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Precise Biometrics establishes joint venture in China

Precise Biometrics AB (publ), a Swedish company that develops and sells world-leading and user-friendly biometric security solutions based on fingerprints and smart cards, has together with Smart Unicorn Group entered into a joint venture in China. The companies intend through the transfer of technology and joint development work, to integrate Precise Biometrics' biometry and encryption technology into mobile network synchronization and device management solutions for mobile phones, mobile terminals and computers developed by Smart Unicorn Solutions, an ICT business unit of Smart Unicorn

M-real Corporation's fourth quarter result weaker than expected mainly due to EUR 40 million non-recurring expenses

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 11.1.2006 at 3.15 p.m.Out of the total of EUR 40 million, EUR 25 million is attributable to the costsavings and efficiency improvement programme in the Pont Sainte Maxence mill inFrance. Headcount will be further reduced by approximately 60 persons causingredundancy and other non-recurring expenses amounting to EUR 4 million.Furthermore, the book value of the mill's intangible and tangible assetsexcluding land areas, amounting to EUR 21 million, will be written down intheir entirety. The remaining non-recurring items are mainly attributable

Metsä Tissue acquires Tento a.s.

01/02/2006Metsä Tissue acquires Tento a.s. and becomes market leader in theCentral-Eastern European market Stock exchange release Metsä Tissue, part of the Metsäliitto Group, has concluded an agreement toacquire the full ownership of Tento a.s., a leading tissue paper company inSlovakia. The acquisition requires the approval of the competition authorities. "As manufacturing tissue paper products is one of Metsäliitto Group'™s corebusinesses, we are happy that this agreement has been successfully completed,"says Kari Jordan, Metsäliitto Group President and CEO, and Chairman of Metsä

Gunnebo Industrier AB’s Year-End-Report for January–December 2005 will be released on February 8, 2006

Gunnebo Industrier AB’s Year-End-Report for January-December 2005 will be released on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 in the afternoon.In connection with the publication of the report you are invited to participate in a telephone conference on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 10.00 am (CET), at which Christer Lenner, President and CEO, Per Olin, CFO and Johan Holmqvist, Director of Group Communications will comment on the report and answer your questions. If you wish to participate in the telephone conference, please call +46 (0) 8 505 201 14. Please note that you must always dial the area code to

Axis AB: Invitation to Axis' Year-end report conference call

Axis Communications would like to invite you to a teleconference in connection to the company's Year-end report 2005. Ray Mauritsson, CEO of Axis, will present the company and comment the report.Time: Wednesday, February 8, at 10 a.m. CET. To join the conference: Dial: +46 (0) 8 50 52 01 14 Access code: Axis Communications Axis AB participants: Ray Mauritsson, CEO and Fredrik Sjöstrand, CFO. The press release for Axis AB's Year-end report will be issued around 9 a.m. CET on Wednesday, February 8. The slide presentation will be available at: www.axis.com/corporate/investor/index.php on

Nomination Committee’s proposal for Board Members of Intrum Justitia AB (publ)

The Nomination Committee has informed Intrum Justitia of their proposal to the Annual General Meeting 2006 to increase the number of Board Members to eight. The Nomination Committee will propose the re-election of Sigurjón Th. Árnason, Helen Fasth-Gillstedt, Lars Förberg, Bo Ingemarson and Jim Richards and election of Lars Lundquist, Michael Wolf and Lars Wollung as new Board Members. Björn Fröling and Leif Palmdahl have declined re-election. Furthermore the Nomination Committee will propose the election of Lars Lundquist as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Bo Ingemarson as Deputy

Indutrade continues to expand through further acquisition

Following the acquisition last week of the Swedish pump company Robota AB, which has an annual turnover of MSEK 53, Indutrade today signed an agreement for the acquisition of the entire shareholding of the Finnish company Suomen Putkisto Tarvike Oy (SPT). SPT provides products and services for leak detection and network monitoring. The company has a turnover of about MSEK 8. It is anticipated that the acquisitions of Robota AB and SPT will boost Indutrade’s position in the Scandinavian market and they are expected to have a positive impact on Indutrade’s share earnings. Completion of the

Volvo launches the world’s most powerful truck

Volvo Trucks is today presenting a new version of the flagship Volvo FH16 in Europe. The greater part of the investment of SEK 300 million has been on the cleaner 16 litre engine, which with its 660 hp is the most powerful in the truck industry.The Volvo FH16 is in the prestige class and has been designed for really heavy transport tasks. The new Volvo has a cleaner engine that fulfils the future Euro 4 exchaust norms and is also prepared for the Euro 5 norm. Engines range right up to 660 hp. Another new feature is Volvo’s popular I-shift gearbox on the Volvo FH16 up to 60 metric tons.

