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TELE2 ACQUIRES 75.1% OF E.ON BREDBAND, A BROADBAND OPERATOR IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN

Stockholm- Tele2 AB, ("Tele2"), (Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), Europe's leading alternative telecoms operator, today announced that it has acquired 75.1% of E.ON Bredband Sverige AB from E.ON. E.ON Bredband is a leading broadband provider in southern Sweden. E.ON Bredband is well positioned in the broadband market in southern Sweden with a number of significant public and business customers and a fine-meshed network in that region. Its network is capable of providing high speed broadband services and triple play services to more than 500,000 customers, including public bodies,

MTG ACQUIRES SLOVENIAN TELEVISION CHANNEL

Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment-broadcasting group, today announced that it has signed agreements regarding the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Prva TV d.o.o., which owns PRVA TV (“PRVA”) in Slovenia, for a total cash consideration of EUR 8.1 million. PRVA is the third largest private commercial free-to-air TV broadcaster in Slovenia and is being acquired from a group of individuals and legal entities.The channel was rebranded and relaunched in June 2005 and reported gross sales of approximately EUR 0.7 million for the twelve months ended 31 December 2005 and

FORTUM’S MANDATORY REDEMPTION OFFER UNDER THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT FOR THE SHARES OF FORTUM ESPOO OYJ WILL COMMENCE ON 4 JULY 2006

Stock Exchange ReleaseFortum Corporation’s (Fortum) mandatory redemption offer pursuant to Chapter 6, Section 6 of the Securities Markets Act for the shares of Fortum Espoo Oyj (Fortum Espoo) will commence on 4 July 2006. On 29 June 2006, the Finnish Financial Supervision Authority has approved the offer document regarding the redemption of the shares of Fortum Espoo. The terms and conditions of the redemption offer are attached in their entirety to this release. The redemption offer document will be available as of 30 June 2006 at the retail offices of Sampo Bank plc and offices of

DNBNOR - REPURCHASE OF SHARES

On 29 June 2006, DnB NOR ASA purchased 500 000 own shares through the stock market at an average price of NOK 75,50 per share in order to achieve an optimal level of equity in the Group. After the repurchase, DnB NOR ASA holds a total of 2 135 000 own shares. Complete statement on www.newsweb.no On 29 June 2006, DnB NOR ASA purchased 500 000 own shares through the stock market at an average price of NOK 75,50 per share in order to achieve an optimal level of equity in the Group. After the repurchase, DnB NOR ASA holds a total of 2 135 000 own shares. The purchase is in accordance with the

FORTUM'S MANDATORY REDEMPTION OFFER UNDER THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT FOR THE SHARES OF FORTUM ESPOO

FORTUM CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 June 2006FORTUM'S MANDATORY REDEMPTION OFFER UNDER THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT FOR THESHARES OF FORTUM ESPOO OYJ WILL COMMENCE ON 4 JULY 2006 Fortum Corporation's (Fortum) mandatory redemption offer pursuant to Chapter 6,Section 6 of the Securities Markets Act for the shares of Fortum Espoo Oyj(Fortum Espoo) will commence on 4 July 2006. On 29 June 2006, the Finnish Financial Supervision Authority has approved theoffer document regarding the redemption of the shares of Fortum Espoo. The termsand conditions of the redemption offer

Pressmeddelande - Highlights 30 juni 2006

Recommended cash offer of SEK 120 per share in MedicoverCelox announces a public cash offer for all shares in Medicover. Celox is owned by the Chairman of Medicover, Jonas af Jochnick, and is the largest shareholder with 35% of the shares and votes. Summary of Offer • Celox offers SEK 120 per each share or SDR in Medicover • The Offer Price represents a premium of; • 23.3% relative to the trading average share price of SEK 97.3 during the last 3 months ending 29th June 2006. • 29% relative to the closing share price of SEK 93 on the last trading day prior to the announcement. • Medicover’s

TeliaSonera International Carrier launches VoIP Connect

Today, TeliaSonera International Carrier launches a new service, VoIP Connect, which will make it easier for service providers to offer voice over IP to their customers.Through the new service, customers of TeliaSonera International Carrier will gain access to the TeliaSonera network via a gateway without making additional investments in new telephony servers. “We are bringing a competitive advantage to our customers, because VoIP Connect makes it very easy for them to offer high quality international voice services to the end users. The service is an integrated part of our traditional

Resolutions at Annual General Meeting of RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ)

