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Notice of Annual General Meeting

The shareholders of Axfood AB are hereby summoned to the Annual General Meeting to be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 16 March 2011. Location: Cirkus, Djurgårdsslätten 43–45, Stockholm. Registration will open at 4 p.m.As reported in the notice of the Annual General Meeting, the Board has proposed a dividend of SEK 12 per share and 21 March 2011 as the record date. The notice can be found on Axfood's website, www.axfood.se, and have been attached to this press release.   For further information, please contact:Anders Strålman, President and CEO, Axfood AB, +46-70-293 16 93Karin

The Riksbank's company interviews: Production and profitability recovering

According to the companies interviewed in the Riksbank’s latest survey, the economic situation has continued to improve. The companies also say that they expect economic activity to continue to develop positively over the next six months, although expectations have weakened somewhat. At the same time, the risks associated with the economic situation have declined slightly since September, when the previous survey was conducted.A majority of the large manufacturing companies say that production volumes have continued to increase, although there is still some way to go to reach the levels

Reminder: Invitation to presentation of Orkla's Q4-10 results

Orkla will report fourth quarter 2010 results on Thursday, 10 February 2011 at 7.00 a.m. CET. The quarterly report and the presentation materials will be available at this time at www.orkla.com.   A presentation of the fourth quarter results will be held at 8.00 a.m. at Felix Conference Center, Bryggetorget 3 in Oslo. The presentation will be held in English and may be seen live at webcast at www.orkla.com.     Orkla ASAOslo, 9 February 2011   Contact Orkla Investor Relations:Siv Merethe S. BrekkeTel: +47 2254 4455

Nomination Committee proposals for the Board of Directors of Kungsleden AB (publ)

The Nomination Committee of listed Swedish property company Kungsleden AB (publ) is proposing the election of new Board members Håkan Bryngelson, Joachim Gahm, Lars Holmgren and Biljana Pehrsson to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2011. In addition, the Nomination Committee is proposing the re-election of current Board members Charlotta Wikström, Kia Orback Pettersson, Magnus Meyer and Thomas Erséus. The Committee is also proposing that Håkan Bryngelson is elected Chairman of the Board.Per-Anders Ovin, Leif Garph, Jan Nygren and Jonas Nyrén have informed the Nomination Committee that they

Photocure ASA - Notification of trade

As part of the share buy back program, Photocure has on February 8, 2011 bought 1,500 shares in Photocure ASA with an average price of NOK 53.67 per share. The company owns after this 824,366 shares in Photocure ASA. For further information, contact: Photocure ASAChristian Fekete (CFO)E-mail: cf@photocure.noMobile +47 916 42 938   Hoffsveien 48NO-0377 Oslo, Norwaywww.photocure.com This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

INTERIM REPORT JANUARY–DECEMBER 2010

The January – December period and fourth quarter 2010 in brief· Net sales amounted to MSEK 0.0 (5.9), with MSEK 0.0 (0.0) in the fourth quarter · Net loss was MSEK 163.5 (154.6), with MSEK 50.1 (37.6) in the fourth quarter · Loss per share was SEK 0.67 (0.78), with SEK 0.20 (0.19) in the fourth quarter · Cash flow from operating activities was MSEK -158,9 (-146.9), with MSEK -44.3 (-30.1) in the fourth quarter · Cash and cash equivalents and other short-term investments totaled MSEK 395.0 (237.2) at the end of the period · On March 11, 2010, clinical phase II results on

Opcon signs co-operation agreement with MAN Diesel & Turbo

Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has signed a co-operation agreement with MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, the world-leading manufacturer of diesel engines that has around 12,700 employees. The agreement covers marine applications for Opcon Powerbox technology. The purpose of the agreement is to exploit opportunities to combine Opcon’s technology for increased energy efficiency and production of electricity from waste heat with MAN Diesel & Turbo’s market-leading diesel engines for reduced fuel consumption and lower emissions. Opcon is presently working on a reference

Report on operations 2010

A quarter with record sales concluded a year that set the stage for an increased potential in growth.Fourth quarter · Sales growth was 29 percent (in local currency). Sales amounted to SEK 81 (67) million, corresponding to an increase of 20 percent in SEK. This includes sales of SEK 5 million for the business in San Diego acquired during the fourth quarter. · Operating income (EBIT) increased by 28 percent and amounted to SEK 9 (7) million. The operating margin was 11 (10) percent. One-time expenses of SEK 0.3 million regarding the acquisition of Conception Technologies are included.