Ericsson to enhance Batelco's network

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY) is supporting leading Bahrain operator Batelco take an important step toward an all-IP network by enhancing its GSM network with mobile softswitch. Under the agreement, Ericsson will also expand coverage and capacity for Batelco to handle up to 650,000 subscribers.  Ericsson's Content Delivery solution for multimedia streaming and the latest charging system will enable the launch of new mobile services for Bahrain's users.Ebrahim Zainal, General Manager Networks at Batelco, says: "This agreement is part of our ongoing strategic relationship with Ericsson and

METSÄ TISSUE ACQUIRES TENTO A.S. AND BECOMES MARKET LEADER IN THE CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKET

METSÄLIITTO GROUP STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE1.2.2006 AM 10.59 METSÄ TISSUE ACQUIRES TENTO A.S. AND BECOMES MARKET LEADER IN THE CENTRAL-EASTERNEUROPEAN MARKET Metsä Tissue, part of the Metsäliitto Group, has concluded an agreement toacquire the full ownership of Tento a.s., a leading tissue paper company inSlovakia. The acquisition requires the approval of the competition authorities. "As manufacturing tissue paper products is one of Metsäliitto Group's corebusinesses, we are happy that this agreement has been successfully completed,"says Kari Jordan, Metsäliitto Group

Peab prolongs its funding base

Peab has prolonged bilateral loan agreements with seven banks. The prolongation means that the loan agreements which were taken out in September 2004 with an original duration until September 2009, now will have its maturity in February 2013. The loans will carry on without amortization obligations and with unchanged conditions. The seven lenders that Peab has prolonged the loans with are Swedbank, Nordea, Danske bank, Handelsbanken, HSH Nordbank, Swedish Export Credit Corporation and DnB NOR. These loan agreements form the funding base of Peab and they are completed with other kinds of

PRESS INVITATION: Vattenfall to present full year 2005 results

The Vattenfall Group will release its 2005 full-year results on Wednesday, February 8th, 2006. The results will be presented to the media and to financial analysts at a press and analysts’ conference in English on the same day.The report will be published at 09:00 CET on www.vattenfall.com and www.vattenfall.se in English and Swedish respectively. Press and Analysts’ conference at 12:00h Commencing at 12:00 (CET) the results will be presented at a press and analysts’ conference to be held at Operaterassen, Stockholm. The results will be presented by CEO Lars G Josefsson and CFO Matts Ekman,

OMX’s Nordic List to be launched on October 2, 2006

After a consultation round with OMX’s customers, the launch date for OMX’s Nordic List has been set to October 2, 2006.The Nordic List includes harmonization of listing requirements for the exchanges in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki as well as a common way of presenting the listed companies on one common list. By creating a common list and presentation model the visibility and liquidity of Nordic shares will be improved and the competitiveness of the Nordic region enhanced. “OMX's aim with the Nordic List is to facilitate for market participants to operate in the Nordic market and for

Alfa Laval acquires the fruit preparation activity from Tetra Pak

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has signed an agreement to acquire the Fruit Preparation activity from Tetra Pak.Tetra Pak has for some years been Alfa Laval’s channel to the fruit preparation market, selling Alfa Laval separation, heat transfer and fluid handling equipment. The agreement means that Alfa Laval from first of February 2006 will penetrate this market through its own Sales Companies, including aftermarket activities. The acquired activity involves less than 10 employees and an annual sale of about SEK 45 million. Tetra

Carrefour continues ESL deployment and signs new SEK 120 M contract with Pricer

Pricer has been chosen as sole strategic partner to complete the Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) roll out of Carrefour’s remaining corporately owned hypermarkets in France after successfully deploying the second wave. The agreement represents SEK 120 M equivalent to 71 hypermarkets in France. The installations will commence in February and are to be completed during the year. "Carrefour’s automation and centralization of pricing has achieved key operational and financial improvements,” says Jan Forssjö, President and CEO, Pricer AB. ”This agreement demonstrates to the world’s retailers that