The Annual General Meeting of RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ), which was held on June 29, 2006, passed the following resolutions, among others. It was resolved that the number of Board Members shall be four (4) and the number of Deputy Board Members shall be one (1). Johan Löf, Erik Hedlund, Carl Filip Bergendal and Hans Wigzell were re-elected Members of the Board, with Erik Hedlund as Chairman of the Board. Thomas Pousette was re-elected Deputy Member of the Board. The Annual General Meeting resolved that the director fees to be paid to Board Members who do not receive a salary from any

Telephone conference invitation Nobia's Interim Report January - June 2006

Nobia's interim report for the period January-June 2006 will be published on 19 July 2006. A presentation and commentary of the report will be held in a telephone conference for the financial market and media by CEO Fredrik Cappelen and CFO Jan Johansson. The conference will be in English.   Date:  Wednesday, 19 July   Time:  12.00 p.m. CET   Dial-in number:  +44 (0)207 154 2638   The conference will also be broadcasted on Nobia's website www.nobia.se.   The interim report and presentation will be published on the website.   Nobia is Europe's leading

Vattenfall granted go-ahead for wind power at Kriegers flak

The Swedish Government has decided to grant Vattenfall permission to build the Kriegers flak Wind Farm in the southern part of the Baltic Sea. This may become the world's largest offshore wind farm."Our ambition is that Vattenfall should play a leading role in Sweden's efforts to increase the proportion of renewable energy in the country's power generation mix. The Government's decision will enable us to intensify our work of exploring the scope available for building a wind farm at Kriegers flak. This would then be our biggest wind power investment so far," says Göran Lundgren, head of

Analyst presentation and conference call regarding Q2 interim report, 2006

FöreningsSparbanken’s second-quarter report for 2006 will be published on Thursday, August 10th, at lunch time and you are invited to participate in the following presentations: Press and analyst presentation in Swedish at 15.00 CET on August 10th at FöreningsSparbanken’s headquarters, Brunkebergstorg 8 in Stockholm. Mr Jan Lidén, President and CEO, will present the quarter’s results, followed by a questions and answers session. Conference call and webcast for analysts and investors, to be held at 16.15 CET, August 10th: Mr Jan Lidén, President and CEO, will present the quarter’s results,

Publication of supplement to prospectus regarding an invitation to subscribe for shares in Varyag Resources AB

As of today’s date, June 29, 2006, Varyag Resources AB (“the Company”) has published a supplement to its prospectus regarding an invitation to subscribe for shares in Varyag Resources AB (“the Supplementary Prospectus”). The Supplementary Prospectus has been prepared as a consequence of a decision by the Board of Directors of Varyag Resources AB to extend the application period of the Offering to subscribe for shares in the company until July 27, 2006 inclusive.¹ Like the previously published prospectus “Invitation to subscribe for shares in Varyag Resources AB” of 18 May 2006, the

HK RUOKATALO AND ATRIA TO ESTABLISH TURKEY MEAT JOINT-VENTURE

HK Ruokatalo Group Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN 29 June 2006, at 3pmHK RUOKATALO AND ATRIA TO ESTABLISH TURKEY MEAT JOINT-VENTURE In January 2006, Finland’s largest turkey meat processing companiesHK Ruokatalo and Atria announced they had embarked on a feasibilitystudy to work together to safeguard turkey production in Finland.Based on the study, they have decided to establish a joint venture,Länsi-Kalkkuna Oy, owned on a 50-50 basis, to produce turkey meat.The employees working in the turkey business of each owner willtransfer to the employ of the new company. The companies are

ATRIA AND HK RUOKATALO TO ESTABLISH TURKEY MEAT JOINT-VENTURE

Atria Group plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29 June 2006ATRIA AND HK RUOKATALO TO ESTABLISH TURKEY MEAT JOINT-VENTURE In January 2006, Finland's largest turkey meat processing companies Atria and HKRuokatalo announced they had embarked on a feasibility study to work together tosafeguard turkey production in Finland. Based on the study, they have decided toestablish a joint venture, Länsi-Kalkkuna Oy, owned on a 50-50 basis, to produceturkey meat. The employees working in the turkey business of each owner willtransfer to the employ of the new company. The companies are

Peter Åsberg named new Managing Director of Cloetta Fazer Sverige AB

Effective 1 July 2006, Peter Åsberg (39) has been appointed as Managing Director of Cloetta Fazer Sverige AB, the Cloetta Fazer Group’s subsidiary in Sweden. He will succeed Åsa Magnusson, who has decided to pursue new challenges outside Cloetta Fazer.Peter Åsberg joined Cloetta Fazer in 2003 when he was appointed as Group Marketing Director. Since 2005 he is responsible for Scandinavian operations (Sweden, Norway and Denmark). Also in his future post he will be part of the Cloetta Fazer Group’s management team. Peter Åsberg’s previous experience includes positions at Coca-Cola, where he

