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The impossible made possible: UPM Raflatac's VANISH fit for labelling recyclable aluminium beverage cans in Europe

(UPM Raflatac, Tampere, 3 October 2016 at 10:00 EET) - Beverage cans labelled with UPM Raflatac's VANISH[TM] film can now be recycled in Europe. Novelis, the world's largest recycler of aluminium cans, confirms that the thin 23-micron VANISH[TM] label has proven sufficiently light in order not to affect the quality of the recycled aluminium. UPM Raflatac's ultra-thin VANISH[TM] PET film enables three functionalities previously considered unviable or impossible: self-adhesive labelling on beverage cans, recyclability with aluminium cans, and the opportunity for beverage brands to market

Avanza’s new CEO Johan Prom assumes his position on 7 November 2016

As already announced in July Johan Prom has been appointed CEO of Avanza. Johan will assume the position as CEO on 7 November 2016.The boards of directors of Avanza Bank Holding AB and the subsidiary Avanza Bank AB have as earlier announced appointed Johan Prom as new CEO. Johan Prom will assume the position by 7 November 2016. Henrik Källén will remain as Acting CEO until then. “This information is such that Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ) and Avanza Bank AB (publ) are obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through

Hollywood director Frank Coraci will direct Gaming Corps The Descendant

Frank Coraci are directing the fifth and last part of the Gaming Corps game series The Descendant. The episode will be released before the end of the year.Frank Coraci is the director of comedies like Around the World in 80 Days, The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy and several other popular comedies, often starring Adam Sandler. Now he is in the Gaming Corps studio for work on The Descendant. This is Frank’s first assignment in the gaming industry. “I have always seen films as the most efficient and technically most advanced way of telling a story, but gaming is fascinating as it is

Advenica delivers products equivalent to 10 MSEK for a major government customer in Sweden

The cyber security company Advenica delivers the solutions, SecuriCDS ZoneGuard, SecuriCDS DD1000A and SecuriCDS1000i from the company’s product family Cross Domain Solutions for an existing customer. The products ensure a controlled flow of information between different IT systems with high assurance.The company's cash flow will increase by more than 10 MSEK and delivery is immediate. The deal is the largest in the company's history for the product family Cross Domain Solutions. ”We’re looking forward to delivering these products to the customer in question and to deepen the

Teknos has completed the acquisition of Dutch Drywood Coatings

Teknos Group Oy Press Release on October 3, 2016 at 9:50 a.m. (Finnish time)Teknos has completed the acquisition of Dutch Drywood Coatings BV announced on September 16, 2016. The acquisition of Drywood is an important part of Teknos’ growth strategy. The acquisition creates access to a new market area for Teknos and it will further strengthen Teknos’ position in the European industrial wood coating market. “I’m extremely happy for the fast completion of the acquisition. With the production unit in Enschede, in the Netherlands, Teknos is able to further broaden our production capabilities

Senzime introduces new graphical profile

Uppsala, October 3, 2016. Senzime AB (publ.) changes graphic profile. Following the acquisition and integration of Acacia Designs BV, a new graphical profile is introduced to reflect the new Senzime - a company at the forefront of patient monitoring.In May 2016, Senzime acquired Acacia Designs BV (Acacia), an international development company within anesthesia monitoring originating from research conducted at Mayo Clinic, USA. Acacia has developed a new way to monitor the progress of anesthesia and reduce complications in patients undergoing surgery. The merger of Senzime’s and Acacia’s

Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports

3 October 2016 Genel Energy plc Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports from Tawke field Genel Energy plc ('Genel') notes the announcement from DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke field, that the Tawke field partners have received a payment of $37.40 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil sales during July 2016. The payment reflects full settlement of the invoiced amount for July 2016 oil sales, and includes $31.37 million toward the monthly entitlement and $6.03 million towards recovery of historical receivables. The payments will be shared pro-rata by DNO and

Akastor ASA: Akastor agrees to sell Frontica IT business to Cognizant

Akastor ASA (OSE: AKA), an oil service investment company, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Frontica Business Solutions AS ("Frontica") to Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) for a consideration of NOK 1,025 million on a debt- and cash-free basis. Frontica is comprised of the ITO and BPO* business segments of the Frontica Group, and excludes Frontica's staffing business, Frontica Advantage.  In recent years, Frontica has embarked on a transformation agenda to shift the company from a predominantly internally-focused shared service unit to becoming a broader commercial provider of ITO

