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Half-year report January-June 2015

Second quarter 2015 – Continued very strong growth and strong margins · Sales rose 36 per cent to 2,910 MSEK (2,145). · Operating profit increased 41 per cent to 508 MSEK (360). · Operating margin increased to 17.5 per cent (16.8). · Profit after tax increased 38 per cent to 357 MSEK (258). · Earnings per share rose 38 per cent to 1.04 SEK (0.75). · Operating cash flow increased to 640 MSEK (412). · The share split 10:1 (each existing share is divided into ten shares), resolved by the Annual General Meeting, was completed in May. First half of 2015 – Very strong

Invitation to conference call of Hoist Finance’s interim report

Hoist Finance will publish the interim report for the period 1 January – 30 June 2015 on Friday, 31st of July, 2015, at approximately 08.00 AM (CET). A teleconference for investors, analysts and media will be held at 09.00 AM (CET). Jörgen Olsson, CEO and Pontus Sardal, CFO will present and comment the report. Visit our website: http://ir.hoistfinance.com/ for link to the audiocast and the presentation material. Dial-in details for the conference call:SE: +46 8 566 426 62 UK: +44 203 428 14 13 US: +1 855 831 59 44 The presentation and the report will be available on www.

19.3 million displaced by disasters but “mother nature not to blame” says new report

Under strict embargo to 20 July 2015, 1100 CEST GENEVA 20 JULY 2015: In the last seven years, an estimated one person every second has been displaced by a disaster, with 19.3 million people forced to flee their homes in 2014 alone. Disaster displacement is on the rise, and as policy leaders worldwide advance towards the adoption of a post-2015 global agenda, the time has never been better to address it.The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) released today its global report, The Global Estimates: People displaced by disasters.  The report

Judging panel announced for Natural Beauty Retail Awards 2015

The Natural Beauty Retail Awards, celebrating the best natural and organic beauty retailers, has announced its founding judging panel for its inaugural awards. Fourteen industry experts have been confirmed including, Simon Duffy, co-founder of leading men’s skincare range Bulldog, Emma Reinhold, trade relations manager at the Soil Association, and award winning beauty journalists Sarah Stacey and Jo Fairley. Retailers are encouraged to submit their entries by the 31 July deadline. Numerous independents and leading high-street and online beauty retailers have already entered for the

Strong result impacted by extra costs from upgrade

CEO Per Lindberg comments on the development during Q2 2015:  “We deliver a result for the quarter that is strong, but burdened with extra costs for the upgrade of our fluting machine in Gruvön. Technically, the upgrade is a success and the quality improvements are above expectations, but it took a bit longer to implement than estimated.”THE RESULT The second quarter’s operating margin of 10% was negatively impacted by the planned maintenance shutdown and the extra costs for implementation of the upgrade of the fluting machine in Gruvön, all in all approximately SEK 170 million. I am

Interim report January-June 2015

(Tables included in attached PDF) KEY HIGHLIGHTS · Net sales for the quarter was SEK 5 489 million (5 128). · Earnings per share for the quarter was SEK 1.92 (1.39). · Operating profit increased with 20% compared to Q2 2014 to SEK 542 million (450). · The fluting machine in Gruvön (PM6) was successfully upgraded during the planned maintenance shutdown and the quality improvements are above expectations. · Start-up of PM6 was delayed and caused extra costs of approximately SEK 50 million. · Net sales Jan-Jun 2015 increased 6% and operating profit increased 25% compared

New reference q-JAYS earphones start shipping today

The Swedish headphone maker Jays AB (publ) announces the arrival of its latest model q-JAYS - the world's smallest earphones with exchangeable cables and a new reference for high-precision acoustics and audio engineering. Stockholm, Sweden, 2015-07-20 10:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --   The second generation q-JAYS reference earphones are now available for order. The product features custom dual balanced armature drivers, a housing molded in stainless steel and exchangeable cables for iOS, Windows or Android.  “q-JAYS innovative edge sets a new standard for the audio industry” says

Archer Limited : Announcement of second quarter 2015 earnings release date and conference call information

