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TeliaSonera Finland introduces new 3G service packages and a new pricing model for mobile subscriptions

The bundling of 3G phones and mobile subscriptions, which from April 1 is allowed for the first time in Finland, provides customers with a new way of acquiring a mobile phone plus subscription and services in one package from Sonera. At the same time, the pricing model for Sonera mobile subscriptions for consumers will be renewed.“The bundling of 3G phones, services and subscriptions is an opportunity to modernize the terminal device base in Finland. Potentially this paves the way for an increased usage of more advanced mobile services, as pre-configured 3G phones lower the barrier of

RADISSON SAS TO TAKE OVER INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL DUBAI

Brussels – 26th March 2006 - Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, the first-class brand of the leading hospitality company Rezidor SAS Hospitality, will take over the management of the InterContinental Hotel Dubai, the first five-star hotel in the emirate located in the heart of the city’s business district, from 1 October this year.Since the property opened more than three decades ago, it has been operated by InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, and is an established landmark on the Deira Creekside. The hotel is popular with business travellers and the GCC leisure market. It features 287 guest-

Acta Holding ASA - Minutes from Annual general meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Acta Holding ASA resolved on Friday 24 March 2006 to adopt the annual accounts and Director`s report for Acta Holding ASA and the Acta group for 2005 as proposed by the Board of Directors, including the distribution of a dividend of NOK 2.00 per share, to shareholders as of Friday 24 March 2006.  Acta Holding ASA`s shares will be traded ex-dividend from Monday 27 March 2006. Attached please find a translation of the minutes from Acta Holding ASA`s Annual General Meeting on www.ose.no and on Acta`s internet pages www.acta.no   Stavanger, 24 March

Report from Orc Software’s Annual General Meeting

Today, March 24, 2006, Orc Software held its Annual General Meeting. Approximately 15 shareholders were present at the meeting, which took place at the company’s office on Birger Jarlsgatan in Stockholm.Dividends The Annual General Meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposed dividend of SEK 3.29 (1.50) per share. The record date for the dividends is March 29, 2006. The expected payment date for the dividends, which will be paid out through VPC, is April 3, 2006. Board of Directors’ compensation and auditor’s compensation Compensation for the Board of Directors remains approved at SEK

REFINANCING OF LOANS

Dolphin International AS, a subsidiary of Fred.Olsen Energy ASA, has replaced a bank creditfacility of USD 300 million, entered into inJuly 2004, and a short-term credit facility ofUSD 30 million, with a new credit facility ofUSD 600 million. The new credit facility, withDanske Bank A/S and Deutsche Bank AG as jointBookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers andDeutsche Schiffsbank AG and HSH Nordbank asMandated Lead Arrangers, will be provided by asyndicate of Norwegian and international banks.The credit facility has a tenor of 7 years andinterest cost is based on USD

NeoNet Appoints Remium as Liquidity Provider

NeoNet AB (publ) has appointed Remium as liquidity provider (market maker) for the NeoNet-share, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange’s O-list.The purpose is to increase the liquidity of the share and decrease the spread between buy and sell price. The objective is to decrease investment costs and risk for investors trading the share. The first day of the undertaking is 27 March 2006. For further information, please contact: Simon Nathanson CEO of NeoNet +46 8 454 15 51 simon.nathanson@neonet.biz Louise Grünthal Remium Tel. +46 8 454 32 41 Louise.Grunthal@remium.com

IBS Chairman acquires 200,000 A-shares

IBS Chairman of the Board, Lars Nyberg, has acquired 200,000 A-shares in IBS AB from IBS major shareholder, Catella Investments.After the purchase, Lars Nyberg´s holdings in IBS amount to 200,000 A-shares, which amount to 1.9 percent of voting rights and 0.3 percent of the share capital. Catella Investments´ holdings, after the sale, amount to 2,950,000 A-shares and 5,999,180 B-shares, which amount to 32.9 percent of voting rights and 11.2 percent of the share capital. For more information, please contact: John Womack, Director Corporate Communications, IBS AB Mobile: +46 (0)70 678 24 99

