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Securitas Systems’ acquisition in Norway

Securitas Systems in Norway has bought all shares in NOR Security AS. NOR Security is a systems integrator that provides customized security solutions within specific customer segments such as police and legal system and industry. With this acquisition Securitas Systems in Norway will broaden its market position as well as strengthen its position as supplier of integrated solutions to customers with high security demands. NOR Security’s expected annual sales for 2006 is MNOK 15 (MSEK 17). The acquisition is expected to contribute positively to the Group’s turnover and profit for 2006. The

Nomination Committee Boliden

For the Annual General Meeting 2007 the Nomination Committee for Boliden is composed of the following members:Anders Ullberg, Chairman of the BoardAnders Algotsson, AFAMats Guldbrand, AMFBjörn Franzon, Fjärde AP-fondenSteven Heinz, Lansdowne Partners LtdBjörn Lind, SEB fonder/SEB Trygg LivLars-Erik ForsgårdhThe task of the Nomination Committee is to provide proposals to the AGM regarding composition of the Board of Directors and fees. The Annual General Meeting in Boliden AB will be held on 3 May 2007.-30 -For further information, please contact:Anders Ullberg,

Ericsson to supply HSPA radio network to Wataniya in Kuwait

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected to upgrade Wataniya's network with full 3G/HSPA functionality that will boost the operator's mobile broadband offering to end-user in Kuwait. Commercial launch has already started. Under the agreement, Ericsson will provide radio equipment and implementation services for the 3G/HSPA network, enabling Wataniya to introduce a new generation of mobile broadband services including high speed Internet access. Harri Kopponen, CEO of Wataniya, says: "Our customers are driving the evolution of our networks, demanding more advanced services. Choosing

REMINDER - RESULT PRESENTATIONS

SEB's Q3 2006 report will be announced on October 27, around 08.00 (CET). In addition presentations and an extensive package of Facts & Figures will be available on www.sebgroup.com in conjunction with the various events below.   It is a pleasure for me to invite you to the following meetings regarding the results.   Friday, October  27    Press conference at 10.00 (CET) Annika Falkengren, President & CEO will present and comment upon the quarterly results. The presentation will be held at Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8 in Stockholm, October 27 at 10.00 (CET). Please note that

airBaltic lowers prices and increases frequencies on flights to Sweden

Riga, 20 October 2006: Starting now, Latvian airline airBaltic is lowering its starting prices on direct flights from Riga to Stockholm and Gothenburg. With the beginning of the winter season on 29th October, airBaltic will increase the number of flights on the Riga – Stockholm route to three per day.“At the moment, we have one-way tickets starting from EUR 20 including taxes on five routes. Stockholm and Gothenburg are next. We are also increasing the frequency of flights to Stockholm, since experience has shown that when we lower our prices our passenger numbers increase 100%. Step by

This year's second report to the Riksdag on monetary policy - Inflation Report no. 3

On Thursday, 26 October, the Riksbank will present this year's second report on monetary policy to the Riksdag Finance Committee. Pursuant to the Sveriges Riksbank Act, the Riksbank shall present a written report on monetary policy to the Committee at least twice a year.The Inflation Report will be available for collection from 8 a.m. onwards at the Riksbank's main entrance, Brunkebergstorg 11. It will also be available as a pdf file on the Riksbank's website, www.riksbank.se. It can also be ordered via e-mail from forradet@riksbank.se, by fax +46 8 787 05 26 or telephone +46 8 787 00 00.

Growth continues for Norwegian Property

Norwegian Property ASA is continuing to expand, and its accounts for the third quarter of 2006 confirm that the company is on course.      Rental income for the period totalled NOK 181 million, and operating profit came to NOK 158 million. The pre-tax loss was NOK 13 million, reflecting the current build-up phase.      Nine attractive commercial properties were acquired during the third quarter, and the portfolio had increased to 40 high-quality holdings at 30 September.      Norwegian Property paid NOK 13.2 billion for these properties. An independent valuation shows that the

Norwegian Property appoints investment chief

(Oslo, 20 October 2006) Dag Fladby (38) has been appointed as chief investment officer (CIO) for Norwegian Property ASA, where new chief executive Petter Jansen is building up his organisation.      Due to join the company's corporate management team, Mr Fladby comes from the job of vice president for corporate business development at Finland's Altia Corporation Oy.      He has served in this post since August 2005, after previously playing a key role in building up Scandinavian Beverage Group (SBG) from 1995.      Mr Fladby was chief executive of that company when it was sold to

