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Election committee proposal for decision by the 2006 Annual General Meeting

As a supplement to that stated in the notice of Annual General Meeting, the Election Committee of Bure Equity AB proposes that the number of Board members to serve until the next Annual General Meeting be five. Furthermore, the committee proposes that Board Chairman Patrik Tigerschiöld and Board members Björn Björnsson, Kjell Duveblad and Håkan Larsson be re-elected. The proposed candidate for election to the Board is Ann-Sofi Lodin. Ann-Sofi Lodin, born 1962, Master of Political Science and School of Economist degree, has been working within the Capio Group for more than 10 years, among

TRANSCOM ACQUIRES UK DEBT COLLECTION BUSINESS

Transcom WorldWide S.A. (“Transcom”), the European CRM and debt collections specialist, today announced that it has acquired 100% of Credit & Business Services Limited (“CBS” or “the Company”) for a cash consideration of £2.25 million (€3.26 million), with a further consideration of £2.25 million (€3.26 million) in a performance-based earn out. CBS reported revenues of £3.3 million (€4.8 million) in fiscal year 2005 and expects to record margins in line with the European industry average in 2006. The purchase will be funded out of Transcom’s existing cash balances. A further consideration

ETTEPLAN OYJ'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 29 MARCH 2006

ETTEPLAN OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29 MARCH 2006 16.00 P.M.ETTEPLAN OYJ'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 29 MARCH 2006 The Annual General Meeting of Etteplan Oyj was held today, 29March 2006, in Lahti. The AGM adopted the financial statementsfor the financial year 2005 and granted exemption from personalliability to the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO. The Annual General Meeting passed the motions put forward bythe Board of Directors to authorize the Board of Directors toincrease the share capital by a new issue of shares, to acquirecompany's own shares and to convey the

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE MARCH 29, 2006 at 3;45 p.m.LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting on March 29, 2006 approved the financial statements,discharged those accountable from liability and decided to distribute a dividendof EUR 0.73 per share. MATTERS DEALT WITH BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FINANCIAL STATEMENTSThe Annual General Meeting approved the Company's and the Group's profit and lossaccounts and balance sheets, and discharged the members of the Board ofDirectors, the members of the Supervisory Board and the President

DISCLOSURE NOTICE Tandberg Television ASA

Industrivärden today purchased 156,050 shares in the Norwegian company Tandberg Television ASA, corresponding to 0.19 percent of the company's votes and capital stock. Following this purchase the Industrivärden group's total holding amounts to 4,110,000 shares, corresponding to 5.10 percent of the votes and capital stock. Stockholm, Sweden, March 29, 2006 AB INDUSTRIVÄRDEN (publ) For further information, please contact: Carl-Olof By, Executive Vice President, Industrivärden, tel. +46-8-666 64 00

Ericsson and Vodafone Netherlands sign managed services contract

Vodafone Netherlands and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) today announced they have entered into an exclusive managed services partnership. Under the contract, Ericsson will be responsible for the management of the access part of Vodafone Netherlands' GSM, GPRS and UMTS radio networks.Under the contract, Ericsson will be responsible for engineering, implementation and operation of the access part of Vodafone Netherlands' GSM, GPRS and UMTS radio networks in the Netherlands. Vodafone Netherlands will retain ownership of the network and IT assets, as well as responsibility for the strategic

M-REAL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES EUROBOND BENCHMARK ISSUE

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 29.3.2006 at 3.10 p.m.M-REAL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES EUROBOND BENCHMARK ISSUE The 7-year EUR 500 million benchmark Eurobond of M-real Corporationrated Ba3 (negative)/BB- (negative) is now completed. The bond is due1 April 2013 and pays a coupon of 7.25%. The issue price was 98.655to give a yield of 7.50%. The bond was issued to repay existing indebtedness under thesyndicated revolving credit facilities. Joint Book-Running Lead Managers for this transaction were BarclaysCapital and Deutsche Bank. Co-managers were BNP Paribas and SEBMerchant

