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Handelsbanken best in foreign exchange

Handelsbanken Capital Markets has been acclaimed as Scandinavia's best foreign exchange bank. Handelsbanken was also awarded the title of Sweden's best foreign exchange bank. The awards have been made by the international financial magazine Global Finance. The criteria used to select the winners for 2009 included transaction volume, market share, scope of global coverage, customer service, pricing and technical innovativeness.   Dan Lindwall, head of Corporate Capital Markets within Handelsbanken Capital Markets, says: "It is, of course, very gratifying that an independent magazine,

Stora Enso shares converted

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15 January 2009 at 07.00 GMTDuring the 1-31 December 2008 conversion period there was one conversion and atotal of 50 A shares were converted into R shares. The shares were recorded inthe Finnish trade register today, 15 January 2009, and trading in the newR shares will start on 16 January 2009. Breakdown of shares after conversion:A shares 177 152 431R shares 612 386 068Total 789 538 499 Each A share and each ten R shares carry one vote. The total amount of votesafter conversion is 238 391 038. For further information, please

The Board of Directors for Loomis AB (publ) proposes that Extraordinary General Meeting resolves on incentive programme

The Board of Directors for Loomis AB has decided to propose that an extraordinary general meeting in Loomis AB resolves on the implementation of an incentive programme to approximately 90 senior executives and key employees by way of an issue and transfer on marketable conditions of subscription warrants entitling to subscription for a maximum of 2,555,000 new shares of class B in Loomis AB.The Board of Directors has further decided to convene an extraordinary general meeting on 16 February 2009 through advertisement in the Official Swedish Gazette (Sw. Post- och Inrikes Tidningar) and in

Bond repurchase and exchange rates

During the fourth quarter of 2008 Unibet has continued to repurchase the bond that was issued on 21 December 2007 to finance the acquisition of Maria Holdings. During the fourth quarter a total of EUR 9.7 million of the EUR 100 million nominal bond have been repurchased. After these repurchases, the total outstanding nominal amount of the bond at 31 December 2008 was EUR 70.7 million.For translation of the Group’s SEK, NOK, DKK and EUR Balance Sheet items into GBP, the following FX rates are used as per 31 December 2008:31-Dec-07 30-Sep-08 31-Dec-08 2008 Delta Q4 DeltaRate to GBPSEK

Vattenfall Trading founds Shipping Company

Vattenfall Trading Services has founded a shipping company named VT Shipping A/S, located in Copenhagen. The incorporation became effective as of January 6, 2009. The object of the company is to carry out shipping trade and business.End of last year, Vattenfall’s trading unit took over three barges and three tugs from a Danish shipping company. The fleet is now owned by the newly founded VT Shipping A/S, Copenhagen.“The turbulences in the freight market have opened up for some interesting, profitable business opportunities,” says Henrik Valgma, Head of Vattenfall Trading Services. “

HNA/HNB - New bond issue/commercial paper buy back

Hafslund ASA has issued a new bond with a term from 21 January 2009 to 21 January 2019, coupon 6.30 %. The first tranche of the issue amounts to NOK 500 million. Of this amount NOK 415 million is sold to investors and the remaining NOK 85 million is kept within the treasury of Hafslund ASA.   Hafslund ASA has bought back NOK 100 million of the commercial paper 6.90 % Hafslund cert. 23.04.09, ISIN NO 001 0468168, HNA84. After this transaction, outstanding amount in the market of this commercial paper is NOK 150 million.     Hafslund ASA Oslo, 14 January 2009   For

The Riksbank offers SEK loans on 16 January

On 20 October the Riksbank introduced a programme of recurrent auctions in order to offer SEK loans to the monetary counterparties. On Friday, 16 January, the Riksbank will offer the sixth loan within the programme, where the announced sum in the auction is SEK 40 billion. The loans are provided against collateral and have a maturity of 91 days, which means that repayment is due on 21 April 2009. A minimum interest is set at repo rate plus a supplement of 0.25 percentage points.www.riksbank.com

Impairment testing according to IAS 36

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Release 14 January 2009 M-real's annual impairment testing has been finalised. Due to thedivestment of Graphic Papers business to Sappi at the end of 2008, anew cash generating unit structure has been defined. The remainingex-Graphic Papers business area mills form the following new cashgenerating units: Hallein, Husum PM8 & Äänekoski Paper and SpecialityPapers. Additionally, a new cash generating unit, Market Pulp, hasalso been defined. The other cash generating units remain the same asin the previous testing. M-real includes impairment charges of

M-real's plans for paper production at Hallein and Gohrsmühle advance

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Release 14 January 2009 M-real, part of Metsäliitto Group, starts statutory negotiations atHallein mill, Austria, targeting to discontinue the paper productionat the end of April 2009. At Gohrsmühle mill, Germany, the standardfine paper production will be discontinued during April and itseffects will be reviewed. At Gohrsmühle, it has already been decidedthat the production of speciality papers as well as uncoated finepaper reels and folio sheets will be expanded. The European paper business has over the past years been sufferingfrom overcapacity

TELESTE'S ANNUAL SUMMARY OF STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASES IN 2008

TELESTE CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14.1.2009 AT 15:30 TELESTE'S ANNUAL SUMMARY OF STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASES IN 2008 Teleste Corporation published in total 34 releases during 2008. A summary isavailable at:www.teleste.com / Investors > Stock Exchange Releases Some of the information included in the releases might be out of date. Teleste is an international technology group founded in 1954, which isspecialized in broadband data communication systems and solutions. The group isdivided into two Strategic Business Units: Broadband Cable Networks and VideoNetworks. Broadband