10th mobile operator soon live with Mobical™ Backup & Restore from Tactel

Tactel AB, the leading Swedish telecoms software engineering firm, today announced the 10th mobile operator customer world wide will soon be going live with an over-the-air backup & restore service based on Tactel’s Mobical™ platform.Mobical™ is a fully fledged end-to-end turn-key solution that allows network operators and online service providers to offer their consumers a convenient and easy-to-use service for safely backing-up personal data stored on mobile phones over the network. It also allows the data, including address book entries, calendar events and notes to be synchronized

INTERIM REPORT JANUARY – SEPTEMBER 2006

Highlights(For table, please see the attached file)· Sustained robust volume growth. Volumes have grown by 10%. Even China/Taiwan have had a robust growth in the quarter.· The operating income adjusted for non-recurring items and earnings from currency forwards contracts was MSEK 420, a 21% increase year on year.· The US powder market staged a rally in the third quarter, although so far this year, the market has contracted because of progress in the American automotive industry.GROUPNET SALESYTD third quarter 2006Net sales grew by 15%, to MSEK 3 890. The higher turnover is

Fortum's St. Petersburg Generation Company acquisition closed

Fortum Corporation Stock Exchange Announcement 20 October 2006Fortum's St. Petersburg Generation Company acquisition closed Fortum has finalised its St. Petersburg Generating Company acquisition. With theacquisition, Fortum's share in the Russian Territorial Generation Company-1 willincrease to slightly over 25 per cent. Stock exchange releases on the acquisitionwere published on 10 and 17 October 2006. Fortum Corporation Carola Teir-Lehtinen Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange

Ratos: Jøtul acquires Polish business partner

Ratos: Jøtul acquires Polish business partner The Norwegian fireplace and stove manufacturer Jøtul has acquired Scan Forum, Jøtul's importer and distributor in Poland for the past 15 years. Scan Forum owns ten retail outlets and has a wide network of independent retailers throughout Poland. The company also manufactures heated air distribution systems for installation together with Jøtul's range of fireplace products. "The acquisition of Scan Forum represents an important step in Jøtul's growth strategy for Eastern Europe," says Mr. Erik Moe, Managing Director of Jøtul. "Over a period of

Nomination Committee of Alfa Laval AB for the Annual General Meeting 2007

In accordance with a resolution taken at the Annual General Meeting of Alfa Laval AB on April 27, 2006, the Chairman of the Board, Anders Narvinger has contacted the largest shareholders and based on these contacts the Nomination Committee in preparation of the Annual General Meeting 2007 has been constituted.The representatives of the largest owners are: Jörn Rausing, Tetra Laval, Lars-Åke Bokenberger, AMF-Pension, Jan Andersson, Robur, Björn Franzon, Fourth AP-Fund and Kjell Norling, Handelsbanken.The Annual General Meeting of Alfa Laval AB will be held at Scandic Star Hotel in Lund on

INVITATION TO EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING IN AARHUSKARLSHAMN AB (publ)

The shareholders of AarhusKarlshamn AB (publ) are hereby invited to attend an Extraordinary General Meeting on Friday 10 November 2006 at 3 p.m., to be held at the premises of World Trade Center with address Skeppsgatan 19 in Malmö, where the head office of the company is located. The registration for the Extraordinary General Meeting starts at 2 p.m.This is an unauthorised officetranslation of the Swedish pressrelease. In case of any discrepanciesbetween the different versions,the Swedish version shall prevail.A. CONDITIONS FOR ATTENDANCEShareholders who wish to attend the

INTERIM REPORT January – September 2006

• Sales SEK 13,716 m. (12,458)• Net income for the period SEK 979 m. (631)• Earnings per share SEK 8.73 (5.63)• Operating income SEK 1,322 m. (944),income after financial items SEK 1,293 m. (889)• Order bookings SEK 20,127 m. (11,165)• Order backlog SEK 52 billion (43)“Saab continues to do well. After three quarters, sales and income are well in line with our expectations. We have finalized strategically important acquisitions that are now being integrated in Saab, and the order backlogis the highest ever,” says Saab President and CEO, Åke Svensson.For further information,

