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Shares subscribed with the Outokumpu Oyj 2003 stock options and the increase in share capital

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENTSeptember 19, 2008 at 10.30 am Between July 8, 2008 and September 8, 2008 a total of 693 shareshave been subscribed for with the 2003A stock options (FI0009629133)and between July 8, 2008 and September 8, 2008 a total of 5 000shares have been subscribed for with the 2003C stock options(FI0009649412). As a result of the share subscriptions the sharecapital of Outokumpu Oyj has increased by EUR 9 678.10. The increase in share capital has been entered into the Finnish traderegister on September 19, 2008 and the subscribed shares will belisted on the

Outokumpu Capital Markets Day 2008 on September 24 in London

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENTSeptember 19, 2008 at 10.25 Outokumpu will host the annual Capital Markets Day 2008 for investorsand analysts in London on September 24. This year main topics arestainless steel market trends, highlights of Outokumpu strategy andstainless steel grades and applications. Presentations are given by CEO Juha Rantanen, Deputy CEO KarriKaitue, Pekka Erkkilä (EVP - General Stainless) and Bo Annvik (EVP -Specialty Stainless) as well as Outokumpu's R&D specialists. The CMD program and the presentation material will be available onSeptember 24 around 2.00 pm

Trade subject to notification - Scandinavian Property Development

Orkla ASA, has on 18 September 2008 bought 2 400 000 shares in Scandinavian Property Development at an average share price of NOK 10.00.   Morten Grongstad, Managing director in Orkla Eiendom, is a member of the Scandinavian Property Development board of directors.   After this transaction, Orkla ASA owns 26 400 000 shares in Scandinavian Property Development, corresponding to 32.99 %.   Orkla ASAOslo, 19 September 2008   Contact:Lars Røsæg, Orkla Investor Relations,Tel: +47 2254 4426

Some reflections on the current situation

”At the latest monetary policy meeting the Executive Board agreed on a great deal – that economic activity is weakening, that inflation is declining and that it will be possible to reduce the interest rate in the period ahead. But we made dif-ferent assessments of the strength of the processes and of how much monetary policy must help to reduce inflation,” said Barbro Wickman-Parak in a speech at Handelsbanken today.”The conclusion I came to was that inflation in the period ahead will move to-wards the target at a satisfactory rate without the need to increase the interest rate. I therefore

Per Kristian Aas President & CEO of Vingtech Corp, has purchased 100 000 shares in Simrad Optronics ASA

Per Kristian Aas President & CEO of Vingtech Corp, a subsidiary of Simrad Optronics ASA, has purchased on the 18th of September 2008, 100 000 shares in Simrad Optronics ASA at an average price of NOK 3,40 per share. Per Kristian Aas owns after this purchase, a total of 100 000 shares in Simrad Optronics ASA.For further information, please contact:Jon Asbjørn Bø, CEO, (+47) 930 86 932E-mail: jab@simrad-optronics.noHomepage: www.simrad-optronics.no

HNA/HNB - Share buy back

Hafslund ASA has 18 September 2008 bought 15,000 Hafslund shares of class B at a price of NOK 91.86 per share. After this transaction, Hafslund`s balance of own shares is zero Hafslund class A shares and 427,284 Hafslund class B shares.   The share buy back is made under the general power of attorney provided by the general meeting to acquire Hafslund B shares equivalent to maximum 2% (3,903,725 shares) of the company's share capital. The power of attorney is effective until the ordinary general meeting in 2009, and for no longer than 18 months. The lowest remuneration that can be

Saab’s comment to the Government’s working group’s proposal to reduce the budget for defence material

Saab has taken note of the published information regarding the Government’s working group’s proposal for reducing the budget for defence material.“The Government has already earlier pointed out its firm, long-term ambition to further develop Gripen as a base in the Swedish defence, and we are pleased to see that this ambition remains. We welcome the opportunities to further develop the system for the Swedish Air Force and have a positive view of our opportunities on the export market,” says Saab CEO Åke Svensson.Ensuring a sustainable capacity to supply the armed forces with advanced high-

REPORT FROM ELEKTA’S ANNUAL MEETING 2008

PRESS RELEASEStockholm, Sweden, September 18, 2008At the Annual General Meeting of Elekta AB (publ), 228 shareholders entitled to vote participated, representing 51.6 percent of the votes in the company.• Dividend to shareholders of SEK 1.75 (1.00) per share.• Akbar Seddigh, Carl G. Palmstierna, Tommy H. Karlsson, Laurent Leksell, Hans Barella and Birgitta Stymne Göransson were reelected to the Board.• Luciano Cattani and Vera Kallmeyer were newly elected to the Board.President and CEO Tomas Puusepp opened his speech by describing different cancer diseases and giving examples of

