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Candidate Drug Designated

Medivir has reached a milestone in its HIV NNRTI research program and has now designated a clinical Candidate Drug (CD); MIV-170. Designation of a CD means that the project enters the preclinical development phase, which is the stage immediately prior to clinical trials. However, as communicated in December 2005, Medivir has the ambition of divesting or outlicensing its HIV, HBV and shingles polymerase projects through its subsidiary Medivir HIV Franchise AB. Accordingly, Medivir does not intend to invest additional internal resources in MIV-170. MIV-170 belongs to the NNRTI class of drugs,

Biolipox Year-End Report 2005

• Net sales for the fourth quarter amounted to SEK 147.0 million (0). For the full year net sales amounted to SEK 147.0 million (0). • Net income after tax amounted to SEK 116.1 million (loss:24.7) for the fourth quarter. For the full year net income after tax amounted to SEK 46.5 million (loss: 96.7). • Earnings per share for the fourth quarter was SEK 109.11 (loss: 28.70). For the full year earnings per share was SEK 19.59 (loss: 112.26). • Boehringer Ingelheim and Biolipox sign agreement on a new class of drugs to treat pain and inflammation • Biolipox joins top-ranked EU-project •

Finns must join forces to implement research and technology programmes in the forest-based sector

Finland has been a leading country in research and education in the forest sector in the past decades. This may not be the case in future."Research resources have been fragmented and unnecessary overlap has resulted. There is also a lack of vision. The forest cluster, research institutes and universities must join forces by concentrating resources and specializing in key areas of expertise. Maintaining a leading position requires a strong national strategy and different actors' commitment to implementing it. The forest industries want Finland to remain on the cutting edge of research,

TeliaSonera increases holdings in Eesti Telekom

TeliaSonera has increased its holding in the Estonian subsidiary Eesti Telekom, which in turn owns the companies Elion and EMT. The shares were acquired at a price of SEK 71. 76 (EUR 7. 741) per share. The total purchase price is SEK 127. 7 millions (EUR 13.8 millions). TeliaSonera owns 51.55 percent of the capital and votes in the company after the transaction.In December 2004, TeliaSonera increased its holdings in Eesti Telekom to over 50 percent and consolidated the company. The acquisition of an additional 1.29 percent of the company gives a total share holding of 51.55 percent. Through

RAISIO PLC'S FINANCIAL REVIEW 2005

Raisio plc Stock Exchange Release 9 February 2006 at 11.30 Finnish timeRAISIO PLC’S FINANCIAL REVIEW 2005 RAISIO’S RENEWAL STARTS OFFSlight drop in operating result, excluding one-off items, over theprevious year. · Turnover for 2005 was nearly the same as the previous year: EUR 434.6 million (EUR 437.9 million in continuing operations in 2004).· Operating result, excluding one-off items, amounted to EUR 9.1 million (EUR 10.6 million in continuing operations, excluding one-off items in 2004). The recorded operating result in the financial statements was EUR -10.9 million (EUR

Ericsson to showcase HSDPA interoperability with commercially available PC cards

At 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, February 13-17, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) will demonstrate HSDPA interoperability with commercially available HSDPA PC cards from three leading vendors on its live HSDPA system. The system is based on commercially available hardware and software.The demonstrations will showcase commercially available HSDPA PC cards from Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ:NVTL), Option NV (Euronext:OPTI, OTC:OPNVY) and Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR, TSX: SW), three leading suppliers.Mikael Bäck, Vice President of WCDMA Radio Networks, Ericsson, says: "Our message is clear: HSDPA

Portfolio investment December 2005

Maturing Swedish debt securities resulted in large capital outflow Cross-border portfolio investments generated a capital outflow totalling SEK 95.8 billion in December 2005. Trading in debt securities resulted in a net outflow totalling SEK 99.4 billion, while equity securities trading gave an inflow of SEK 3.6 billion. Most of the capital outflow was the result of maturing Swedish debt securities, which in turn should be seen in the light of the many securities issued earlier in 2005. Foreign investors' holdings of Swedish government paper were reduced considerably in December. This was

Semcon and FlexLink start company providing production logistics solutions for the Medical Device and Pharma market

