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Changes in the Nomination Committee for SAS AB

At the Annual General Shareholder's Meeting in SAS AB on April 9, 2008, members of theNomination Committee for SAS AB were appointed. Information about the NominationCommittee's composition and following changes has previously been published through press releases and via the company's homepage.SAS AB has now been informed that Danske Bank has substantially reduced its shareholding in SAS AB and that Danske Bank's nominated member, Henrik Norman, in accordance with the Instruction to the Nomination Committee decided by the Annual General Shareholder's Meeting, has made his seat

Revised profit forecast for 2008 and changed financing agreement

New Wave Group's performance so far in the fourth quarter differs from what has been previously projected. The previous forecast, published in the interim report for the third quarter of 2008, was: "For 2008 New Wave is still expecting higher sales and result than the previous year. However, the weaker market conditions and economy, gives that the uncertainty in the forecast has increased". In November 2008, which is the single biggest sales and profit month for the group, the outcome fell to such an extent that the Group's results for 2008 can no longer be expected to exceed 2007's result.

Board member Per Havdal has passed away

Board member in Nordic Mining ASA, Per Havdal has passed away after a period of illness. Havdal has been a board member in Nordic Mining ASA since the company's registration in May 2006 and has participated in preparations in connection with establishment of the company from 2005.   Chairman of the Board of Directors Dag Dvergsten and CEO Ivar S. Fossum in Nordic Mining ASA comment jointly: "The Board of Directors and the management team in Nordic Mining have for several years had the opportunity and pleasure to draw heavily on Per Havdal's extensive experience from the mining

Denmark and Sweden plan to co-host the European Spallation Source

Sweden and Denmark will co-host the planned research facility ESS. The understanding means that the proposal to other European governments to participate in the ESS now will be presented as a joint Danish-Swedish undertaking.The European Spallation Source will be the world’s most powerful materials and life science facility for neutron based research, and it could be built in Lund in southern Scandinavia. After half a year of negotiations, there is now an understanding between the Swedish and Danish negotiation teams to:- co-host the ESS, if Lund is chosen as the site;- set up an ESS

EAST CAPITAL FINANCIALS FUND SELLS ITS 10% HOLDING OF THE RUSSIAN BANK SEVERNAYA KAZNA

The East Capital Financials Fund has sold its 10% stake in Yekaterinburg-based Severnaya Kazna to the bank’s new majority shareholder, Alfa-Bank, Russia. The fund acquired the shares in April 2008 and sold them for a price of EUR 27m, which is just above the entry price.“After the recent market turbulence, the bank’s majority shareholders decided to sell their stake to a strategic buyer, Alfa-Bank, who also expressed an interest in acquiring the fund’s stake. The terms offered were good for the fund, since any gain on investment in the current market conditions is quite exceptional

Autoliv Adjusts Guidance - Accelerates Action Program

(Stockholm, December 12, 2008) – – – Autoliv Inc. – the global leader in automotive safety systems – today announced being ahead of schedule in reducing costs. However, the reductions in global light vehicle production for the current quarter will be significantly worse than previously anticipated. Consequently, the Company is adjusting its financial guidance.Autoliv’s margin performance in October and November was in line with the Company’s guidance. However, due to standstill in many customers’ vehicle assembly plants, organic sales in December will drop dramatically, by more than 40%.

ORDER IN HAND - DETECTION SYSTEMS IN THE UK

Simtronics ASA, today, Friday 12th December received and order from Groveley Detection Limited in the UK for the supply of point infrared gas detectors.The minimum contract value is NOK 16.8 million, but could rise to NOK 18.3 million depending on device configuration. This order represents our single largest field device order received to date.Deliveries will take place over 36 months. The majority of this order is for the upgrade / replacement market within the UKCS.

IK sells the Dutch internet retailer Wehkamp

IK Investment Partners (“IK”, formerly known as Industri Kapital) has sold Wehkamp, the market leader in online shopping in the Netherlands, to a group of private investors. IK will retain a minority interest in Wehkamp.IK acquired Wehkamp, together with the credit management company Transfair from the UK retailer GUS plc in January 2006 with the plan to further grow and develop both businesses and capitalise on IK’s experience in the home shopping, consumer credit and debt collection markets.Under IK’s ownership Wehkamp has been further transformed into a leading online retailer. At the