TOMRA - INVITATION TO 1Q 2006 PRESENTATION

TOMRA's first quarter 2006 results will be released on Wednesday 19 April 2006. The written material will be available from 16:35 CET at www.tomra.com (under the investor relations section), www.oslobors.no, www.huginonline.com and at Høyres Hus, Stortingsgaten 20 (6th floor), Oslo.   President & CEO Amund Skarholt will present the results at 16:45 CET. The presentation will be held in English and take place at Høyres Hus, Stortingsgaten 20 (6th floor), Oslo. A live broadcast of the presentation will be available on www.tomra.com and www.oslobors.no/webcast. A recorded version of the

Scania introduces exclusive long distance coaches to China

Scania is now launching its internationally awarded high-end coach chassis to the growing Chinese market. At Bus World Asia 2006 in Shanghai, Scania together with the local bus body builder Golden Dragon show an entirely newly designed long distance high end coach.“We can now, together with one of China’s leading bus body builders, Golden Dragon, offer the market exclusive long-distance coaches,” says Mats Harborn, responsible for Scania in China. The bus is built on the Scania high-end long distance coach chassis K124 with independent front suspension, which gives extra stability and a

TECNOMEN RECEIVED EUR 2.3 MILLION ORDER FROM SIEMENS IN INDONESIA

Tecnomen Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29 March 2006 at 13.30 pmTECNOMEN RECEIVED EUR 2.3 MILLION ORDER FROM SIEMENS IN INDONESIA Tecnomen has been selected by Siemens to deliver a Messaging solution inIndonesia. The contract includes Tecnomen's Voice Messaging System, MultimediaMessaging Service Centre and Short Messaging Service Centre. The delivery projectis scheduled for the first half of 2006. "Over the years Siemens has partnered with Tecnomen to deliver Messagingsolutions to numerous customers, and this contract strengthens

TOMRA - DECISION IN EU COMMISSION'S CASE AGAINST TOMRA

The EU Commission has today concluded that TOMRA in the period 1998 to 2002 foreclosed competition on the market for reverse vending machines in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden by implementing an exclusionary strategy. Consequently, the Commission has decided to fine TOMRA EUR 24 million. In addition TOMRA has been required to bring to and end all agreements involving exclusivity and/or loyalty commitments. This was already implemented several years ago.   In September 2004, TOMRA received the EU Commission's Statement of Objections relating to the EU Commission

CEO LARS EKSTEDT ACQUIRES SHARES FROM DAN BLOMBERG

The CEO of Paynova, Lars Ekstedt, has acquired 200,000 shares in the company. This increases Lars Ekstedt’s shareholding to 300,000 shares, which represent 1.2 percent of share capital. The shares were sold by Dan Blomberg.For further information, please contact: Lars Ekstedt, CEO Mobile: +46 703-74 27 37 About Paynova Paynova offers an international, account-based payment service via the Internet. With Paynova as the only counterpart, e-retailers get a payment guarantee for around twenty payment options in 10 languages with 8 currencies in a security-certified interface (PCI).

DAN BLOMBERG REDUCES HIS OWNERSHIP STAKE TO 9.4 PERCENT OF CAPITAL

Dan Blomberg has sold part of his stake in Paynova. Following the sale, Dan Blomberg will hold 2,259,265 shares, which represent 9.4 percent of share capital. The transaction has been carried out at market terms.About Paynova Paynova offers an international, account-based payment service via the Internet. With Paynova as the only counterpart, e-retailers get a payment guarantee for around twenty payment options in 10 languages with 8 currencies in a security-certified interface (PCI). Consumers can open an account, a Paynova wallet, for free on the Internet to make purchases more secure