Semcon and FlexLink have started a joint company for making the production of pharmaceutical and medical device products more effective. The new company, Compliant Logistics AB, was launched in the US at the ATX West trade fair in Anaheim.The medical device and pharma market is currently seeing a transformation. The statutory and regulatory demands placed on companies are increasing with significantly greater demand for more cost-effective production. Compliant Logistics will meet these new demands. With the value that FlexLink brings in the form of wide-ranging know-how, software and

Ericsson and Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong signed managed services contract

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) and Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited ("Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong") have entered into a managed services agreement. Under the agreement, Ericsson is responsible for the management of telecom applications development and most of the back-end business support systems for Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong.Peter Wong, Chief Executive Officer, Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong, says "By entering into this managed services partnership with Ericsson for the management of our telecom applications development in Hong Kong, we can now focus even more on our business of

REPORT FOR THE 4TH QUARTER 2005 AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE 4TH QUARTER- Revenues were 897.9 million- EBITDA was 343.0 million- Operating profit before other items was187.5 million- Operating profit (EBIT) was 153.8 million- Result before tax was 67.8 million- Net profit was 27.9 million- New contracts during the second half ofthe year resulted in higher revenues and costs- New contracts secured for BulfordDolphin, Byford Dolphin, Borgholm Dolphin,Bredford Dolphin and Borgsten Dolphin

Aspiro AB (publ): Year-end Report 2005

Fourth Quarter: EBITDA up 30% on Q3• Fourth-quarter net sales were SEK 124.7 m (SEK 52.1 m), of which the acquisition of Boomi contributed SEK 16.7 m. • EBITDA in the fourth quarter was SEK 14.8 m (SEK 3.6 m), against the third-quarter figure of SEK 11.4 m. In its Third-quarter Interim Report, Aspiro indicated that it expected that as in previous years, fourth-quarter earnings would be below the third quarter. Successful activities across all sales channels resulted in fourth-quarter EBITDA was 30% higher than the third quarter. • The closing balance of consolidated liquid funds was SEK 89.

Year-end report for January-December 2005

• Fourth quarter sales totalled SEK 32 million (29), while sales for the Anoto business unit increased to SEK 27 million (22). January-December sales were SEK 113 million (147), of which the Anoto business unit accounted for SEK 92 million (95). Within the Anoto Business Unit sales from royalties has increased by 74% as compared to last year. • The Group’s fourth quarter gross profit rose to 73% (65), or SEK 24 million (19). The Group’s gross profit for January-December increased to 70% (61), or SEK 79 million (90). • Cash flow amounted to SEK 140 million (–17) for the fourth quarter and

Doro first to publish its 2005 Annual Report

Doro is the first listed company in Sweden to publish its 2005 Annual Report. The Annual Report describes Doro’s efforts to make the company profitable, partly through reduced costs and partly through investing in new telephony and non-telephony products. The new organisation has five Business Units and is described in detail.In the Annual Report CEO Rune Torbjörnsen comments on 2005: “In 2005 we laid the foundation for both a more effective and attractive company with a market-oriented organisation run at a lower cost. We also put a lot of effort into developing and renewing the product

NeoNet’s Year-End Report 1 January – 31 December 2005

The Fourth Quarter in Summary: · The operating revenues increased by 52% and amounted to SEK 78.7 m (51.7). · The earnings after tax amounted to SEK -1.5 m (-2.5). As reported earlier, a significant trading error occurred during the quarter. The earnings after tax and other earnings measures were charged with SEK 5.7 m as a result of the trading error. · The earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK -0.03 (-0.05). · The operating earnings before depreciation and net financial items, EBITDA, improved and amounted to SEK 9.8 m (7.7), an increase of 27%. · The underlying cash flow was

Positive Trend With Strong Growth and Expanded Trading Services

Client trading through NeoNet grows significantly, which resulted in an increase in operating revenues of 52% in the fourth quarter and revenues amounting to SEK 78.7 m. For the year, the operating revenues amounted to SEK 258.0 m, an increase of 25%. Based on the earnings development and expected growth, the Board of Directors intends to propose a dividend of SEK 0.25 per share.“We can look back on 2005 as a very strong year where revenues and earnings improved significantly,” said Simon Nathanson, CEO of NeoNet. “EBITDA improved by 54% for the full year and amounted to SEK 41.0 m. This is

