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B2B signs partner agreement with leading Gambling Association

Solna, 7 August 2006, 24hPoker today announced that its network company B2B Poker has signed a partner agreement with Allgames Casinos Ltd. - Gambling Industry and Sports Association. Allgames Casinos will shortly launch its online poker site www.perpetuumpoker.com.Allgames Casinos launched its land-based gaming business in 1997 and went online in 2001. Now it has more than 150,000 registered online players, of which 60% are from Russia and the former CIS countries and 23% from the UK. Poker is attracting more interest in Russia, and a growing number of TV channels are broadcasting poker

Rezidor SAS announces strategic management appointments

Rezidor SAS Hospitality, one of the fastest growing hospitality companies in the world, has announced some strategic management appointments to better support the strategies and operations for the growth of its dynamic portfolio of brands and hotels.One of the most significant changes are made in the Park Inn organisation. Park Inn has enjoyed significant growth over the last three years, and is expected to reach a total of 100 hotels by this year-end. Jacques Dubois has been appointed Senior Vice President, Park Inn, and will be responsible for further strengthening Park Inn’s presence,

Atlas Copco strikes gold at Boddington mine in Australia

Stockholm, Sweden, August 7, 2006: Atlas Copco has received a significant order for surface drilling equipment from the Boddington Gold Mine in Western Australia. The order has a value of approximately MSEK 275 (MEUR 30), including equipment sales and a five-year service, maintenance and parts supply contract. Delivery will commence in the third quarter of 2007.Boddington is a joint venture between Newmont Mining Corporation and AngloGold Ashanti. The order comprises eight blast-hole rigs and a crawler rig, which will form Boddington’s production drilling fleet at its new gold mine, 130km

SAS Group traffic figures July 2006

· SAS Group carried 3,2 million passengers in July 2006, up 6,9% vs 2005. · SAS Group load factor for July increased 2,9 p.u. to 80,5%. · SAS Group traffic increased by 6,6% vs 2005. Group market trends and yield development SAS Group traffic increased by 6,6% in July and capacity was up 2,8%. Cabin factor increased by 2,9 p.u. to a record 80,5%. Number of passengers increased by 6,9%. The trend with improved passenger load factor continues, but at a lower pace. Yield for Scandinavian Airlines in June was up 4%, positively affected by the development on intercontinental routes and active

Carolina Klüft first to be featured in Telia’s mobile TV broadcasts

Telia is now launching its test to broadcast television programmes live on mobile phones. During Monday morning, Swedish athlete Carolina Klüft started her septathlon event and the official starting shot was also fired at the same time for Telia’s mobile television service with DVB-H*. The technology is similar to digital technology for terrestial televsion and Telia is the first operator in Sweden to carry out live tests.During the European Athletics Championships in Sweden, 40 multimedia mobile phones will be used in the test. Residents of Gothenburg, which is the venue for the event, and

FIM’s Monthly Statistics July 2006

FIM Group Corporation Stock Exchange Announcement 7 August 2006 at 11.00 a.m. Finnish time FIM’s Monthly Statistics July 2006 FIM in July FIM Asset Management’s assets under management were 2,733 million euros in end of July 2006, representing an increase of 30 percent over the same period in 2005. Assets under management in funds were 1,722 million euros and assets under management in equity funds were 1,177 million euros. FIM Brokerage's share of the euro volume on OMX Helsinki in July was 1.9 percent, while at the corresponding time last year it was 2.1 percent. The share of trades

Agreement reached on sale of TREGUIER

An agreement has been reached for the sale of TREGUIER, which gives Broström a pre-tax profit of about SEK 15 million and a cash surplus of around SEK 35 million. The vessel TREGUIER, 32,000 dwt, built 1986, operated in the associated company SNC Union Maritime de l’Ocean Indien and is scheduled to be delivered to the buyer in August 2006. Göteborg, 7 August 2006 BROSTRÖM AB (publ) For further information: Lennart Simonsson, CEO Broström, Tel +46 31 61 61 00 More information about Broström can be found on www.brostrom.se

HK RUOKATALO GROUP?S INTERIM REPORT FOR 1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2006

