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TINKOFF CREDIT SYSTEMS INTERIM REPORT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER 2008

Press release August 29, 2008Business growth has been strong throughout the first half of 2008. As of 30 June 2008 the Group total assets increased 166% comparing to the year-end and comprised USD 270,265 thousand. The credit card portfolio has grown from USD 26,752 thousand on 31 December 2007 to USD 98,728 thousand on 30 June 2008, an increase of 369%. New card issuance has been the main driver of portfolio growth, with total credit card issuance increasing from 48,000 on 31 December 2007 to 181,213 on 30 June 2008. Increasing issuance volumes have led to increased rates of card

THE NUMBER OF SHARES IN SCN INCREASED IN AUGUST

(NGM: SCN) Through the share issue which was carried out during May-June, the number of shares in Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition AB (SCN) increased from 14,790,724 to 16,023,284 shares during August, 2008.The company only has one class of shares, and the number of voting rights is therefore the same as the number of shares in the company. This information is published with reference to chapter 4, section 9 in the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. For more information, please contact: Thomas Christensen, CEO, tc@scnutrition.com, +47 922 55 444 Ulf Söderberg, Chairman

Invitation to Saab Capital Markets Day

Welcome to Saab’s Capital Markets Day Friday September 5. The main topic of the day is civil security.The market for civil security is growing and Saab is one of the big players in the field. Listen to Gunilla Fransson, President for Saab Security, when she tells more about present projects and about the future for civil security.Lennart Sindahl, Executive Vice President and head of the business segment Aeronautics, describes Saab’s activities within aeronautics and the current market possibilities for Gripen. Peter Wimmerström, President for Saab Systems, depicts Saab’s position within

Around the clock currency trading at Handelsbanken

Handelsbanken Capital Markets is now open for foreign exchange trading around the clock in StockholmHåkan Larsson, head of FX at Handelsbanken Capital Markets says, "We have centralised all price setting in Stockholm. This will make us faster, enable us to provide better prices, and give us increased access to liquidity."   The foreign exchange group will be expanded by an additional five employees, who together with the existing foreign exchange specialists will work around the clock in shifts. The transition to around the clock trading has already started.      Håkan Larsson

DRILLING CONTRACT DEEP VENTURE

Deep Venture is at present under contract with Exxon.In July 2008 Venture Drilling AS and Maersk Oil Angola agreed to a six months extension starting from the 25 January 2009until 25 July 2009 at a dayrate of USD 425.000 after withholding tax.Venture Drilling AS has now signed a 18 month contract with Maersk Oil Angola starting from the 25th of July 2009at a dayrate of USD 495.000 after withholding tax.For further information :please contact Mr. Lars Moldestad - phone +47 55 22 47 10.Bergen/Oslo, 29th of August 2008.

Neonet to offer trading access to the new alternative market BATS Europe

Neonet, the global provider of neutral, direct market access (DMA) brokerage services and trading technology, will offer access to the new alternative market, BATS Europe. Neonet already offers trading at BATS US and will offer access to BATS’ European Markets division for its buy- and sell-side clients upon the platform’s target launch in November.Trading in Europe is undergoing a period of rapid transformation, and BATS Europe represents a new generation of trading platforms. BATS was launched in the US in January 2006 as one of the fastest-growing, top-tier equity markets – it has more

CONVERSION OF BIOHIT OYJ SERIES A SHARES INTO SERIES B SHARES, AND NOTIFICATION

BIOHIT OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29 AUGUST 2008 AT 09:30 AMCONVERSION OF BIOHIT OYJ SERIES A SHARES INTO SERIES B SHARES, AND NOTIFICATIONOF A CHANGE IN SHARE OWNERSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT,CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 On 28 August 2008, at Professor Pentti Sipponen's request and in accordance withthe Articles of Association, Biohit Oyj's Board of Directors decided to convert900,000 Series A shares owned by Sipponen into the equivalent number of Series Bshares. The new Series B shares should be available for public trading on 5September 2008, that is, on the day

Interim results Q2 and 1H 2008

Dolphin Express business expands; growth in number of customers, unit shipments, selling partners, contributes 10% of total revenue in Q2Total Q2 revenue equals 5.8 million; gross margins at 74% (adjusted) Legacy StarFabric and SCI sales down seasonallyNumascale subsidiary established, achieves important development milestones Numascale separate funding in process, attractive offer to Dolphin shareholders for preferred access to first funding roundReduced cash burn in remaining Dolphin Further cost reductions in 2H 2008; target cost base in Dolphin Express business is NOK 7 million/

Interim report for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008

Following the recent merger with Alliance Oil, which was completed in the second quarter 2008, the group announces the consolidated earnings for the integrated operations of the combined group for the first time.• Total revenue increased by 126% to MUSD 869.2 (MUSD 385.4)* for the quarter and by 97% to MUSD 1 418.2 (MUSD 719.0) for the six month period.• EBITDA amounted to MUSD 269.4 (MUSD 45.4) for the quarter and to MUSD 352.6 (MUSD 95.9) for the six month period.• The quarterly net result amounted to MUSD 159.4 (MUSD 20.4) and the six months net result amounted to MUSD 205.3 (MUSD 44.