Continued solid growth for Orc Software

Before today’s Annual General Meeting of Orc Software, the company’s acting CEO Lars Johansson has informed the Board as follows: The uncertainty that was created by a number of employees within research and development having resigned, has been reduced recently. The process to replace the employees that have left and to further strengthen the product and support organization is going according to plan and the company’s strategy remains in place. Revenue growth during the first quarter of 2006 will well exceed the company’s financial targets for the medium term of at least 15 percent. The

FöreningsSparbanken's subsidiary Hansabank opens branch in St Petersburg

Today FöreningsSparbanken's subsidiary Hansabank opened the doors of its branch in St Petersburg. The branch will offer quality bank services to Baltic, Nordic and Russian business customers. “We see interesting growth opportunities in this extremely dynamic region,” says Jan Lidén, the president and CEO of FöreningsSparbanken. “With the opening of the St Petersburg branch, we are taking another step in FöreningsSparbanken’s international strategy. Together with our strong presence in the Baltic countries and our branches in Moscow and Helsinki, we are building our capacity to follow

Annual General Meeting of PERGO AB (PUBL)

The shareholders in Pergo AB (publ) are hereby summoned to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday April 26, 2006 at 3.00 pm, in Carolinahallen, S:t Gertrud Konferens, Östergatan 7B, Malmö, Sweden. Right to attend and notification Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting must be recorded in the share register maintained by the Swedish Securities Register Centre ("VPC") on Thursday April 20, 2006, and must notify the company of their intention to attend the Annual General Meeting at the earliest on Tuesday March 28, 2006, and no later than on Thursday April 20,

PRODUCTION IN THE RAISIO PLANT AREA CONTINUES

Raisio plc Press Release 24 March 2006 at 12.10 Finnish timePRODUCTION IN THE RAISIO PLANT AREA CONTINUES Yesterday afternoon, on 23 March, a fire of rape meal started in Raisio's oilmilling plant. The fire and the related danger are over. Evacuation order, whichconcerned part of Raisio's production plants, was cancelled at 5 p.m. Finnishtime and the situation in the Raisio plant area normalized during the night. The production in the oil milling plant is interrupted for the time being becauseof the repair work. It is estimated that the production starts again after aweek. The

BenQ-Siemens names Nolato “Integrator Supplier of the Year”

In tough competition with other leading global suppliers to the mobile phone industry, Nolato was awarded the honor of “2005 Integrator Supplier of the Year” by BenQ-Siemens. The award, which was presented at BenQ-Siemen’s global supplier conference in the capital of Taiwan, Taipei, was given for Nolato’s consistently top-level performance in conjunction with the development and manufacture of mobile telephone products, both in terms of technology and human resources. BenQ emphasizes in particular Nolato’s efforts in project management, R & D, quality and logistics. “We’ve worked very hard

Mandatory notification of trade - Reduced hedging of cash bonuses

On 23 March 2006 Orkla reduced its hedge position in financial, cash-settled derivatives linked to the Orkla share price by the equivalent of 70,000 underlying shares. The transaction was effected at a share price of NOK 323.70.   After this transaction, Orkla has a hedge position of 280,000 underlying shares linked to the hedging of 267,500 synthetic options in the remaining part of the cash bonus programme.   In addition Orkla has a total of 1,621,410 options issued. Orkla currently holds 1,837,609 own shares.

Ferrazone iron compound receives FDA acceptance

Arnhem, the Netherlands, March 24, 2006 — Akzo Nobel has received official acceptance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States regarding the self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status of the company’s Ferrazone® iron compound.Ferrazone—which is used as an iron fortificant in foods and beverages to reduce iron deficiency—has been granted GRAS status by an independent panel of scientific experts, and is marketed as a GRAS product in the United States. FDA acceptance is an important acknowledgement of a thorough safety review, and is recognized by food