HK Ruokatalo Group Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN, 7 Aug. 2006, 10:45amHK RUOKATALO GROUP’S INTERIM REPORT FOR 1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2006 * INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PERFORMING STRONGLY* Q2 RESULT ERODED BY INDUSTRIAL ACTION AND ENSUING NON-RECURRING CHARGES HK Ruokatalo Group concern’s business operations for the secondquarter of 2006 exceeded targets in the Baltics and were on track inPoland. Business operations at home missed their targets andprofitability remained unsatisfactory. HK Ruokatalo Group concern’s revenue for Q2 of 2006 rose to EUR 239.4million, which is EUR 25.9 million

Ericsson first to complete WCDMA calls on all 3GPP-defined frequency bands

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) is the first vendor to complete WCDMA calls on all nine 3GPP-defined frequency bands, giving its customers the most flexible platform solution on the market.Initially deployed on the 2100MHz band, WCDMA and HSDPA are now being deployed on frequency bands used for 2G technologies, such as GSM, and new frequency bands, such as 2500MHz and the 2100/1700MHz used in the US. This enables operators to offer 3G services to a broader market and gives regulators the opportunity to grant new 3G licenses.Using its new U310 and U360 WCDMA/HSDPA mobile platforms, Ericsson is

KARO BIO AND WYETH EXTEND RESEARCH COLLABORATION

The Swedish company Karo Bio, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (KARO), today announced that Wyeth (NYSE:WYE) and Karo Bio extended their atherosclerosis collaboration for an additional year until August 31, 2007. The primary objective of the extension is to characterize back up compounds and to further evaluate additional clinical possibilities by targeting LXR.The collaboration with Wyeth started in 2001 and in August 2005 it was extended for one year until August 31, 2006, with the primary objective of selecting a candidate drug for clinical development. In April 2006 this goal was

DIAMYD MEDICAL OUTLICENSES GENE TO NEUROLOGIX FOR TREATMENT OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Press Release: Stockholm, Sweden – August 7, 2006 – Diamyd Medical AB (SWEDEN OMXS: DIAM B; USA ADR: DMYDY)Diamyd Medical announces that it has entered into a non-exclusive license agreement by which Neurologix, Inc., Fort Lee, N.J. (OTCBB: NRGX), obtained rights to use the GAD65 molecule in its development of a therapeutic treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Terms of the agreement include a license execution payment of US $500,000, annual fees of US$ 75,000 from year 2008 as well as milestones and royalties on commercial sales. The news come at an exciting time for Diamyd Medical AB, which

Finnish forest industry production reaches record level in first half

Finnish forest industry production reaches record level in first half Finnish Forest Industries Federation ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://wpy.waymaker.net/client/waymaker1/WOLReleaseFile.aspx?id=262916&fn=wkr0021.pdf Finnish forest industry production reaches record level in first half

The Nordic Exchange welcomes Drillcon to First North in Sweden

Trading in Drillcon shares will commence today on First North in Sweden. Including Drillcon, First North now comprises 61 companies in Sweden and Denmark.Drillcon AB is a specialist in the fields of diamond core drilling and raise boring. The main activities are diamond core drilling above and below ground, directional core drilling, raise boring and horizontal raise boring. In 2005 Drillcon employed nearly 100 people. “We warmly welcome Drillcon to First North. Drillcon is a valuable contribution to our Industrials sector and the twenty-fourth company to be listed on First North this year”,

Notification of Annual General Meeting

The shareholders of Hemtex AB are hereby notified of the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, at 4:30 p.m. at Pulsen Konferens, Borås.Registration Shareholders who intend to participate in the Annual General Meeting must be listed in VPC AB’s shareholder register by Wednesday, August 30, 2006 and notify the company not later than 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2006 at the following address: Hemtex AB, Årsstämma, P.O. Box 495, SE-503 13 Borås or by telefax at +46 (0)33 - 20 69 91 or e-mail at ir@hemtex.se. The registration must include name, national identity

Interim Report January – June 2006

7 percent organic sales growth and positive underlying development of income in all divisions – Full year outlook 2006 maintained• The creation and listing of Securitas Systems and Securitas Direct are proceeding according to plan and will take place on September 29, 2006.• The listing of Loomis Cash Handling Services will take place during 2007. The possible divestment has been discontinued. As part of the listing process Håkan Ericson has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer for Loomis Cash Handling Services AB, based in Stockholm. Further, a provision has been made of MEUR -