Q-FREE – US TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CONTRACT SIGNED - 200 MNOK

3 October 2016 Reference is made to the announcement “NEW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CONTRACT PENDING FINAL APPROVAL - 200 MNOK” on 28 September 2016. The contract, representing Q-Free’s largest non-tolling agreement ever, has now been signed.Q-Free Open Roads has entered into a contract to implement and maintain a new Statewide Advanced Transportation Management System for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in the US.  The order value is approximately 200 MNOK, and the contract has a duration of four years. In addition, there are three optional two-year extensions. Q-Free will

Skanska repairs sections of expressway in New York, USA, for USD 63M, about SEK 530M

Skanska has signed a contract with the New York State Department of Transportation for the rehabilitation of sections of an expressway in New York, USA. The contract is worth USD 63M, about SEK 530M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Civil in the third quarter 2016.The steel repair project of Interstate 278 in Brooklyn will include structural steel rehabilitation, including replacement and repainting. Construction is underway and is slated for completion in November 2018. Skanska USA is one of the leading development and construction companies in the country,

First patient treated in Hansa Medical’s Highdes-study

Hansa Medical AB (publ) today announced that the first patient has been treated and subsequently transplanted in the pivotal multicenter study Highdes using IdeS to desensitize highly sensitized patients prior to kidney transplantation.The Phase II study will include approximately 20 highly sensitized patients awaiting kidney transplantation. Patients included in this new study have either failed on previous attempts of desensitization or the currently available methods are considered insufficiently effective. The study is entitled “A Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of IdeS (IgG

Selvaag Bolig ASA: Purchase of treasury shares

Selvaag Bolig ASA purchased 4 635 treasury shares on 30 September 2016. The shares were purchased at an average price of NOK 40.00. The shares were purchased for the company's share programmes for employees. After the transaction, Selvaag Bolig owns 519 277 treasury shares. Further information fromSverre Molvik, CFO, Selvaag Bolig ASATelephone: +47 401 00 585, e-mail: smo@selvaagbolig.no Selvaag Bolig ASA is a residential property developer controlling the entire value chain from acquisition of land to sale of homes. The company has several thousand homes under development at

Orkla ASA: Mandatory notification of trade - options

On 30 September, in connection with Orkla's former management option programme, 15,000 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 1,045,000. Orkla owns 1,303,135 treasury shares.Orkla ASAOslo, 3 October 2016Ref.: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.

Hexagon Composites ASA: Closing of the Agility Fuel Solutions transaction

Reference is made to stock exchange release dated 14 June 2016 related to the announced merger of Agility Fuel Systems and Hexagon Composites to create Agility Fuel Solutions. The closing of the transaction was completed on 3 October.The new entity Agility Fuel Solutions is owned equally by Hexagon Composites and Agility's current investors and will continue to transform the global medium- and heavy-duty vehicle industry with clean fuel technologies. As of fourth quarter 2016 the entity will be reported under the equity method in the Group's financial statements.For more information:

Aker BP ASA: Acquisition of licenses from Tullow

Aker BP ASA (“Aker BP” or “the Company”) announces the acquisition of licenses from Tullow Norge AS (“Tullow”). The transaction comprises working interest in eight licenses, including 15 percent in the Oda (previously known as Butch) discovery in PL 405.The transaction strengthens Aker BP’s position in core areas surrounding the Ula, North of Alvheim, Skarv and the Krafla/Askja areas. The Oda development concept is a tie-in to the Ula field and the discovery is estimated to contain 43 million (gross) barrels of oil equivalent (Source: NPD). The partners are targeting an investment

More than half of persons with Alzheimer’s disease aged 90 years or more use psychotropic drugs

Psychotropic drug use is rather common among persons aged 90 years of more diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease compared with those who were diagnosed at younger age, concludes study conducted at University of Eastern Finland. Persons aged 90 years or more used antipsychotics 5 times and antidepressants 2.5 times more often than those without the disease in the same age group. The results were published in Age and Ageing journal. 56% of persons aged 90 years or more with Alzheimer’s disease use psychotropic drugs whereas the same figure was 48% among younger persons with Alzheimer’s

Herlev Hospital in Denmark has ordered a VibroSense Meter system

The department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Nuclear Medicine at the Herlev Hospital in Denmark has ordered a VibroSense Meter device for assessment of impaired sensitivity in hands. The order is regarded as a prestige order and the order value exceeds SEK 160 000.The CE approved VibroSense Meter device, will be used for research in different areas to diagnose neurological disorders in hands caused by various diseases. This order is regarded as a prestigious order, since researchers are particularly important in order to reach a large market. The reason is that scientists are important

