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NeoNet Appoints Per Andersson as Global Head of Sales

NeoNet is pleased to announce that Per Andersson has been appointed to the new position of Global Head of Sales as a reinforcement of NeoNet’s expansion strategy.Mr. Andersson joins NeoNet from Orc Software where he has held leading sales positions, as Head of Business Development & Strategic Alliances and Global Head of Sales. Mr. Andersson, who will assume his new role in the autumn, will report directly to Simon Nathanson, CEO of NeoNet. Per Andersson brings a broad international experience and was in addition to his recent positions also given responsibility for establishing and growing

SWECO wins major contract from Ringhals AB

SWECO Energuide has signed a long-term collaboration agreement with Ringhals AB covering qualified consulting services in electrical engineering. The assignment is scheduled to begin immediately.Ringhals AB, part of the Vattenfall Group, plans to modernise the switchgears at nuclear reactors 1, 3 and 4. The upgrade will take place within the framework of an ongoing and very large-scale investment programme. In the first stage, SWECO Energuide will be responsible for project and assembly management, engineering design and testing of the service switchgears at Reactor 1. This work will employ

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Trelleborg acquires US company Kawneer Rubber & Plastics

Through its Building Systems business area, Trelleborg has signed an agreement to acquire Kawneer Rubber & Plastics (KRP), with approximately 40 employees and annual sales of about SEK 90 million. The company is owned by Kawneer Company Inc. and has production in Bristol, Indiana. KRP produces polymer-based sealing products such as extruded profiles, primarily for the construction and transportation industries. In Europe, Trelleborg already has a leading position in extruded profiles, and this acquisition gives a leading position also in the United States. “Together with EPG, acquired

HNA/HNB Mandatory notification of trade

Reference is made to notice given 21 June 2005.   All employees in the Hafslund Group who are included in the wage settlement in spring 2005 are free of charge offered up to 256 B-shares in Hafslund ASA dependent upon period of employment and employment percentage. The offer is part of Hafslund's moderate wage settlement and annual profit for 2005.   A total of 487 808 B-shares were on 6 July allocated to employees in Hafslund, of which 4 608 B-shares allocated to primary insiders. The shares are transferred to NOK 90.- per share. Following this transaction, Hafslund's balance

Micronic reports continued strong sales and growth in profit

Taby, Sweden, July 7, 2006 - Micronic Laser Systems AB (Stockholm Exchange’s "O list": MICR) today presented the Group’s Interim Report for January 1 - June 30, 2006.* Order intake during the first six months of 2006 reached SEK 431 (557) million, of which SEK 83 (329) was booked in the second quarter. * Net sales for the first half of 2006 totaled SEK 841 (390) million, of which SEK 464 (160) million was generated in the second quarter. * Operating profit for the first six months was SEK 226 (-46) million, including SEK 130 (-55) for the second quarter. * Operating profit for the period

MOODY´S DOWNGRADES M-REAL´S CREDIT RATING

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 7.7.2006 at 8.00 a.m.MOODY´S DOWNGRADES M-REAL´S CREDIT RATING Moody´s Investors Service has downgraded M-real Corporation´s Ba3rating to B2. The outlook of the rating remains negative. Downgrade has an annual impact of EUR 2.5 million on M-real’s currentfinancing 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 +358 502398

TeliaSonera’s partly-owned company Overseas Telecom sells its holding in MTN Uganda

Overseas Telecom AB, where TeliaSonera owns 65 percent of the capital, has sold its 32 percent holding in the telecommunications operator MTN Uganda to MTN International (Mauritius) Ltd, wholly owned subsidiary of MTN Group Ltd, South Africa. The value of the transaction is SEK 1.2 billion.The divestment is in line with the company’s strategy to successively realize previously made investments. It is expected to generate a gain of over SEK 900 million for Overseas Telecom. After the divestment of MTN Uganda, the portfolio of Overseas Telecom still contains a 55 percent holding in the

Ratos: Overseas Telecom sells holding in MTN Uganda

Overseas Telecom AB, in which Ratos owns approximately 9%, has sold its 32% holding in telecom operator MTN Uganda to MTN International (Mauritius) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTN Group Ltd South Africa. The purchase price is approximately SEK 1,200m. The sale, which is in line with the company's strategy to gradually sell off earlier investments, is expected to provide a capital gain of more than SEK 900m. Ratos owns just under 9% (just over 19% of the voting rights) of Overseas Telecom and the book value for this holding amounted to SEK 27m at 31 March. Following the sale of