IFS reports improved EBIT and continued profitable growth

IFS improved EBIT margin by 14%, saw growth in target markets and delivered new, innovative products in 2010. Strong increase in cash flow supports stronger pace of acquisitions going forward. For 2011, IFS expects good organic growth, stronger license sales and a continued improvement in EBIT.The world economy is forecast to continue to improve in 2011 and 2012. IT Industry analysts expect growth for the software market in general, and the enterprise application market in particular. According to Gartner, the growth will be in the region of 5–6%.   ─ IFS is well positioned to benefit

Year-end Report January - December 2010

Fourth quarter 2010 · Order intake increased by 20* per cent · Net sales increased by 24* per cent to 4,638 MSEK (3,076) · Operating earnings (EBIT 1) amounted to 969 MSEK (566) · Earnings before taxes, excluding non-recurring items** amounted to 841 MSEK (536). Including these items, earnings before taxes amounted to -463 MSEK (527) · Net earnings, excluding non-recurring items** amounted to 690 MSEK (470). Including these items, net earnings amounted to -438 MSEK (463) · Earnings per share amounted to -1.43 SEK (1.53). Earnings per share, excluding non-recurring items**

Gunnebo receives framework agreement to install SafePay™ from Leroy Merlin

The Gunnebo Security Group has signed a framework agreement with Leroy Merlin, a leading DIY retail chain in Europe, to deliver, install and service the completely closed and integrated SafePay™ cash handling system in all of its Italian stores.The framework agreement runs for three years and includes the coin and note units of SafePay™, as well as the CTU (Cash Transfer Unit), through the wall (TTW) unit, software, installation, training, help desk and routine maintenance. Leroy Merlin plans to install the SafePay units in 52 stores across Italy. If fully utilised, the framework agreement

Gunnebo year-end release 2010

The CEO’s comments on 2010 “2010 has been an eventful year for Gunnebo. Order intake for Business Area Bank showed good growth and increased organically by 11%. Retail and Secure Storage reported organic improvements in order intake of 8% and 7% respectively, while the corresponding figure for continuing operations in Site Protection was an organic decrease of 4%,” said Gunnebo President and CEO Per Borgvall. “We have continued to focus on the Get It Right programme and implemented a new strategy, reduced the Group’s fixed costs, improved margins and carried out measures to strengthen

SAS Group Year-end Report January-December 2010

January-December 2010 · Revenue: MSEK 40,723 (44,918) · Earnings before nonrecurring items in continuing operations: MSEK -435 (-1,754). Adjusted for the effects of the ash cloud, earnings amounted to MSEK 265 · EBT margin before nonrecurring items in continuing operations: -1.1% (-3.9%) · Cash flow from operating activities: MSEK -155 (‑3,414) · Nonrecurring effects: MSEK 2,625, of which restructuring costs MSEK 1,053, legal disputes MSEK 991, impairment charges MSEK 229 and capital losses MSEK 352 · Income before tax: MSEK -3,060 (-3,423) · Net income

Acando GmbH doubles turnover with CMS Projects

Management and IT consultancy Acando GmbH doubles its sales with portal and content management systems. The growing demand for established standards and integration with other business systems was especially strong.By implementing commercial content management systems (CMS), the consulting company recorded a skyrocketing increase in demand. Just with projects involving the FirstSpirit and CoreMedia systems alone, Acando was able to double sales in the CMS area in 2010 to almost two million Euros as compared to the previous year. For the current year, many projects have already been firmly

BE Group expands production services to engineering customers

BE Group has secured an agreement to acquire the Swedish metal processing group RTS. The acquisition strengthens BE Group’s production service offering to major engineering customers.RTS maintains operations in Eskilstuna, Sweden and Rapla, Estonia, as well as a smaller-scale trading operation in Romania.“This acquisition marks an additional step in BE Group’s strategy to advance its business along the value chain. RTS further complements our production capacity, opening up a new category of assignments in the heavy engineering segment,” says Roger Johansson, President of BE Group.The

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge - Financial results for 2010

