Aalborg’s products to customers in completely new end markets, through Alfa Laval’s sales network.The cash

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