Interim financial report H1 2008

Company Announcement No. 175, 2008 H+H International A/SDampfærgevej 27-29, 4th Floor2100 Copenhagen ØDenmarkTelephone: +45 35 27 02 00www.HplusH.com 28 August 2008 Interim financial report H1 2008 - Second-quarter revenue was DKK 404.9 million (2007: DKK 532.6 million). First-half revenue was DKK 821.1 million (2007: DKK 948.7 million) - Second-quarter EBITDA was DKK 52.2 million (2007: DKK 124.6 million). First-half EBITDA was DKK 121.0 million (2007: DKK 189.8 million) - Second-quarter profit before tax was DKK 18.7 million (2007: DKK 82.3 million). First-half profit

Vattenfall's contract with Vestas eases bottleneck for wind power

Vattenfall signed a general agreement with wind power supplier, Vestas, for delivery of wind turbines. During 2010, Vattenfall will purchase wind turbines with a capacity of 100 MW. The contract value is in the billions and it also includes service. Besides shorter licensing processes for wind power, the contract also provides the prerequisites for achieving Vattenfall's wide-ranging wind power initiative in the Nordic region."This contract eases the supplier bottleneck for wind power. It will enable us to implement the initiative to increase the share of renewable energy sources by

Vestas receives 100 MW order for Sweden

Company announcement fromVestas Wind Systems A/SRanders, 28 August 2008Company announcement No. 41/2008 Vestas receives 100 MW order for Sweden Vestas has received an order for delivery of 100 MW for Sweden. The ordercomprises delivery of 50 units of the V90-2.0 MW turbine for various wind powerprojects in Sweden. Furthermore, the order includes the option to buycommissioning of the turbines, a VestasOnlineTM Business Scada solution as wellas a two-year service agreement. Delivery of the turbines will take place during2010. The order has been placed by Vattenfall Vindkraft

Retigabine agreement can give Meda significant royalty income

The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has signed an exclusive worldwide collaboration agreement with Meda’s partner Valeant Pharmaceuticals for the Retigabine substance. Meda is entitled to receive significant royalties and certain milestone payments.Retigabine comprises a new way of affecting potassium channels in the central nervous system. It has been documented to treat epilepsy. According to Valeant, the registration application is expected to be submitted early 2009 in both the U.S. and in Europe. Broadened indications within the pain area are being pursued, such as neuropathic

Anticipated approval of OnsolisTM during first half 2009 following receipt of Complete Response letter from FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response letter to BioDelivery Sciences International (BDSI) for Onsolis - formerly known as BEMA Fentanyl, in the U.S. The implication is that the FDA in principal accepts the registration application but requests certain modifications to the submitted risk management program. FDA has stated that all other aspects of the registration application were complete and no other deficiencies were noted. The FDA will be provided with a resubmission allowing for an anticipated approval during first half of 2009.FDA’s request for a

Half yearly report Alpcot Agro AB (publ) period January 1 – June 30, 2008

(Numbers within brackets refer to the period September 7, 2006 – June 30, 2007 unless otherwise stated)- Net revenues amounted to SEK 29,316 (896) thousand, of which SEK 19,436 (-) thousand was result from market valuation of biological assets at the end of the period.- During the period, gross profit amounted to SEK 6,222 (-1,905) thousand, operating profit amounted to SEK -25,361 (-3,581) thousand and profit for the period amounted to SEK -27,897 (-3,263) thousand.- Result per share amounted to SEK -1.30 (-0.80).- Agricultural land under control 1) increased to 133,000 (93,000) 2)

NYX Interactive and Nordic Venture Partners agreed on a several million € investment in NYX Interactive

Nordic Venture Partners, the leading Scandinavian ICT venture capital firm, today announced that it has invested several million € in NYX Interactive. The investment is a further testament to NYX being a world-class developer and supplier of online technology, and will further aid the company in the process of its international expansion.Per von Zelowitz, partner of Nordic Venture Partners: “With our long experience within the gaming and entertainment industry, and through our earlier and successful investment in this area e.g. Essnet Interactive, Funcom.com and PlayerX, we have learned

Announcement: Bure repurchases own shares

The Annual General Meeting on April 23, 2008, of Bure Equity AB (publ) ("Bure") authorized the Board of Directors to purchase the company's own shares for the purpose to enable the Board to adjust the capital structure to the company’s needs and thereby contribute to increased shareholder value. The same day the company's Board decided to utilize this authorization.Bure has today repurchased 8.724.957 own shares on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (Stockholmsbörsen) at a market price of SEK 39.90 each.Bure hereafter holds in total 8.724.957 own shares, representing 9.42 per cent of all

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