Ericsson and Jawwal sign EDGE contract in Palestine

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) was awarded with a USD 23 million contract for GSM and GPRS expansions with added EDGE capabilities for the entire network. The expansion will enable Jawwal, Palestine's leading mobile operator, to offer mobile broadband services to 1 million subscribers with EDGE capability.Ammar Aker, CEO, Jawwal, says: "Our association with Ericsson mainly deepens the strategic relations between the two companies and introduces us to the modern world of telecommunications which enables us to provide the best services."The contract includes service layer products, such as

Double win for Zooma by Semcon and Ericsson when Web Marketing Association awards web campaign of the year prizes

Semcon’s subsidiary Zooma has received prizes for two of its website projects in this year’s Web Marketing Association’s Internet Advertising Competition (IAC). Zooma received the “Best Telecommunication Microsite/landing page” prize for its work with www.ericssonracingteam.com and the "Best Telecommunication Rich media Online” prize for the Volvo Ocean Race Mobile Channel, http://mobile.volvooceanrace.org/vor/web/flash/index.html. Both categories were reviewed and judged on seven criteria: creativity, innovation, design, copywriting, use of medium, memorability and impact. "We always aim

Peab to build a new part of E6 next to Uddevalla

Peab has been contracted to build one more part of E6 north of Uddevalla. The contract amounts to SEK 180 million and the client is Vägverket, the national road administration. The work includes to build three kilometres motorway, six bridges, excavating of soil and rock, soil reinforcement and rebuilding local roads. The project is the third part Peab has carried out in the extension of E6 Torp-Gläborg, adjoining to the recently finished contract. Work will begin in April 2006 and it is estimated to be ready during the autumn 2008. For further information contact: Thomas Larsson, Project

KARO BIO PRESENTS NEW IMPORTANT ADVANCES AT ITS ANNUAL R&D DAY

Three New Clinical Programs Planned For 2006 STOCKHOLM, March 29 2006. The Swedish biotech company Karo Bio, listed on the Stockholm stock exchange (Attract 40 list), presents an overview of its project pipeline at its annual R&D Day. The company also updates the market on the recent development in the company.These are the highlights from the presentations: KB2115 Phase I Study • Safe at expected therapeutic doses • Significant lowering of LDL cholesterol • Bioequivalence study with new formulation in Q2 2006 • Phase II studies planned for late Q3 2006 TR STAD • Up to 80% lowering of LDL

Annual General Meeting of Seco Tools AB

The shareholders in Seco Tools Aktiebolag are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Folkets Hus in Fagersta, Sweden. NOTIFICATION Shareholders who wish to participate in the Meeting must notify the Board by writing to Seco Tools AB, Finance Department, SE-737 82 Fagersta, Sweden; by telephone +46 (0)223-401 01 weekdays 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m., by fax +46 (0)223-402 00 or by Internet via Seco Tools’ website (www.secotools.com/notification). Notification must be received by Seco Tools AB not later than 3:00 p.m. on

Resolutions by Observer AB’s Annual General Meeting on March 28, 2006

Board election The reelection of Per-Eric Fylking, Pia Gideon, Ulf Ivarsson, Peter Leifland and Maria Lilja as members of the Board of Directors. The election of Anders Böös and Gunilla Samuelsson as new Board members, and the election of Anders Böös as Chairman of the Board. Former Chairman Örjan Håkanson had declined reelection and Robert Lundberg resigned from the Board when he stepped down as CEO of the company on February 9, 2006. Authorizations The AGM authorized the Board, until the company’s AGM in 2007, to take the decision to issue not more than 4,000,000 new shares in the company.

Storebrand to start sale of P&C insurance products

On 28 March 2006 the Board of Directors of Storebrand ASA approved plans for Storebrand to start sale of P&C insurance products to the retail market. The products will be distributed through Storebrand's wholly owned subsidiary Storebrand Skadeforsikring AS.Head of the new P&C company will be Gunnar Rogstad, formerly head of If's Nordic retail market section from 2002 to 2005, and with a total of more than 20 years' experience from Storebrand and If.With the start of P&C insurance sales, Storebrand enhances its product range and reaffirms its commitment to the retail market. When If was

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