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Orkla ASA: Mandatory notification of trade - options

On 15 March, in connection with Orkla's former management option programme, 30,000 options in Orkla-shares were exercised at a strike price of NOK 40.03 per share.After this transaction, the total number of options issued in Orkla shares under the management option programme is 680,000. Orkla owns 2,438,135 treasury shares.Orkla ASAOslo, 15 March 2017Ref.:Investor RelationsElise HeidenreichTel.: +47 951 41 147 This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Readly Launches Enhanced Mobile Reading for US Magazines

AUSTIN, TX – March 15, 2017 – Readly, a company that’s changed how people discover and read magazines all over the world, recently introduced a new enhanced viewing option on smaller screens for US customers. This new feature enlarges the text size with all reading content in one column, making text-heavy articles a lot easier to read on small devices. Mobile reading launched at the end of February with a select list of US and British titles, and Readly will add hundreds more in the coming months. Users simply look for the round yellow icon in the magazine menu, which note the magazines

COPYTRACK makes image rights research via APIs more comfortable

COPYTRACK releases two free-of-charge interfaces for developers, photographers and picture databases.Berlin, 15th March 2017. As of now, COPYTRACK provides APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for its service. The portal for image research and image rights clearance allows an unlimited connection to its services. Via the User-API, developers can integrate the services of the Berlin-based business in its web as well as app offers. COPYTRACK thus offers its users access to its technology. Developers may develop their own applications and plug-ins in order to connect to the COPYTRACK

Magnolia Bostad AB has been approved for listing on Nasdaq First North Premier

Magnolia Bostad AB is, as of 9 June 2015, traded on Nasdaq First North. The Company has applied and been approved for listing on Nasdaq First North Premier.Companies listed on the Premier segment applies largely the same regulations as the Nasdaq Stockholm's main list, which means that Magnolia Bostad in the future will follow more extensive regulations. In the Premier segment it is also a recommended to follow the Swedish Corporate Governance Code, which Magnolia Bostad since January 2017 do. First day of trading on Nasdaq First North Premier is March 17, 2017. The Company's shares will

Capio announce change in the Board of Directors

Arnaud Bosquet representing Apax Partners has decided to resign as Director of the Board of Capio AB with immediate effect.On February 24, 2017 Apax Partners sold their total remaining shareholding in Capio AB representing 15,176,793 shares and 10.75 percent of the votes. Consecutively, Arnaud Bosquet representing Apax Partners resigns from the Board of Directors for Capio AB. Capio AB hold its Annual General Meeting May 3, 2017 in Gothenburg. Board of Directors Capio AB

LIQUI MOLY in the world’s top hockey league

The German lubricant specialist joins forces with the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey LeagueMarch 2017 – German automotive chemicals specialist LIQUI MOLY and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League have agreed on an advertising partnership which will run over three seasons. “We’re the first German oil brand to go into professional US sport – which shows just how important this is,” said LIQUI MOLY marketing director Peter Baumann at a press conference in Los Angeles.North America is one of the markets that offers the most promising growth prospects for LIQUI MOLY. “

Austria Center Vienna unveils latest upgrades

Ongoing investment helps expand capacity while enhancing look and feel of the venueNow with even more space, contemporary architecture, better acoustics and cutting-edge technology – Hall N on Level 1 has been completely transformed over the past few months. Ready in time for ECR 2017, the new space was put to use right away as a location for talks with up to 370 people.   When they were built, the halls at the Austria Center Vienna came with their own interpreting booths, in line with the venue’s primary function as a location for meetings hosted by its neighbour the United Nations.