Very good results with a profit of NOK 1 billion The accounts that are presented today show a profit before tax of NOK 1,002 million. SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge strengthened its market position in Northern Norway and its market share for retail market lending throughout 2009 and 2010. There has been significant growth in deposits of 12.9 per cent over the last 12 months.  Despite a very large customer base of 280,500 customers, the bank had a net increase of 4,766 customers during 2010. The bank's focus on the public sector has also shown good results. Several large new customers have

Ericsson enables Idea's Online Application Store

· Idea Cellular to launch its Online Application Store based on Ericsson's eStore solution · 84 million Idea customers will enjoy 30,000 applications suited to most handsets and wallets · Idea to introduce new services using Ericsson's Software as a Service business model Idea Cellular, India's third-largest mobile operator in revenue terms and with over 84 million subscribers, is about to launch its Online Application Store based on Ericsson's (NASDAQ:ERIC) eStore solution. Using Ericsson's business model that features Software as a Service, Idea will be able to set up a

Notice to the Annual General Meeting

Fiskars Corp.   Stock Exchange Release   February 9, 2011 at 09.00 EETNotice is given to the shareholders of Fiskars Corporation to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 3.00 p.m. at the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, the Congress Wing (Messuaukio 1, Helsinki). The reception of persons who have registered for the meeting and the distribution of voting tickets will commence at 2.00 p.m.Matters on the agenda of the Annual General MeetingAt the Annual General Meeting, the following matters will be considered:1. Opening of the meeting2.

Management change at Handelsbanken Liv

Göran Holgerson has been appointed the new chief executive of Handelsbanken Liv. He currently works as a regional area manager at Handelsbanken's regional bank in Eastern Sweden. Mr Holgerson will replace the acting chief executive Lennart Söderberg, who will return to his normal role at Handelsbanken Capital Markets. Göran Holgerson will take up his new position on 1 March.   For further information, please contact: Per Beckman, Handelsbanken Capital Markets, tel. +46 8 22 92 20Johan Lagerström, Global Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 701 1395,mobile: +46 70 265 8014

Management changes at Handelsbanken

Rainer Lawniczak has been appointed new chief executive of Stadshypotek. He has been a member of the Bank's senior management team since 2006 and is currently head of Handelsbanken's regional bank in central Sweden. He will take up his new position on 1 March. Pontus Åhlund has been appointed as the new head of Handelsbanken's regional bank in central Sweden. He will also be a member of the Bank's senior management team. Pontus Åhlund is currently regional area manager at the regional bank in central Sweden. He will take up his new position on 1 March. Yonnie Bergqvist has been

Positive sales trend and stronger production service offering

• Net sales during the fourth quarter 2010 amounted to SEK 1,383 M (1,011) – an increase of 37 percent. Shipped tonnage rose by 21 percent and the average sales price by 13 percent.• The operating result for the quarter improved by SEK 25 M to a loss of SEK 8 M (negative 33) and underlying EBITA amounted to SEK 11 M (9).• As a further step in BE Group’s strategy to move forward in the value chain, Lecor Stålteknik was acquired in October.• Roger Johansson became the new President of BE Group effective from January 1, 2011.The President of BE Group, Roger Johansson, made the following

Earnings improved despite weak ending to the year

FOURTH QUARTER 2010• Net sales rose by 37 percent compared with the year-earlier period, amounting to SEK 1,383 M (1,011). Shipped tonnage rose by 21 percent.• The operating result improved to a loss of SEK 8 M (33) as a consequence of increased sales and lower inventory losses of SEK 15 M (32). The loss after tax was SEK 18 M (35).• Underlying EBITA1) rose to SEK 11 M (9), while, as in 2009, the underlying EBITA margin amounted to 0.8 percent.• Earnings per share2) were negative in the amount of SEK 0.37 (0.71) and underlying earnings per share2) were negative in the amount of SEK 0.

Highlights of Handelsbanken's annual report 2010

Summary January - December 2010, compared with January - December 2009 · Operating profit for continuing operations went up by 8 per cent to SEK 14,770 million (13,727) · Profit after tax for total operations went up by 8 per cent to SEK 11,025 million (10,244) and earnings per share increased to SEK 17.72 (16.44) · Return on equity for total operations increased to 12.9 per cent (12.6) · Income declined to SEK 31,296 million (32,335) and expenses decreased to SEK-15,018 million (-15,220) · Net interest income went down by 3 per cent to SEK 21,337 million (22,000) ·

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