New owner of Semper AB

Hero AG acquires Semper ABThe Swiss corporation, Hero AG, has concluded an agreement to acquire Semper AB from private equity company, Triton. The acquisition price will not be disclosed. Semper is the Nordic market leader in baby foods and gluten-free products, and enjoys strong market positions in the UK and Russia. Hero AG is an international consumer-foods group, with a turnover of approx. SEK 8 bn, active in a range of different product areas where baby food is given priority. Semper will report directly to Hero’s CEO, Stefan F. Heidenreich, who comments on the acquisition as follows: -

OMX – Financial Statement year-end 2005

2005 – 48-percent increase in operating income• Revenues amounted to SEK 3,136 m (3,106) • Operating income rose to SEK 910 m (616) • Income after financial items rose to SEK 846 m (568) • Income after tax rose to SEK 543 m (383) • Earnings per share rose to SEK 4.65 (3.31) • The Board proposes a dividend of SEK 6.50 (0) per share, of which SEK 3.50 is an extra dividend • Merger with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange • Increased trading within OMX Exchanges • Improved operating income within OMX Technology • Restructuring of the Banks & Brokers business area • Acquisition of Computershare

The nominees for Fortum's Board of Directors for the year 2006

Fortum Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 1 February 2006The nominees for Fortum's Board of Directors for the year 2006 The annual general meeting of Fortum Corporation's shareholders, held 31 March2005, decided to name a shareholders' nomination committee consisting ofrepresentatives of the three largest shareholders and instructed them to prepareproposals for the next annual general meeting concerning Board members and theirfees. The Board members for the next term proposed by the committee to Fortum's annualgeneral meeting, which is to be held 16 March, are the

Block Watne seeks Oslo Stock Exchange listing

(Oslo, 1 February 2006) Block Watne Gruppen ASA has applied to the board of the Oslo Stock Exchange for a share listing in order to enhance its financial strength and flexibility.Ranked as one of Norway's leading housebuilders, Block Watne embraces the purchase and development of sites as well as the construction and sale of dwellings to private buyers. The group has built over 80 000 homes in all, and annually completes more than 1 000 new houses. Over 350 of its 560 employees are skilled carpenters working in specialised teams. Each house is built from scratch using well-proven and

Securitas to publish Full Year Report 2005 on Thursday, February 9, 2006

Securitas will publish its January-December report 2005 Thursday February 9 at 8.00 a.m. (CET). The press release will be available on Securitas web site immediately after publishing.Agenda (AM,CET)8.00 Report ReleaseThe report will be sent as a press release and will automatically be published on www.securitasgroup.com when released.9.00 Presentation slides will be available at www.securitasgroup.com9.30-10.30 Information meeting:Securitas Senior Management to present the report and answer questions.Venue: Securitas Building, Lindhagensplan 70, SE-102 28 Stockholm, Sweden.

Summary from the Extraordinary General Meeting held in Stockholm, Sweden on January 31 2006

West Siberian Resources Ltd’s shareholders gathered in Stockholm today for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) called by the board of directors. The purpose of the meeting was to vote on the election of a new director and to adopt resolutions regarding the share capital and issuance of new shares.The meeting resolved, in accordance with the Board of Directors’ proposals: -that the authorized share capital is increased from currently USD 50 000 000 corresponding to 1 000 000 000 shares to USD 75 000 000 corresponding to 1 500 000 000 shares. -to authorize the Board to resolve to issue new

OMX’s Board of Directors to Propose Senior Management Share Match Program at AGM

OMX’s Board of Directors, subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting, has resolved to establish a share matching program for senior managers. The program, which is performance based, is intended to serve as a competitive tool to attract and retain employees, reward target fulfillment, and create added value for OMX shareholders.“OMX is a knowledge company in a strong global market. Attracting and retaining the best employees is therefore crucial to OMX's success. We believe that the share match program we have formulated for senior managers meets our requirements for being market-

V&S’s international success brings all-time high

• Operating profit best ever – an increase of 27 per cent • Improved profit for all business areas • ABSOLUT VODKA volume up 9 per centOperating profit for V&S Group (Vin & Sprit) improved dramatically in 2005 to an all-time high of SEK 2,070 million (+27%). Profit after tax amounted to SEK 1,561 million (+42%). Sales volume totalled 24.9 million 9-litre cases, an increase of 1 per cent. Net sales increased by 6 per cent to SEK 9,839 million. “It is extremely pleasing to see that our focus on growth and realizing synergies from the acquisitions of recent years has begun producing results,”

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