The world's best airport terminal is in Munich

Munich Airport and Lufthansa chosen for major honorMunich Airport and Lufthansa can bask in the glory of a highly coveted accolade: At the 2017 World Airports Award, announced by the London-based Skytrax Institute, Munich Airport's Terminal 2 was honored as the world's number one terminal. The rankings are based on a survey of 14 million passengers around the world. Terminal 2, which opened in 2003, now includes the new satellite facility that went into operation last April. The completion of the expansion project has increased Terminal 2's capacity from 11 million to 36 million passengers

Avanza intends to enter into an agreement with Stabelo

Avanza intends to enter into an agreement with Stabelo 2 AB in the near future, with the purpose to distribute mortgage loans to broader customer groups.Avanza been negotiating with Stabelo 2 AB regarding a cooperation around mortgage lending. The aim of the cooperation is to distribute mortgage loans to broader customer groups, without impact on Avanza’s balance sheet. Avanza’s ownership in the parent company Stabelo AB amounts to just under 20 per cent. ”Our ambition is to constantly challenge the financial industry to our customers’ benefit, by offering products and services that are

Elo, Första AP-fonden and Trevian establish a joint venture to invest in Finnish real estate

15 March 2017 – Elo Mutual Pension Insurance, Första AP-fonden (AP1) and Trevian Asset Management Oy have agreed to establish a joint venture company which invests in the Finnish real estate market. The joint venture will focus on commercial real estate, mainly city centre retail and office properties in major cities with good growth prospects primarily outside Helsinki area.The joint venture will start with a portfolio worth approximately € 160 million. The aim is to actively seek further investment opportunities to significantly expand the portfolio size in accordance with the investment

Civil society participation key in international forestry programmes in Laos

The participation of civil society organisations in the international REDD+ programmes seeking to reduce deforestation, forest degradation and CO² emissions could play a key role in enhancing collaboration between local and international natural resources governance actors in Laos. Furthermore, the EU’s Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) could increase the opportunities of civil society organisations to participate in responsive natural resources governance, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and the European Forest Institute. In

The amount of Elisa’s Eurobond tender is confirmed

ELISA STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15 March 2017 AT 11:30 AM Tender offer for Elisa’s Eurobond announced on 7 March 2017 is confirmed.  Elisa will exchange the 2019 bonds issued in 2012 with nominal value EUR 120,002,000 to new bonds maturing in 2024. The transaction was priced as 106.145 per cent. Settlement date is expected to be 16 March 2017. The tender offer was made through Deutsche Bank AG and Nordea Bank Ab (Publ). ELISA CORPORATION Vesa Sahivirta                   IR Directortel. +358 50 520 5555 Further information:  Mr Jari Kinnunen, CFOtel. +358 50 324 3521

LOVISA MALMBERG GOMIS DESIGNS INTELLIGENT CLOTHING FOR KAPPAHL

This spring Lovisa Malmberg Gomis – winner of KappAhl’s Sustainable Design Contest 2016 – will bring us new and exciting designs in the form of two multifunctional dresses that can each be used in three different ways.In the end of April, KappAhl launches the winning entry in KappAhl’s Sustainable Design Contest. Winner Lovisa Malmberg Gomis’ design builds on an idea to create so-called intelligent clothing – that is to say, garments that can be varied and that have multiple areas of use, thereby gaining a longer lifespan. Lovisa has designed two dresses, each with three functions – perfect

UPM supports children's opportunities to participate in after school sports clubs in Finland

(UPM, Helsinki, 15 March 2017 at 11:00 EET) - UPM will become the supporter of children's after school sports clubs in Finland. The project aims to provide as many children as possible the opportunity to participate in an after school sports club or other recreational afternoon activities. UPM's support is targeted to local operations such as trainers' fees, equipment and facility costs, particularly in UPM's largest production locations in Lappeenranta, Kouvola and Rauma. The project is coordinated by the Finnish Olympic Committee. Finland is making a lot of commendable work around

Handheld Appoints New President of Its North American Subsidiary

[Corvallis, Ore., and Lidköping, Sweden, March 15, 2017.] Handheld Group , a leading global manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced the appointment of Mike Zelman as President of its North American subsidiary, Handheld US. Mike Zelman has been on the Handheld US board since its inception and most recently served as Vice President of Business Development for Handheld Group. Mike Zelman brings broad functional and market expertise to Handheld, with a history of successful management roles in sales, marketing, product

High-tech manufacturer Dibal uses mobile capabilities of IFS Applications to speed up processes and improve customer service