Observer AB (publ) Year-end report January-December 2005

Transition process in the Nordic region to be intensified. Growing demand for analyzed and integrated information in all markets• The Group’s operating revenue rose by 10 percent to SEK 1,776.3 million (1,613.6). Exchange rate effects from the translation to Swedish kronor affected revenue by SEK 34 million compared with the previous year. Organic growth in local currency was 2 percent (0). In the fourth quarter organic growth reached 2 percent. • Operating profit, EBIT, amounted to SEK 175.1 million (193.9). Exchange rate effects impacted profit by SEK 5 million year-to-year. One-time

Positive result for 2005

Key figures from the SAS Group's year end report published today: • Income before capital gains and nonrecurring items amounted to MSEK 114 in 2005, an earnings improvement of MSEK 1 815. • The Group's total operating revenue rose 6.5% to MSEK 61 887 for 2005. • The Group transported a total of 34.9 million passengers, an increase of 8% compared with 2004. Earnings of MSEK 114 are in line or slightly better than market expectations (SME Direkt MSEK 120 and Reuters MSEK 20). Jørgen Lindegaard, President and CEO of the SAS Group, comments: -Turnaround 2005 comprising savings of SEK 14 billion

SAS Group Year-end report January-December 2005

The year in brief• Operating revenue for the full year amounted to MSEK 61,887 (58,093), an increase of 6.5%. Operating revenue for the fourth quarter amounted to MSEK 16,287 (14,945), an increase of 9%. • Number of passengers increased by 8% to 34.9 million for the full year. • Income before depreciation and leasing costs for aircraft (EBITDAR) for the full year amounted to MSEK 6,117 (4,468) and MSEK 1,505 (1,202) for the fourth quarter. • Income before capital gains and nonrecurring items improved by MSEK 1,815 and amounted to MSEK 114 (-1,701) for the full year and MSEK 228 (-320) for

Alfa Laval AB (publ) Fourth quarter and full year 2005

”The order intake during the quarter increased with 33 percent. Energy- and petrochemical industries continue to generate big orders. Asia as well as Eastern Europe showed a very strong growth. The margin improvement shows that our priorities on profitability and compensation for high raw material prices are coming through. We expect a further improvement of the margin.” Lars Renström, President and CEO, Alfa LavalSummary of the fourth quarter 2005: - Order intake increased to SEK 5,020 (3,771) million, meaning an increase by 22.7 percent excluding exchange rate variations. - Net sales

Year-end Report January–December 2005

Organic growth, investments in Products, results in line with previous year2005 2004 Jan-Dec Jan-Dec Change 2005 2004 Key figures Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Change Net sales, 3,035 2,728 11% 832 783 6% SEK M Operating earnings 102 109 -7% 41 49 -16% (EBIT), SEK M Earnings for the 47 42 13% 2 6 -72% period, SEK M Earnings per share, 0.75 0.67 12% 0.03 0.10 -72% SEK · Net sales increased 11% to SEK 3,035 million (2,728). Organic growth for the full year 2005 was 11% · Operating margin of consulting activities was 7% (5) for the period January–December and 7% (6) for the forth quarter; operating earnings

ELISA'S OCTOBER-DECEMBER PRE-TAX PROFIT AMOUNTED TO EUR 33 MILLION

ELISA CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 9 FEBRUARY 2006 AT 8.30amELISA'S OCTOBER-DECEMBER PRE-TAX PROFIT AMOUNTED TO EUR 33 MILLION October-December pre-tax profit amounted to EUR 33 million (65).Revenue was EUR 343 million (351). Excluding non-recurring items,the pre-tax profit amounted to EUR 27 million (50). Excluding non-recurring items, the EBITDA for the period underreview amounted to EUR 89 million, which is slightly better thananticipated Compared with the previous quarter, Elisa's number of mobile phonesubscriptions, exclusive of MVNOs, increased by approximately2,300

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