Erik Olsson new President for Atlas Copco’s Rental Service business area

Stockholm, Sweden, August 4, 2006: Effective today, Erik Olsson, Vice President Operations for the Rental Service Business Area and COO of Rental Service Corporation, United States, has been appointed President for the Rental Service business area and CEO of Rental Service Corporation.Erik Olsson, who replaces Tom Zorn, started his career in Atlas Copco in 1988, and has served the Atlas Copco Group in many positions, including senior financial positions in Sweden, Brazil, and the United States. He was divisional controller at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation before joining Rental Service

KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING ASA BUYBACK OF SHARES

On August 3, KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING ASA (`KOA`) purchased 200,000 shares at an average price of NOK 48.00 per share. After this transaction KOA holds 900,000 own shares. On August 3, KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING ASA (`KOA`) purchased 200,000 shares at an average price of NOK 48.00 per share. After this transaction KOA holds 900,000 own shares. The transaction is part of a buyback program, which opens for buyback of up to 10% of KOA`s shares (4,429,277) in the market, and which is valid until the company`s ordinary Annual General Meeting in 2007, or up to and including 30 June 2007 at

Securitas to retain and expand GM contract

Securitas USA has today signed an agreement to provide security solutions to General Motors in North America and Europe. Total value of the agreement is approximately MUSD 800 over a five year period effective as of January 1, 2007. The agreement is an expansion of services to General Motors to also include Europe, compared to the previous contract."As we expand our current North American relationship to include Europe, our respective organizations are clearly demonstrating a common commitment to developing our global partnership to the mutual benefit of both organizations" says Santiago

SALE OF BORGEN DOLPHIN

The production rig Borgen Dolphin has today beensold to Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Ltdfrom Knock Borgen Pte. Ltd, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Fred. Olsen Production AS, whichagain is indirectly owned jointly by Ganger RolfASA and Bonheur ASA. For further information seewww.newsweb.noThe production rig Borgen Dolphin has today beensold to Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Ltdfrom Knock Borgen Pte. Ltd, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Fred. Olsen Production AS, whichagain is indirectly owned jointly by Ganger RolfASA and Bonheur ASA.The sale is conducted in

SALE OF BORGEN DOLPHIN

The production rig Borgen Dolphin has today beensold to Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Ltdfrom Knock Borgen Pte. Ltd, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Fred. Olsen Production AS, whichagain is indirectly owned jointly by Ganger RolfASA and Bonheur ASA. For further information seewww.newsweb.noThe production rig Borgen Dolphin has today beensold to Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Ltdfrom Knock Borgen Pte. Ltd, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Fred. Olsen Production AS, whichagain is indirectly owned jointly by Ganger RolfASA and Bonheur ASA.The sale is conducted in

KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING ASA BUYBACK OF SHARES

On August 4, KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING ASA (`KOA`) purchased 55,000 shares at an average price of NOK 48.00 per share. After this transaction KOA holds 955,000 own shares. On August 4, KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING ASA (`KOA`) purchased 55,000 shares at an average price of NOK 48.00 per share. After this transaction KOA holds 955,000 own shares. The transaction is part of a buyback program, which opens for buyback of up to 10% of KOA`s shares (4,429,277) in the market, and which is valid until the company`s ordinary Annual General Meeting in 2007, or up to and including 30 June 2007 at

Vestas Wind Systems, Vestas receives order for 30 units of V80-1.8 MW wind turbines in Canada

The Vestas Group has received an order for 30 units of the V80-1.8 MW wind turbine for the Kettles Hill project in Canada. The wind power plant will be owned by Kettles Hill Wind Energy Inc. Vestas will supply and commission the wind turbines for the project, as well as provide maintenance and service support for a five-year period. Shipment of the wind turbines will begin in late 2006.

STANDARD & POOR´S DOWNGRADED M-REAL´S CREDIT RATING

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 4.8.2006 at 1.00 p.m. STANDARD & POOR´S DOWNGRADED M-REAL´S CREDIT RATING Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has today downgraded M-realCorporation´s BB- rating to B+. The outlook of the rating remainsnegative. Downgrade has an annual impact of approximately EUR 1.3 million on M-real’s current financing costs. M-REAL CORPORATION Corporate Communications For further information please contact Aapo Nikunen, ManagingDirector, Metsä Group Financial Services, tel. +358 500 848 116, orHannu Anttila, President and CEO, tel. +358 10 469 4343 or

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