Leading Spanish manufacturer of weighing and labelling solutions for the retail sector to implement IFS Applications to power international expansion IFS , the global business applications company, announces that Spanish manufacturer Dibal  has chosen to implement IFS Applications™ 9  to support mission-critical business processes and enhance its decision making.Based in Spain and with subsidiaries in China, Mexico, and the UK, Dibal is a leading provider of

The Riksbank’s new information campaign for old coins

There is now only around three months left until the older 1, 2 and 5-krona coins become invalid. There are still 1.4 billion coins to a value of over SEK 2 billion out in circulation. The weight of the coins is equal to 25 fully-loaded Jumbo jets. Most of them risk lying forgotten and hidden in jars, piggybanks, wallets, pockets and cars. On average, each household has more than SEK 500 in coins.After 30 June the older coins, with the exception of the 10-krona coin, will become invalid. The Riksbank is therefore continuing its information campaign “Efterlyst!” (Wanted). Over the coming

Peab builds a new city block in Munkebäck

Peab has been commissioned to build 146 apartments in the city district of Munkebäck in Gothenburg. The customer is Riksbyggen and the contract is worth SEK 281 million.Together with Riksbyggen Peab will build two tenant owned associations with a total of 146 apartments, of which 67 will be senior homes for Riksbyggen Bonum. This is a turnkey contract. Project planning will begin in April and construction is expected to start in January 2018. Completion of the entire block is planned for 2021. The project will be order registered in the first quarter of 2017.For further information,

Cybercom key supplier to Finnish Population Register Centre

Cybercom Finland has won the tender competition for the Population Register Centre's project Roles & Authorisations for 2017-2021. The tender competition is based on the framework agreement of Hansel's IT consulting.Cybercom has been involved in the National Architecture for Digital Services (KaPA) programme from the very start. The additional contract signed with the Population Register Centre further strengthens Cybercom's role as a digital services expert in the KaPA programme. E-support services enabling reliable services on behalf on another person, company or organisation will be

Rolf Schock Prizes 2017 awarded to four epoch-makers

The recipients of this year’s Rolf Schock Prizes have had a huge impact in their fields. Thanks to the breadth of the prizes, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music are able to present four outstanding laureates in widely differing disciplines. This year’s prizes are awarded to philosopher Ruth Millikan, USA, mathematician Richard Schoen, USA, artist Doris Salcedo, Colombia and the renowned jazz musician Wayne Shorter, USA.The prize amount is 500 000 Swedish krona per category, in total 2 million Swedish krona.  “

SEB's China Financial Index: Significant uptick in new orders for Nordic companies in China

· Strong sales increase despite uncertainties · Material costs now a key concern · Pickup in salary levels and hiring · Chinese yuan seen depreciating further Survey results from our Nordic and German corporates continue to deliver a positive business outlook for China, increasing further in terms of staffing, investments and sales.  However, profits are unchanged from the last survey. SEB's China Financial Index increases in March to 61.6 from 58.6 in September and 56.2 one year ago. As expected, the gap continues to widen between manufacturing and service sectors, with the

The future of home fitness starts with a failed Kickstarter and an ice hockey star

Helsinki 15 March 2017 – FitWood, a Finnish company making Scandinavian-style fitness equipment for home use, learned from its failed Kickstarter and made its equity crowdfunding campaign a success with help from a professional hockey player.From ab belts to total gyms, home fitness devices have been around for quite some time. However, there is a problem with their everyday use: they generally look bad, and just don’t fit the harmony of a home. FitWood wants to solve this problem by adding a dash of classic Scandinavian design. “We do to fitness equipment what Apple did to mobile

Redwood Pharma initiates toxicological safety studies

Redwood Pharma AB (publ) now begins toxicological safety studies for its drug development project RP101. The results will initially be incorporated into the Company’s application for permission to perform the clinical Phase II trial, which represents the next stage of development for RP101. Development work continues according to plan.The Company’s drug development project RP101, a treatment for chronic dry eye disease, will undergo two important phases during 2017. The first, which begins immediately, is regulatory toxicology testing in animal models that will demonstrate that the RP101

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