SWECO grows in Eastern Europe – forms Estonia’s largest engineering consultancy

SWECO has signed a Letter of Intent to merge its subsidiary SWECO Eesti with the consulting engineering companies ETP Grupp and Eesti Projekt. The merger will create Estonia’s largest engineering consultancy, with more than 200 employees.The formation of the new company represents an additional step in SWECO’s strategy to expand in the growth markets of Eastern Europe. “We are now advancing our position in Estonia by forming the country’s largest engineering consultancy. As the market leader the new company will be able to offer clients a wider range of consulting services, for which we are

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Distribution of acquisition expense Bilia/Catena

The Swedish Tax Agency has published information on the distribution of the acquisition expense for shares resulting from Bilia AB’s spin-off of shares in Catena AB in 2006. The information has been published in the form of Announcement SKV M 2006:9 and General Advice No. SKV 2006:17.NOTE! The Swedish Tax Agency publishes general advice on its website when such advice has been decided by the Agency. However, such advice does not take effect until it has been printed.For further information, see the Swedish Tax Agency’s website. Read moreGöteborg, June 29, 2006

Precise Biometrics is one of the industry leading companies in new American HSPD-12 consortium

Precise Biometrics AB (publ), develops and sells world leading and user friendly biometric security solutions based on fingerprint and smart cards, is one of the members in, the recently formed HSPD-12 Interoperability Consortium in the US. The Consortium will ensure that US federal agencies' HSPD-12 Directive requirements are met. The Directive means that all US Federal agencies must issue smart ID cards with biometrics to all employees and contractors.SafeNet Inc. (NASDAQ:SFNT) is the founder of the Consortium and is also an established partner of Precise Biometrics having worked together

APETIT KALA PLANS TO CLOSE ITS KUSTAVI FACTORY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC Release June 29, 2006 at 1;00 p.m.APETIT KALA PLANS TO CLOSE ITS KUSTAVI FACTORY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITYAND COST-EFFICIENCY The Lännen Tehtaat plc fish-products subsidiary Apetit Kala Oy manufactures fishproducts at its production units in Kuopio, Kerava and Kustavi. Apetit Kala has cut costs by improving process efficiency and by adjusting thedivision of activities between its three units. However, if futurecompetitiveness is to be safeguarded and profitability improved, structuralchanges are needed in the fish-products business. Apetit

ALTIMO Enters Kyrgyzstan’s Mobile Phone Market

PRESS RELEASE June 29, 2006 ALTIMO Enters Kyrgyzstan’s Mobile Phone Market ALTIMO is pleased to announce that it has bought 100% of Sky Mobile, the provider of GSM-standard services throughout the Kyrgyz Republic, from KATEL, the Kyrgyz cellular operator which provides TDMA and CDMA services in the region. Kirill Babaev, ALTIMO vice-president, said: “We view Central Asian countries as key target markets for ALTIMO’s expansion. We consider Kyrgyzstan to be one of the most exciting mobile markets in the region and are keen to establish Sky Mobile as the country’s third GSM-standard operator.

Erkki Lepistö appointed President of Suomen Rehu Oy

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC Stock Exchange Release June 29, 2006 at 12;00Erkki Lepistö appointed President of Suomen Rehu Oy Erkki Lepistö has been appointed President of Suomen Rehu Oy, effective from July1, 2006. Mr. Lepistö is currently the director responsible for mergers andacquisitions at Lännen Tehtaat. LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLCMatti KarppinenCEO More information:Matti Karppinen, CEO, tel. +358 10 402 4001 Distribution:Helsinki Stock ExchangePrincipal mediawww.lannen.fi

JUTTA KARLSSON GENERAL COUNCEL FOR FISKARS

Fiskars Corporation Press release 29 June 2006 at 12.00JUTTA KARLSSON GENERAL COUNCEL FOR FISKARS Ms. Jutta Karlsson (42) LL.M. has been appointed as general counsel for FiskarsCorporation as of June 14, 2006. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Karlsson hasworked as legal counsel at Ovako Inc., Metra Corporation, Lohja Inc. and KvaernerMasa-Yards Inc. She joins Fiskars Corporation from Luostarinen Mettälä RäikkönenAttorneys-at-Law Ltd.Ms. Jutta Karlsson reports to Fiskars President and CEO Heikki Allonen. Heikki AllonenPresident and CEO

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