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CORRECTION: Earnings impact on SpareBank 1 SR-Bank

Purchase of Glitnir Bank ASA In connection with the takeover of Glitnir Bank ASA, now BNbank ASA, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank will recognise about NOK 400 million of badwill in its consolidated accounts for 2008. SpareBank 1 SR-Bank owns 20 per cent of the shares of BNbank ASA.   A consortium of SpareBank 1 banks paid NOK 300 million for BNbank ASA in December 2008.   Badwill appears as the result of the assessed value of BNBank ASA as at 31 December 2008 less purchase price.   SpareBank 1 Gruppen to post loss SpareBank 1 Gruppen, of which SpareBank 1 SR-Bank owns 19.5 per

DIRECTED SHARE ISSUE OF MSEK 8.9 CARRIED OUT IN SCN

(NGM: SCN) On December 10, 2008, the Board of Directors in Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition i Sverige AB (publ) decided to carry out a directed share issue by a maximum of 1,780,000 shares (each with a quote value of SEK 0.1) by virtue of a shareholders’ meeting’s authorization. The issue has now been carried out, and was fully subscribed for.The subscription price was SEK five (5) per share. The shares were subscribed for by a limited number of financial investors, without preferential right of the shareholders. The funds from the share issue will mainly be used to secure funding for

Directed Share Issue of MSEK 8.9 Carried Out in SCN

On December 10, 2008, the Board of Directors in Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition i Sverige AB (publ) decided to carry out a directed share issue by a maximum of 1,780,000 shares (each with a quote value of SEK 0.1) by virtue of a shareholders’ meeting’s authorization. The issue has now been carried out, and was fully subscribed for.The subscription price was SEK five (5) per share. The shares were subscribed for by a limited number of financial investors, without preferential right of the shareholders. The funds from the share issue will mainly be used to secure funding for ongoing R&D and

Financial Calendar 2009

Below are the dates for the 2009 ContextVision financial reporting and the Annual General Meeting.Quarter 1, April 23rdAnnual General Meeting, June 3rdQuarter 2, August 20thQuarter 3, October 22ndQuarter 4, February 18thThe financial reports will be released in conjunction with the opening of Oslo bors, a presentation will follow later the same day. Details for the presentations will preceed each reporting occasion.For inquires, please contact:CFO, Henrik Bergentofthenrik.bergentoft@contextvision.se

Rubberduck Media Lab signs general agreement with international operator

Aspiro’s subsidiary Rubberduck Media Lab, a leading provider of mobile TV services, signed today a multi country general agreement with a global Tier 1 Operator. The agreement is estimated to provide net revenues of approximately SEK 25-30 m over a three year period for Rubberduck Media Lab.The agreement has an estimated yearly value of about 40 - 50 percent of all of Rubberduck’s revenues in 2008 and is for the delivery of a complete mobile TV service in competitive European markets. During 2008, Rubberduck’s net revenues amounted to approximately SEK 22 m, compared to SEK 13 m during 2007.

Agreement of settlement on Frigg, cost overruns on the H-6e project

Aker Solutions has entered into an agreement with Total for the additional work on the Frigg decommissioning project. The agreement removes uncertainties regarding Aker Solutions' future results. The agreement will have a positive cash effect of approximately NOK 1 billion, but will result in an accounting loss for the fourth quarter 2008. For the same quarter, Aker Solutions also recognises losses on the H-6e drilling rig project. Consequently, Aker Solutions estimates the EBITDA result for 2008 to be approximately NOK 3.1 billion. The results for 2009 will not be affected by the agreement.

Stora Enso plans temporary lay-offs in its operations in Finland

STORA ENSO OYJ PRESS RELEASE 19 January 2009 at 07.05 GMTAs Stora Enso announced in a stock exchange release today, it will continue tocurtail production in its Finnish operations during the first half of 2009 toadjust to weakened demand of the Group's products. As part of the adjustmentmeasures, Stora Enso will start co-determination negotiations concerningtemporary lay-offs in Finland. The total number of employees affected by theco-determination negotiations could exceed 5 000. The temporary lay-off needsand their length will be determined in detail locally as the co-determination

Vitrolife acquires further shares in A.T.S.

Vitrolife is acquiring a further 10 percent of the shares in A.T.S. Srl, the distributor of Vitrolife’s products in Italy. Vitrolife thereby owns 70 percent of the company. “We are very pleased with how A.T.S has developed over the past year: the development of both sales and earnings has been stronger than planned” says Magnus Nilsson, Vitrolife’s CEO.In January 2008 Vitrolife acquired 51 percent of the shares in A.T.S. Srl, the distributor of Vitrolife’s products in Italy since 1999. The acquisition is in line with Vitrolife’s strategy to operate under its own management in key markets

Stora Enso's fourth quarter 2008 operating profit clearly negatively impacted by extensive production curtailments, as anticipated in October, and by wood inventory writedowns; significant production curt