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF HK RUOKATALO GROUP

HK Ruokatalo Group Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 24 March 2006, 10amNOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF HK RUOKATALO GROUP Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of HK RuokataloGroup Oyj will be held at 11am Finnish time on Friday 21 April 2006,in meeting room 201 at Helsinki Fair Centre, address Messuaukio 1(Southern entrance), Helsinki, Finland. Shareholders', who havenotified their intention to attend the meeting, reception will beginat 10am. The meeting will transact the business of the Annual General Meetingin accordance with Article 9 of the company's Articles of

AMENDMENTS OF YIT?S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION RECORDED IN THE TRADE REGISTER

YIT CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT, MARCH 24, 2006, 10:00AMENDMENTS OF YIT’S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION RECORDED IN THE TRADE REGISTERYIT Corporation’s Annual General Meeting, held on March 13, 2006, decided to amend Articles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9 of the Articles of Association. The amendments were entered in the Trade Register today.Finnish and Swedish business names are changedA decision was made to amend Article 1 of the Articles of Association such that the company’s Finnish business name was changed to YIT Oyj and the Swedish parallel business name to YIT Abp. The English name, YIT

ELEKTA DEMONSTRATES EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE ACCORDING TO STUDY AMONG US RADIATION ONCOLOGY CENTERS

PRESS RELEASE Stockholm, Sweden, March 24, 2006 In the ServiceTrak™ 2005 report by IMV, Ltd. (Greenbelt, MD), among U.S radiation therapists, physicists and administrators, Elekta customers gave a receipt on excellence in service of linear accelerators. Eighty-six percent of respondents rate their overall satisfaction with Elekta as "very good" or "excellent".Elekta ranks first in the industry in 18 out of the 33 performance factors covered in the report, and scored better than the industry average in 21 attributes. In 12 categories, Elekta was rated above 5.0 ("very good"), and showed

OMX, Oslo Børs and ICEX introduce new indexes, VINX

On April 3, 2006, the Nordic Exchange OMX in cooperation with the exchanges in Oslo and Reykjavik launches a new index family – the VINX. The purpose of the VINX indexes is to reflect the development in the region in a reliable and predictable manner and to highlight the overall investment opportunities. The new VINX family covers the All-share, Benchmark, Tradable and Sector indexes, which include companies listed on OMX’s exchanges in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki, and on the exchanges in Oslo and Reykjavik. Today, there are more than 800 companies with a market capitalization of

DISCLOSURE NOTICE Höganäs

Industrivärden on March 23, 2006, purchased 150,000 Class B shares in Höganäs, cor-responding to 0.34 percent of the company's votes and 0.43 percent of its capital stock. Following this purchase Industrivärden's total holding amounts to 3,550,000 Class B shares, corresponding to 8.08 percent of the votes and 10.11 percent of the capital stock. Stockholm, Sweden, March 24, 2006 AB INDUSTRIVÄRDEN (publ) For further information, please contact: Anders Nyrén, President and CEO, Industrivärden, tel. +46-8-666 64 00

Annual general meeting of Handelsbanken's shareholders on 25 April

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) has today sent notices to its shareholders inviting them to attend the annual general meeting on Tuesday, 25 April 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Grand Hôtel, Vinterträdgård, Royal entrance, Stallgatan 4, Stockholm.   The agenda includes the proposed dividend of SEK 7 per share and the board's proposal for cancellation of repurchased shares.   Regarding election of members of the board, the proposal comprises re-election of Lars O Grönstedt (as chairman), Pirkko Alitalo, Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Ulrika Boëthius, Tommy Bylund, Göran Ennerfelt, Sigrun

Notice of Annual General Meeting in Teleca AB (publ)

The shareholders of TelecaAB(publ) are hereby invited to attend the annual general meeting (AGM) at Börshuset, Malmö, on Monday 24 April 2006 at 5 p.m. From 4:00 p.m. a light meal will be served. Right to participate To have the right to participate, shareholders must: on Tuesday 18 April 2006 be registered in the register of Teleca AB shareholders held by VPC AB (Sweden’s central securities depository); and at the latest by 4 p.m. on Tuesday 18 April 2006 inform Teleca AB of their intention to attend the AGM. In addition, any shareholder who wishes to participate in the AGM and whose

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