ELISA STARTS SHARE REPURCHASES

ELISA CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 OCTOBER 2006 AT 8.45amELISA STARTS SHARE REPURCHASES Elisa's Board of Directors have decided to start the purchases of a maximum of4,000,000 Elisa shares at the earliest on 27 October 2006. The shares will beacquired in public trading on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The decision is based on the authorisation that Elisa's Annual General Meetingmade on 27 March 2006 .The Board of Directors were authorised to decide onacquiring a maximum of 16,000,000 Elisa shares. Elisa does not currently holdtreasury shares, but the company's subsidiaries

ELISA'S INTERIM REPORT FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER 2006

ELISA CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 OCTOBER 2006 AT 8.30amELISA'S INTERIM REPORT FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER 2006 The profit before tax improved from EUR 28 million to EUR 69million and the EBITDA from EUR 85 million to EUR 123 million Revenue increased by 19 per cent and was EUR 387 million(326). Revenue per subscription (ARPU) decreased slightly from EUR31.3 in the second quarter to EUR 30.5 due to a reduction inSaunalahti's interconnection fee Churn in mobile communications decreased further to stand at11.7 per cent, compared with 12.9 per cent in the second quarter. The

Year-end report 1 September 2005 - 31 August 2006

September 1, 2005 – August 31, 2006 • Net sales amounted to SEK 1,535.2 M (963.7), up 59 percent. Sales in comparable stores rose by 4.2 percent. • Operating profit before restructuring costs totaled SEK 79.6 M (41.6). Profit after net financial items was SEK 20.9 M (36.3). Restructuring costs and nonrecurring impairment losses in conjunction with the integration of JC, were charged to earnings in the amount of SEK 49.7 M. • Reprofiling and clarification of the JC and J-Store brands was introduced in August. Costs of the reprofiling program total some SEK 30 M, most of which was

Johan Gernandt appointed new Chairman of the General Council of the Riksbank

At today’s inaugural meeting of the General Council, Johan Gernandt was ap-pointed Chairman. Leif Pagrotsky was appointed Vice Chairman. The General Council of the Riksbank consists of 11 members and 11 deputies, all of whom are elected by the Riksdag.The members of the General Council are:Johan Gernandt, ChairmanLeif Pagrotsky, Vice ChairmanSinikka BohlinPeter EgardtSusanne EbersteinBo BernhardssonElizabeth NyströmAnders FlankingKarin PilsäterKjell NordströmEbba LindsöDeputies are:Odd EikenBarbro HolmbergCarin LundbergStephan TolstoyFredrik Olovsson

Legendary Race Car Driver Mario Andretti to Receive Title of Commendatore from the Republic of Italy

Italy Celebrates Extraordinary Career of Native SonDATE: October 23, 2006TIME: Reception 6:00 PM - Ceremony 7:00 PMLOCATION: Columbus Citizens Foundation, 8 E. 69 St., New YorkCityEVENT ANDPHOTO OP: Mario Andretti, 66-years old, will be awarded the titleof Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana from AntonioBandini, Consul General of Italy to New York inrecognition of Mario's remarkable career and goodcharacter, which have reinforced a positive image ofItalians throughout the world.DETAILS: In a career that spanned an unprecedented five decades,Mario Andretti has

SCA boosts production of green electricity

A new soda recovery boiler has been in operation at the Östrand pulp mill for one week. The boiler cost SEK 1.6 billion (approximately EUR 170m) and took two years to build. SCA can now increase its manufacture of paper pulp and Östrand can double its production of biofuel-based electricity.The new recovery boiler and new turbine will enable Östrand to double its annual production of electricity. This will make Östrand’s sulphate pulp plant self-sufficient in electricity and the plant will at times also be able to sell electric power.The recovery boiler went into operation on 9 October

Munters Election Committee

In accordance with the decision at Munters Annual General Meeting, the Chairman of the Board of Directors has requested four of the major shareholders to each appoint one member who, together with himself, will form the Election Committee.The Election Committee’s task is to present proposals regarding the composition of Munters’ Board of Directors, remune¬ration to the Board of Directors and other matters, at Munters Annual General Meeting on April 24, 2007.The Election Committee comprises:Gustaf Douglas, Investment AB LatourCarl-Olof By, AB IndustrivärdenAnders Algotsson, AFA

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