Hamilton, Bermuda (July 20, 2015) Archer Limited's second quarter 2015 results are scheduled to be released on Friday, July 31, 2015 before the start of trading on Oslo Stock Exchange. In connection with the earnings release, a conference call will be held at 7:00 Houston time, 13:00 London time, 14:00 Oslo time on Friday July 31, 2015. To listen to the presentation, the following options are available: A. Webcast To register for the webcast please go to http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/fx2cvg9o B. Conference call To access the call, which is open to the public,

Saab Signs NH90 Component Maintenance Contract With FMV

Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract to provide component maintenance for the tactical mission system (TMS) on NH90 helicopters of the Swedish Armed Forces. The contract is for five years with an option for one further year. The order is valued at approximately SEK 170 million.This new contract covers component maintenance for the TMS to ensure full system availability. This will include, among other capabilities, the helicopter’s sonar system for anti-submarine warfare. Saab is now responsible for the support and maintenance of the entire Hkp 14 TMS. “This agreement

Saniona presents new supportive data in pain and interesting results in neuroinflammation

Saniona, a leading biotech company within ion-channel research, announces today that it will make two poster presentations at the Society for Neuroscience meeting 2015 in Chicago in October. Saniona plans to publish new preclinical efficacy data for AN363, which support the use of AN363 for treatment of neuropathic pain. In addition, Saniona plans to present scientific data in relation to the AN346 program, which shows that compounds developed under this program may potentially be interesting for the treatment of inflammatory neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s

Cortendo Announces Plans to Conduct Registered Initial Public Offering of Its Common Shares

July 20, 2015 – Göteborg, Sweden and Trevose, Pa., USA – Cortendo AB (publ) [ticker: CORT on NOTC-A] today announced that the Company plans to conduct a registered initial public offering of common shares in the United States. This announcement is being made pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135 under the Securities Act of 1933. As required by Rule 135, this press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would

Opus Inspection granted California BAR Certification for its third generation (GENIII) emission inspection system

The California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) has granted certification for Opus Inspection’s BAR97 GEN3 analyzer system.  This certification culminates a 2 ½ year development effort.“We are very proud of our product development team led by Tom Fournier, CTO,” said Jim Sands, President of Opus Inspection. "The all new GENIII 5-gas and OBD analyzer extends our commitment to our customers in the California Smog Check program and cements our market leadership with the over 7,000 California Smog Check stations.” No other company has achieved certification of a new BAR97 system in over

Orkla ASA: Mandatory notification of trade - options

On 17 July, in connection with Orkla's former management option programme, 50,000 options in Orkla-shares were exercised. 30,000 options were exercised at a strike price of NOK 36.38 per share, and 20,000 options were exercised at a strike price of NOK 42.53 per share. After this transaction, the total number of options issued in Orkla shares under the management option programme is 3,402,000. Orkla owns 561,903 treasury shares.   Orkla ASAOslo, 20 July 2015   Ref.: Senior Vice President Investor RelationsMattias OrreniusTel.: +47 983 66 334 Investor Relations

Concentric announces restructuring plan in Argentina

Concentric AB (“Concentric”) today announces the restructuring plan for their new facility in Chivilcoy, Argentina in line with the weak demand in the South American commercial vehicle market.The acquisition of GKN Sinter Metals de Argentina SA (“GKN Pumps” or “Concentric Chivilcoy”) was completed earlier this year and, as a result, Concentric gained an important foothold in the Mercosur trade union, thereby enabling further penetration of the South American commercial vehicle market. This redundancy programme is a direct response to the weak demand in the South American commercial

MTG to show NHL ice hockey until 2021 and 2016 World Cup of Hockey

MTG and the National Hockey League (NHL®) today announced a five-year partnership renewal that includes broadcast and online exclusivity for NHL games across the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. MTG has also reached an agreement with the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) & the NHL to broadcast the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.MTG has held the NHL rights since 2009, and will own the exclusive Nordic rights to all regular season games, the Stanley Cup® Playoffs, the Stanley Cup® Final, and key NHL events over the next five years: NHL Winter Classic®, NHL