Invitation to teleconference – Carnegie’s second quarter results

Carnegie plans to announce its second quarter results for 2006 on Thursday 13 July, in a press release issued at 14:00 CET. The report will be available at www.carnegie.se/ir. CEO Stig Vilhelmson and CFO Mats-Olof Ljungkvist will comment on the results during a teleconference starting at 16:00 CET. In order to participate, please call +44 (0)20 7154 2638. The conference call will also be accessible as an audio web cast (including slide presentation) at http://www.mamato.se/clients/fine/carnegie/060713/. It will be possible to ask questions via e-mail during the audio web cast. For those

Nobilon and NVI co-developing RSV vaccine

Arnhem, the Netherlands, July 6, 2006 — Akzo Nobel’s Nobilon International business, active in the field of human vaccines, has signed a contract with the Netherlands Vaccine Institute (NVI) to jointly develop a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a viral infection which can prove fatal to young children and the elderly and for which no preventive treatment by vaccine is currently available.According to the World Health Organization, around 160,000 people die worldwide from RSV every year. In the Netherlands alone there are 600 deaths annually. “Respiratory syncytial virus is

HNA/HNB Invitation to presentation of 2nd Quarter Accounts 2006

The presentation of 2nd quarter 2006 accounts will be held on Tuesday 18th July at 09:00 am.   The 2nd quarter results 2006 will be made public on the same day at approx. 8.00 am.   The presentation will be held at Hotel Continental, Stortingsgaten 24/26, Oslo.   For registration, please contact Gunhild Nedal: gunhild.nedal@hafslund.no , telephone + 47 95 20 94 34   Hafslund ASA   Oslo, 6 July 2006   Heidi Ulmo, Vice President Investor Relations Telephone: +47 90 91 93 25

Unique product approval obtained

Vitrolife is the first company to have nutrient solutions used in in vitro fertilization and containing human protein reviewed by the EMEA (the European Medicines Agency) and has obtained European approval (CE marking) for these. “We are in the forefront in this field regarding authority approval of fertility products. In the light of the EU Commission’s new directive, which requires clinics to use CE marked media, we hope that this will give us considerable competitive advantages,” says Vitrolife’s CEO Magnus Nilsson.The products that have now been CE marked are all of Vitrolife’s media

Telelogic Positioned in Analyst Firm’s 'Leaders' Quadrant for OOA&D Tools

- Telelogic Recognized for Extensiveness of Modeling Suite -MALMÖ, Sweden and IRVINE, California – July 6, 2006 – Telelogic (Stockholm Exchange: TLOG), the leading provider of software solutions that align advanced systems and software development with business objectives, today announced that the company has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA&D) Tools, 2H06 to 1H07” released on May 30, 2006. According to Gartner, Inc. leaders performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively

FIM’s Monthly Statistics June 2006

FIM Group Corporation Stock Exchange Announcement 6 July 2006 at 3.30 p.m. Finnish time FIM’s Monthly Statistics June 2006 FIM in June FIM Asset Management’s assets under management were 2,695 million euros in end of June 2006, representing an increase of 34 percent over the same period in 2005. Assets under management in funds were 1,682 million euros and assets under management in equity funds were 1,111 million euros. FIM Brokerage's share of the euro volume on OMX Helsinki in June was 2.4 percent, while at the corresponding time last year it was 2.6 percent. The share of trades executed

Gunnebo to publish Interim Report January – June 2006 Friday July 21, 2006

Gunnebo security group will publish its Interim Report January – June 2006 on Friday, July 21 at 08.30 (CET). The press release will be available on Gunnebo’s website immediately after publishing.Welcome to a Telephone Conference July 21 at 10.00 am (CET) We kindly ask you to call in to the telephone conference. Outside Sweden, please dial +44-(0)20 7162 0025, from Sweden dial 08-5052 0110. Please note that you must always dial the area code to enter the conference. Password: Gunnebo The agenda for the telephone conference will be as follows: 09.55 Call in to the conference 10.00 Short