ROTTNEROS MILL CUTS DOWN TO 5 SHIFTS

Following negotiations with the trade unions, Rottneros Mill – which produces paper pulp – has decided to reduce from 6-shift to 5-shift production from 1 April. A slowdown in global demand for pulp requires production to be adjusted to the market, which is why the company is implementing this change. As a result, around ten people have been given notice of termination of employment.“Naturally it is very unfortunate that we are being forced to remove a shift and that a number of our employees are affected. I can only state, however, that like the rest of the pulp industry we have to adapt

CayTel 1 L.P. holds approximately 88.1% of the shares and 88.7% of the votes in Teleca AB (publ) and extends the acceptance period

The Offer is not being made, and this press release may not be distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into, nor will any tender of shares be accepted from or on behalf of holders in, the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa, or any other jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer, the distribution of this press release or the acceptance of any tender of shares would contravene applicable laws or regulations or require further offer documents, filings or other measures in addition to those required under Swedish law. This press release has been

Vattenfall prepares for ocean energy farms in Ireland

Vattenfall has acquired 51 % of the Irish site development company for ocean energy, Pandion Ltd, for EUR 500,000 (around SEK 5 million). The ocean energy developer Wavebob Ltd will hold the remaining 49 % of Pandion and the agreement brings opportunities for further partners to participate.Pandion has applied for ocean energy sites on the west coast of Ireland, which will be developed for dem-onstration to a commercial size, over 250 MW electricity, when it is technically and economically viable. For Vattenfall the investment in Pandion is a first step towards a leading position on the

Fabege signs SEK 1,2 billion deal with Vattenfall

Today, Vattenfall has signed an agreement with Fabege concerning the leasing of around 43,000 sq m new offices, plus garage and parking spaces, at Arenastaden in Solna. Vattenfall Norden, including its business areas, will move into a new office building to be constructed adjacent to Swedbank Arena and Mall of Scandinavia. The construction is estimated to start during 2009, once the planning process has been completed. Apart from modern, flexible office space with 2,000 workstations, the property is to accommodate garage spaces, a restaurant, auditorium, exercise rooms and exhibition

Ericsson first to implement mobile broadband into cable-TV network

Maltese company Melita, provider of home entertainment and telecommunications, has become the first in the world to integrate HSPA mobile broadband into its existing cable-TV network, adding mobile broadband to its TV, internet and fixed telephony offerings. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) was selected as the end-to-end integrator, using its expertise and technology to make this achievement possible. The Ericsson solution will allow Melita to deploy new services rapidly and cost-effectively, while optimizing its existing infrastructure. The new network will assist Melita to offer its consumers an

CHANGES AT HKSCAN MANAGEMENT TEAM

HKScan Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE, 14 January 2009 at 2.40pmCHANGES AT HKSCAN MANAGEMENT TEAM The following changes in the management of HKScan Corporation take effect on 14January 2009. Irma Kiilunen, 55, (BSc, Econ & Bus Admin), has been appointed CFO andManagement Team member. She will also serve as secretary of HKScanCorporation's Board of Directors. Ms Kiilunen transfers to her new post fromthe position of finance director for the HKScan Group, in which capacity herremit since 2001 has included the Group's financial accounting and treasuryfunction. Ms Kiilunen has held

Getinge AB Extends Tender Offer

January 14, 2009Getinge AB (STO: GETIB) (“Getinge”) today announced that it will extend its previously announced $53.00 per share cash tender offer (the “Offer”) for all of the outstanding shares of Datascope Corp. (NASDAQ: DSCP) (“Datascope”) until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of January 21, 2009, as such time may be extended. All other terms and conditions of the Offer remain unchanged.As of the close of business on January 13, 2009, approximately 15,007,487 shares of Datascope common stock, representing approximately 93% of the total outstanding shares of Datascope

Fennovoima's press release January 14, 2009

FENNOVOIMA APPLIED FOR DECISION-IN-PRINCIPLEToday, January 14, Fennovoima submitted its application to the Finnish government for a decision-in-principle on the construction of a nuclear power plant.The key justifications for the Fennovoima project are enhancement of Finland’s electricity self-sufficiency, fulfillment of the electricity needs of businesses and households, securing the competitiveness of shareholder companies significant for the entire national economy, improving the functionality of the electricity market and the balanced regional development of Finland.The price of

M-real to announce new developments in non-woven wallpaper grades at Heimtextil 2009

14/01/2009Press release 14.01.2009M-real, the world's leading producer of wallpaper base, will be announcing newdevelopments in its non-woven wallpaper range at Heimtextil 2009, building onthe success of its most recently launched non woven grade, Cresta NG2. “We have several development projects in progress to expand our product range,with emphasis on new non-woven grades,” says Ilkka Mutka, VP Speciality PapersBusiness, M-real Consumer Packaging. “The latest addition to our wallpaperbase range, Cresta NG2, is already creating a stir in the market as it is idealfor the sort of

Botnia to close down Kaskinen mill

The statutory negotiations according to the Act on Cooperation in Companies atOy Metsä-Botnia Ab:s Kaskinen mill were finished on 12 January 2009. Financialprerequisites to continue the operations of the mill could not be found duringthe negotiations, and the mill will be closed down during the first quarter of2009. Kaskinen mill is the oldest of Botnia's mills and its profitability has beendeteriorated due to the in the long term restricted availability of for itsmill price competitive wood raw material and increased production costs. "Therapid decrease in the demand for pulp and

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