BLACKSTONE UPDATES ITS PROPOSAL FOR ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS AHEAD OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING IN D. CARNEGIE & CO AB (PUBL) ON 14 OCTOBER 2016

D. Carnegie & Co AB (publ) (“D. Carnegie & Co” or the “Company”) has been informed by Vega Holdco Sarl (“Vega”), controlled by Blackstone and holder of approximately 28.61 percent of the total number of outstanding shares in the Company, that Vega wishes to update its proposal to the extraordinary general meeting on 14 October 2016 regarding the election of board members. The updated proposal entails that James Seppala replaces Andrew Lax as proposed board member and chairman of the board. Svein Erik Lilleland remains the second proposed board member and no other changes are made to Vega’s

ASTRAZENECA PLC ANNOUNCES MEDIMMUNE OUT-LICENSES POTENTIAL MEDICINE FOR INFLAMMATORY DISEASES TO ALLERGAN

This announcement contains inside information 03 October 2016 07:00   AstraZeneca today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, has entered into a licensing agreement with Allergan plc for the global rights to MEDI2070. MEDI2070 is an IL-23 monoclonal antibody currently in a Phase IIb clinical trial for moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines) and is ready for Phase II for ulcerative colitis (a chronic inflammatory condition of the colon and rectum). These diseases are outside AstraZeneca's three main

DDM Treasury Sweden AB redeems its 18% subordinated notes

DDM Treasury Sweden AB (NGM: DDM1), a specialist investor in and manager of non-performing loans and distressed assets, announces that it has fully redeemed its SEK 31M 18% subordinated notes on their final maturity date of 30 September 2016.The redemption was financed using cash on hand. This transaction has enabled DDM Treasury Sweden AB to reduce its gross debt and its cost of debt. Roschier acted as DDM’s legal advisors in conjunction with the redemption of the subordinated notes. This information is information which DDM Treasury Sweden AB (publ) AG is obliged to make public

DDM makes significant loan repayments in excess of EUR 8M, including the redemption of its 18% subordinated notes

DDM Holding AG (First North: DDM), a specialist investor in and manager of non-performing loans and distressed assets, announces that it has made significant loan repayments in excess of EUR 8M during the third quarter of 2016.The loan repayments include the full redemption of the SEK 31M 18% subordinated notes issued by DDM Treasury Sweden AB on their final maturity date of 30 September 2016. In addition, repayments of about EUR 3M were made on the EUR 11M bond issued in July 2016, following strong performance by the recently acquired Slovenian portfolio. Additionally, EUR 2M out of the

NICOCCINO’S NICOTINE PATENT NOW ACCEPTED IN NEW ZEALAND

The New Zealand’s Intellectual Property Office has notified Nicoccino AB with the acceptance of the Company’s own nicotine patent application. The approval was published on September 30thand a three months Opposition Period will follow where interest party can file an opposition. If no opposition is filed, the patent letter will be sealed and granted.  New Zealand is the second marked to approve the patent since Singapore’s approval in March earlier this year. As the nicotine patent is based on the plattform patent that Nicoccino AB uses through licensing, the protection of the

Skanska builds new premises in Huddinge at Karolinska University Hospital for about SEK 1.2 billion

Skanska has signed a contract with Locum for a new hospital building at the Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, Sweden. The contract is worth SEK 1.2 billion, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska Sweden for the third quarter in 2016.The project's gross floor area is about 29,000 square meters and the building will house about 23 operating rooms and sterilization center, about 8 rooms for interventional services, about 21 rooms for X-ray examinations and related support areas. Skanska, Locum and the Stockholm County Council has ambitious climate targets for the

Update on the Consumer transaction

Oslo, 3 October 2016Reference is made to the stock exchange announcements made on 18 July and 16 August 2016 regarding the share purchase agreement entered into on 17 July 2016 between Opera Software ASA ("Opera") and Golden Brick Capital Private Equity Fund I L.P. (the “Buyer”) on the sale and purchase of Opera's consumer business (the "Transaction").The regulatory review by CFIUS is still ongoing. The parties agree that the required part of the reorganization that is to take place prior to closing was completed by September 30, hence pursuant to the amendment agreement No.1 to the

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