Lipsovir® has entered phase III clinical study

Lipsovir® (ME-609) is Medivir’s labial herpes project. The aim of the phase III study is to show that early initiation of treatment with Lipsovir® will prevent the development of labial herpes (cold sores).The study will be conducted in the US and Canada and involves about 50 clinical centres. More than 2000 patients will be included in the study and 1270 will be treated. The study is expected to be completed during the autumn of 2007. The aim is to achieve FDA approval for market registration at the end of 2008. The study is designed to have prevention of ulcerative lesions as primary

Pricer sells its shares in Appulse

Pricer AB has entered into an agreement for the sale of its 51% stake in Appulse Retail Software Solutions Private Limited, New Delhi, India, to the remaining owners of the company. Appulse develops software that among other applications is used in Pricer’s ESL-system. Appulse was created in 2003 jointly by Pricer and local software engineers as part of Pricer’s development of its new ESL platform supporting new display devices as well as providing a cross platform distributed solution. “Appulse now wants to seek growth opportunities and develop outside Pricer’s main areas of interest and

Fortum Espoo Oyj's release: Stig-Erik Haga, APA, appointed trustee in redemption procedure

Stock Exchange ReleaseFortum Espoo Oyj, a subsidiary of Fortum Corporation, has today issued the following release, which can be found in the appendix. Fortum Corporation Carola Teir-Lehtinen SVP, Corporate Communications Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange Key Media APPENDIX FORTUM ESPOO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 6 July 2006 Stig-Erik Haga, APA, appointed trustee in redemption procedure On the application of Fortum Espoo Oyj, the Espoo District Court has appointed Mr Stig-Erik Haga, Authorised Public Accountant, as the trustee to supervise the interests of absent shareholders in the

Fortum Espoo Oyj's release: Stig-Erik Haga, APA, appointed trustee in redemption procedure

FORTUM CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 6 July 2006Fortum Espoo Oyj's release: Stig-Erik Haga, APA, appointed trustee in redemptionprocedure Fortum Espoo Oyj, a subsidiary of Fortum Corporation, has today issued thefollowing release, which can be found in the appendix. Fortum CorporationCarola Teir-LehtinenSVP, Corporate Communications Distribution:Helsinki Stock ExchangeKey Media APPENDIX FORTUM ESPOO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 6 July 2006 Stig-Erik Haga, APA, appointed trustee in redemption procedure On the application of Fortum Espoo Oyj, the Espoo

New British order to MultiQ

United News Shops (UNS) is a new customer for MultiQ. UNS has about 170 shops spread over the whole of Britain and is the equivalent of the Swedish Pressbyrån. UNS is represented in urban areas and at hospitals in most large towns, and has a very clear growth strategy.The order is for MultiQ 15" screens with touch technology. The choice of MultiQ as supplier was to a large extent influenced by the product family’s recognized high quality, good design and durability in tough environments.Thomas Keifer, MD for MultiQ, expresses great satisfaction with the order:- For us to win new

License agreement with Oki results in revenue and a strategic alliance for Precise Biometrics

Precise Biometrics AB (publ), that develops and sells world leading and user friendly biometric security solutions based on fingerprint and smart cards has entered into a business agreement with Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd., a world leading Japanese supplier of silicon and optical products. In order to meet market demands on cost efficient fingerprint technology Oki is in the process of developing and producing a completely new product family in which Precise Biometrics' technology will be included. The agreement means that Precise Biometrics will receive an initial payment and thereafter

SAS Ground Services chosen by Lufthansa in Helsinki

Lufthansa German Airlines has chosen SAS Ground Services Finland Oy as its full provider of ground handling at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. This means providing ramp services in addition to current passenger services. The three-year agreement is effective from August 16.Lufthansa operates eight daily flights out of Helsinki to Frankfurt and Munich with A320 and B737 family aircrafts. The choice of SAS Ground Services was made after a comprehensive evaluation of several offers. "SAS Ground Services won the bid based on the quality of their product and their proven track record in providing

Altor Acquires PIAB and Plans for Expansion

Altor Fund II has signed an agreement with the Tell family to acquire PIAB Invest AB. Peter Tell and Jacob Tell remain as large owners and executive management of PIAB. The new owners aim at significantly growing the company during the next coming years.PIAB is a Swedish based company and a global leader within industrial vacuum technology. Today PIAB offers vacuum products and system solutions for all types of industrial enterprises and its products are sold through a world wide network of subsidiaries and distributors. “With Altor as an owner, PIAB will have access to the capital and

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