Stora Enso's fourth quarter 2008 operating profit clearly negatively impactedby extensive production curtailments, as anticipated in October, and by woodinventory writedowns; significant production curtailments will continue duringfirst half of 2009The Group will take an impairment charge of about EUR 670 million in fourthquarter 2008 STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 19 January 2009 at 07.00 GMT Stora Enso aggressively curtailed production to match weaker demand and reduceinventories in the fourth quarter of 2008, as envisaged in the third quarterInterim Review, to ensure the

SRV Group prepares for the downswing in the market situation and starts negotiations concerning adjustments

SRV Group Plc Stock exchange release 19 January 2009 at 09.00 a.m. EETSRV Group Plc prepares for the continuation of recession in the constructionmarket. Tightening of the market has reflected on SRV's business operations indeferment of the projects and decrease in construction production. Moreover,residential sales have slowed down essentially. Therefore, SRV rationalizes itsinternal processes and adjusts the number of employees to the market situation. SRV starts negotiations concerning the adjustments in the group companies. TheGroup's Finnish companies will start the co-

Petromena ASA notice from bondholders- meetings

Reference is made to the summons letter published19 December 2008 by Petromena ASA (`the Company`).On 16 January 2009 a bondholder meeting wasarranged in each of the two bond loans of PetromenaASA with ISIN NO 001031608.6 and ISIN NO001039578.3 (the `Loans`). The bondholders`meetings in each of the two Loans approved theamendments that were proposed in the summons letteras of 19 December 2008, however with certainconditions. Please find attached the notice fromthe bondholders meetings for more details on theresolution, including the conditions.Pareto Securities AS is

Share purchase programme for employees

These written materials are not for distribution in the United States or to US persons, and the information contained herein does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. 16 January 2009 - Aker Solutions is today offering approximately 14 100 of its employees the opportunity to buy Aker Solutions ASA shares with a market value of approximately NOK 15 000 per employee including a discount of NOK 1 500. The duration of the programme will be 12 months, from March 2009 through to March 2010, and employees who participate in the programme will purchase shares once

Egidaco Investments PLC, the Parent Company of TCS Bank Expects Accounting Losses Due to Weakening Rouble

Egidaco Investments PLC (“Tinkoff”), the parent company of ‘Tinkoff. Credit Systems’ Bank (TCS Bank), announced today that, according to preliminary figures for fourth quarter 2008, the Group expects to show accounting losses as a result of the sliding Rouble. The Rouble:US Dollar and Rouble:Euro exchange rates fell sharply in November and, particularly, in December. As a result, there is a possibility that Tinkoff may find itself in breach of some of its undertakings to bondholders and other lenders. These assumptions are preliminary and the exact figures will appear as soon as the

Earnings guide SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge

SpareBank 1 Gruppen to post loss SpareBank 1 Gruppen, of which SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge owns 19.5 per cent, expects to post a loss after taxes in 2008 of between NOK 600 and 800 million. The entire loss relates to the SpareBank 1 Livsforsikring subsidiary. All other subsidiaries in the Group will post profits for 2008.   See the separate report from SpareBank 1 Gruppen.   The above implies a negative effect of between NOK 117 mill and NOK 156 mill in the profit and loss account for SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Group.  The SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Group's share of the result in

Earnings impact on SpareBank 1 SR-Bank

Purchase of Glitnir Bank ASAIn connection with the takeover of Glitnir Bank ASA, now BNbank ASA, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank will recognise a badwill charge of about NOK 400 million in its consolidated accounts for 2008. SpareBank 1 SR-Bank owns 20 per cent of the shares of BNbank ASA.   A consortium of SpareBank 1 banks paid NOK 300 million for BNbank ASA in December 2008.   Badwill appears as the result of the assessed value of BNBank ASA as at 31 December 2008 less purchase price.   SpareBank 1 Gruppen to post loss SpareBank 1 Gruppen, of which SpareBank 1 SR-Bank owns 19.

Vestas receives large 3 MW order for Romania

Vestas has received an order for delivery of 67 x V90-3.0 MW wind turbines forRomania from S.C. Ewind S.R.L and S.C. Wind Power Park S.R.L., Romania. Thecontract includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the turbines and along-term service agreement.The wind turbines will be delivered to two projects in the region of Constantain Romania during 2009 and 2010. “We are very satisfied with this new contract, which shows the positivedevelopment of the wind energy market in the Eastern European countries. We areparticularly happy about this contract which is the first large

Standard & Poor's downgrades M-real's credit rating

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Release 16 January 2009 Standard & Poor's has today downgraded M-real Corporation's B- ratingto CCC+. The outlook of the rating remains negative. Downgrade has an annual impact of approximately EUR 2 million onM-real's current annual financing costs. M-REAL CORPORATION Further information:Seppo Parvi, CFO, tel. +358 10 465 4321Juha Laine, Vice President, IR and Communications, tel. +358 10 4654335

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