Tele2 signs new fixed broadband contract with KPN

Stockholm - Tele2 AB (Tele2), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today announces that Tele2 and KPN have signed a new 7 year contract for upgraded fixed broadband access on the KPN network. The VULA (Virtual Unbundled Local Access) agreement enables Tele2 to offer new and existing customers higher fixed broadband speeds of up to 100Mb/s. In combination with the roll–out of its new LTE-Advanced 4G network, these new high speed fixed broadband services answer the increasing demand for data from both B2B customers and consumers.Jeff Dodds, CEO Tele2 Netherlands, comments: “

Handelsbanken’s interim report for January-June 2015 will be presented on July 21

Handelsbanken will present its results for January­‑June 2015 in Stockholm on July 21, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. CET at a meeting with the media and analysts. The interim report for January‑June 2015 will be published at 7:00 a.m. CET on July 21, 2015. A telephone conference will be held at 11:00 a.m. CET (5:00 a.m. EST), where Ulf Riese, CFO, will present the figures and give his comments. There will also be time for questions from the participants. UK number: +44 (0)203 364 5374Swedish number: +46 (0)8 505 564 74US number: +1 855 753 2230 Instructions 1. Dial +xx xxx xx 10

WHOYOUARE in partnership with Swedish heavy metal band Ghost

Swedish heavy metal icons Ghost are releasing their new album “Meliora” this August, in close collaboration with WHOYOUARE and Bea Åkerlund.Ghost’s new album, “Meliora”, will be released on 21 August. The band will then embark on a lengthy tour of the USA. The collaboration sees Bea Åkerlund, founder of WYA Holding and WHOYOUARE, taking on the role of Creative Director and Fashion Director for Ghost. The band has been given a new look, with clothes designed by WYA members Michele Berandi and Majesty Black. Some of the clothing and accessories are also available to buy via WHOYOUARE.COM.

MJ Ferguson acquires contract cleaning specialist, FP Cleaning Services

Facilities and maintenance services company MJ Ferguson has acquired FP Cleaning Services, the London-based contract cleaning business, to create a group with a combined annual turnover in excess of £30 million.Formed by Peter Beazley in 1999, FP Cleaning Services provides services ranging from large scale contract cleaning of offices through to deep and clinical clean services for laboratories, hospitals and technical areas. The business counts the Commonwealth Secretariat, Goldcrest Post Productions and the European Commission amongst its wide range of public and private sector clients.

Benefits of automating labour intensive packaging with Yamato weighing machinery

The majority of UK manufactures are not assessing automation’s possible benefits for their business on a regular basis, despite the vast majority planning on making capital investments in manufacturing technology before the close of 2015.Such were the findings Accenture’s Insights from the Global Manufacturing Study, with 61% of UK manufacturers are not applying automation technology to continually enhance performance at their existing plants and sites and 73% planning on investing in new technology. With 43% of investing businesses stating that Factory Flow Optimisation is their

Requested waiver and proposed amendment and restatement for the senior secured notes issued by Mobylife Holding A/S approved by noteholders

(Stockholm, 17 July 2015)CorpNordic Sweden AB (the “Agent”), acting in its capacity as Agent for the noteholders under the terms and conditions of the Notes, initiated on 26 June 2015 a written procedure in which the noteholders could approve or reject a waiver request and a proposal to amend and restate the terms and conditions of the notes made by the Issuer. The waiver request concerned the breach of the issuer’s obligation under clause 11.1.1 (a) of the terms and conditions of the notes to prepare its audited consolidated annual accounts in respect of the financial year 2014 in

Requested waiver and proposed amendment and restatement of the senior secured notes approved by noteholders

(Stockholm, 17 July 2015)CorpNordic Sweden AB (the “Agent”), acting in its capacity as Agent for the noteholders under the terms and conditions of the Notes, initiated on 26 June 2015 a written procedure in which the noteholders could approve or reject a waiver request and a proposal to amend and restate the terms and conditions of the notes made by the Issuer. The waiver request concerned the breach of the issuer’s obligation under clause 11.1.1 (a) of the terms and conditions of the notes to prepare its audited consolidated annual accounts in respect of the financial year 2014 in

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