Change in the State of Finland's holding in Outokumpu Oyj

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENTDecember 12, 2008 at 10.30 a.m. Outokumpu Oyj has been informed on the change in the holding of theState of Finland. On December 11, 2008, the State of Finland hastransferred its holding in Outokumpu Oyj to its wholly-owned companySolidium Oy (Business ID 0866693-1). In accordance with the exemptiongranted in October from the Finnish Financial Supervision Authority,Solidium does not have an obligation to launch a tender offer. With reference to Section 2, paragraph 9 of the Finnish MarketSecurities Act and the relevant decision of the Finnish Ministry of

U.S. chemical company invests US$250,000 to expand the use of ReadSoft solutions to Asian facilities

ReadSoft has received an additional order worth over US$250,000 from an existing customer, a large chemical and materials manufacturer headquartered in the United States. The order enables the automation and optimization of supplier invoices to expand to the company's Asian facilities and will also integrate with the installed SAP system.This U.S. customer is a chemical and materials company with 6,500 employees located in 40 countries around the world. The company provides products and services in refining, construction, packaging and building materials to a wide range of industries.

Ericsson launches spare parts management service with TMIB in Bangladesh

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has launched spare parts management services (SPMS) to support TM International Bangladesh's (TMIB) mobile network. The deal marks Ericsson's first SPMS contract in Bangladesh, and will help boost operational efficiencies, revenue and network performance. Under the agreement, Ericsson will provide TMIB with high-level hardware support for routine as well emergency maintenance. Ericsson will also take over the responsibility of the spare parts and provide TMIB with first-line local support, enabling immediate response to the customer's needs. Ericsson's SPMS will

Extraordinary General Meeting of Bure Equity AB (publ)

The Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Bure Equity AB held on 11 December 2008 dealt with the following:Decision on a redemption programme of maximum SEK 1,007MThe EGM authorised the Board to implement an optional redemption programme amounting to no more than SEK 1,006,976,160. The final size of the redemption programme is depending on to which extent the company's shareholders will accept the offer.The redemption programme will be carried out through an offer to the shareholders, which will have reached the shareholders around 22 December 2008. For each share in Bure the holder

A/S Trigon Agri: Purchase of Own Shares

Trigon Agri A/S hereby announces that the company further acquired company’s own shares on the basis of authorisation granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders held on 29 October in 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Instrument Info:Ordinary Shares, short name: TAGRISIN code: DK0060083566Nominal: 1 EURTotal number of TAGR shares listed on First North: 129,627,479The following trades with own shares were executed on 11 December 2008:Number of transactions: 7Transaction type: buyNumber of shares: 70,000Average price per share: 0,4805 EURLowest price per

ASTRAZENECA RESPONDS TO FDA JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEES’ RECOMMENDATION ON SYMBICORT

On 11 December 2008, the Joint Advisory Committees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – including the Drug Safety & Risk Management Advisory Committee, the Pediatric Advisory Committee, and the Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee – completed a review of the benefits and risks of asthma medications containing long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs). The committees concluded that the benefits of AstraZeneca’s SYMBICORT (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate), a combination LABA/Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) medication, outweigh the risks in adult and adolescent asthma patients.

Announcement with reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 12 December 2008 at 07.00 GMTStora Enso Oyj received on 11 December 2008 a notification with reference toChapter 2, paragraph 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act. As anticipated in the release published on 22 October 2008, the Finnish Statehas transferred all of its shareholding in Stora Enso Oyj to Solidium Oy(company ID 0866693-1) owned 100% by the Finnish State. As a result of thetransaction, the shareholding of the Finnish State is now below and theshareholding of Solidium Oy is now above the shareholding limits defined inChapter 2,

The nomination committee's proposal for election of the Board of Lindab International AB

Lindab's nomination committee proposes to the AGM that the board of directors be increased by two members to a total of eight.   Lindab's nomination committee proposes to the AGM: · Re-election of Svend Holst-Nielsen as Chairman of the board · Re-election of Anders C Karlsson, Stig Karlsson, Hans Olov Olsson and Annette Sadolin · Election of Erik Eberhardson, Per Frankling and Ulf Gundemark. Kjell Åkesson, previously the CEO of Lindab, has declined to be re-elected.   Erik Eberhardson, born in 1970, has extensive experience from Russia and the Ukraine. He was CEO

SWEDEN GIVES MILLIONS OF US DOLLARS FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. WILL IT BE ENOUGH?

Yesterday at the Climate summit in Poznan, the Swedish government announced that it will provide USD 500 million to help developing countries to prepare, plan for and cope with the effects of climate change. However, while the Swedish contributions are significant, they are still insufficient to meet the adaptation needs of developing countries.This contribution, combined with earlier pledges to the World Bank and European Union, confirms the Swedish commitment to support developing countries in their efforts to address climate change and its impacts.However, while the Swedish

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