Vattenfall makes an offer on a British wind company

Vattenfall announced on Thursday that it is to make an offer on Eclipse Energy UK Plc, a British company.“As part of our strategy to reduce emissions, Vattenfall has ambitious plans within the renewable energy sector. Vattenfall’s view is that the UK is a suitable target market for its future renewables growth for a variety of reasons including a well-functioning support system, a deregulated and competitive market for electricity and an openness to foreign investment,” says Lars G Josefsson, CEO, Vattenfall AB.Eclipse’s strategy is to develop, manage, and own projects dealing with

NYX Interactive – delivers the next generation of bingo and other products to Svenska Spel

NYX Interactive and Svenska Spel have launched the next generation of bingo and lottery platforms.The project is based on the NYX gaming platform and Svenska Spel’s requirements for competitive functionality. Svenska Spel launched bingo on the Internet in 2002 and now is the time to take a new step in the market with many new functions in the gaming experience, including responsible gaming.“With the new platform, we, at Svenska Spel, take a strengthened position amongst the ever tougher competition on the Swedish market. Keeping a market-leading position requires innovation, speed,

Measures to facilitate market functioning

Despite the recent financial turbulence, the Riksbank’s assessment is that financial stability in Sweden is still satisfactory. The Riksbank is following developments very closely and has regular contact with the banks and other market agents. The Swedish National Debt Office has decided to take measures to counteract the shortage of treasury bills that has arisen in the wake of the global financial turbulence. “These measures have been taken in consultation with the Riksbank and we have regular contacts with all of the banks and government authorities involved”, says First Deputy Governor

SIGNIFICANT HERKIMER GAS DISCOVERIES – APPALACHIAN BASIN US

SIGNIFICANT HERKIMER GAS DISCOVERIES – APPALACHIAN BASIN USNorse Energy Corp. ASA (“NEC” ticker code OSE – NEC, Oslo, Norway, U.S OTC symbol “NSEEF”) announced today the successful completion of its latest two wells in the Herkimer Formation in central New York State. Production rates for each well approached one million cubic feet (178 BOE) per day and possible further increases were restrained by the capacity of the production equipment. “We now have on order larger capacity production equipment so that the encouraging geology of the area is allowed to demonstrate its full potential”,

THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER TO TAKE CANCER PROGRAM TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH PURCHASE OF ELEKTA INFINITY TREATMENT SYSTEM

Press ReleaseStockholm, Sweden, September 18, 2008Thompson Cancer Survival Center (TCSC, Knoxville, Tennessee) has placed an order for Elekta Infinity, reaffirming their long-term commitment to deliver the most advanced radiation therapy treatments. The addition of Elekta Infinity, a linear accelerator optimized for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) will complement the center’s decade-long plan to improve patient outcomes.Chester Ramsey, Ph.D., director of medical physics at TCSC expects the time savings with Elekta VMAT, a new treatment that targets tumors with high doses of

ELEKTA EXTENDS ITS LINE OF STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT SOLUTIONS AT 2008 CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS ANNUAL MEETING

Press ReleaseOrlando, Florida, September 18, 2008Elekta, a leading provider of technology for treating cancer and neurological conditions, today introduced Extend™*, a new stereotactic treatment program that lets neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists apply the proven power and precision of Gamma Knife® surgery to an even broader class of targets in the head and neck*.For more than twenty years, Leksell Gamma Knife surgery has been the gold standard in intracranial radiosurgery. With its new re-locatable frame and support for fractionated treatments, the Extend program now provides the

PONSSE STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE EUROPEAN FOREST RESEARCH

PONSSE PLC PRESS RELEASE 18 SEPTEMBER 2008PONSSE STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE EUROPEAN FOREST RESEARCH Ponsse Plc strengthens its support to international forest research. Since 2006the company has supported European forest researchers through scholarshipsawarded through the so-called Ponsse-Fund. A new Ponsse-Fund agreement for theperiod 2009-2013 was recently signed. Subsequently, an international call forthe Ponsse PhD scholarship is opened at the annual assembly of the EuropeanForest Institute (EFI) held in Orvieto, Italy, on the 18th of September. Theresearch topic should be related to

Enea Joins Innovative Centre for Embedded Systems (ICES)

Nordic technology center to focus on system construction, architecture, and methodology for telecom, automotive, medical and automation applicationsStockholm, Sweden, and San Jose, Calif.,- September 23, 2008 - Enea® (Nordic Exchange/Small Cap/ENEA), a world leading provider of network software and services, today announced that it has joined the Innovative Centre for Embedded Systems (ICES) as one of the founding members. Started by the KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) in Stockholm on September 3, the ICES is a collaboration between academia and industry aimed at elevating the state of

Atria Plc to purchase company's own shares

Atria Plc Company Announcement 18 September 2008, at 3 pmAtria Plc to purchase company's own shares Under the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2008,the Board of Directors of Atria Plc has decided to purchase a maximum total of300,000 Atria Plc own A-series shares. According to the authorization theshares will be acquired for several future purposes: for the use asconsideration in any acquisitions or other arrangements relating to theCompany's business, to finance investment, for the implementation of thecompany's incentive programme, as

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