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Securitas acquires guarding company in Spain with MEUR 49 in sales

Securitas acquires Black Star in Spain, the leading private security company in the Andalucía region. With the acquisition, Securitas is strengthening its position in the provinces of Andalucía, as well as in Madrid, Barcelona and Murcia.The company has forecasted sales of MEUR 49 (MSEK 462) in 2005 with approximately 2,000 employees. The enterprise value of the acquisition is MEUR 23 (MSEK 217) and will be included in Securitas from December 15, 2005.After the acquisition Securitas in Spain will have sales of MEUR 440 (MSEK 4,150) within the guarding operation. Total sales for all

DECISION BY THE ENTERPRISE CHAMBER OF THE AMSTERDAM COURT OF APPEAL

Stockholm – Tele2 AB, (“Tele2”), (Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, today announces that the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has ruled in proceedings filed on behalf of Versatel shareholders Centaurus Capital, Amber Fund, Barclays Capital and certain others, that Versatel may not proceed with the proposed amendment to its corporate governance policies at its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled for tomorrow, 15 December 2005. In addition, the Enterprise Chamber has ruled that it will

DECISION BY THE ENTERPRISE CHAMBER OF THE AMSTERDAM COURT OF APPEAL

Stockholm - Tele2 AB, ("Tele2"), (Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, today announces that the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has ruled in proceedings filed on behalf of Versatel shareholders Centaurus Capital, Amber Fund, Barclays Capital and certain others, that Versatel may not proceed with the proposed amendment to its corporate governance policies at its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled for tomorrow, 15 December 2005. In addition, the Enterprise Chamber has ruled that it will

Addtech AB - Shares held in treasury

Addtech has on 14 December 2005 repurchased 100 000 of its own class B shares. The total number of shares held in treasury amounts to 1 845 000 class B shares. This represents 7.28 percent of all shares outstanding, and 5.23 percent of the votes. The total number of shares in Addtech amounts to 25 332 832.     Stockholm, 14 September 2005     Addtech AB (publ)     The press release can be downloaded from the following link:

The state of Finland has no authority for recovery

COMPONENTA CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14.12.2005The state of Finland has no authority for recovery The Ministry of Trade and Industry has today issued a press release accordingto which the State of Finland will initiate recovery proceedings againstComponenta Corporation on the basis of the European Commission's decisionof 20 October 2005. Componenta Corporation has requested law professorKaarlo Tuori from the University of Helsinki an expert opinion regarding thepossibilities available for the State of Finland to initiate recoveryproceedings against Componenta Corporation on

Announcement on the outcome of Schibsted’s offer to the shareholders in Aspiro

THIS OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN.On November 3, 2005 Schibsted ASA (”Schibsted”) made a public offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Aspiro AB (publ) (”Aspiro”), in accordance with the Securities Council’s decision regarding the application of the mandatory bid rules stipulated by the Swedish Industry and Commerce Stock Exchange Committee (Sw. Näringlivets Börskommitté) (”the Offer”). The Offer expired on December 13, 2005. A few shareholders in Aspiro, representing a total number of 63,460 shares,

Economic Review no. 4 2005

The Riksbank’s quarterly journal Economic Review discusses subjects related to central banking. This year’s fourth issue is published today and contains four articles: The past ten years – experiences and conclusions A new monetary policy regime based on inflation targeting was introduced in Sweden just over ten years ago. At the same time, focus was placed on the Riksbank’s core tasks – monetary policy and financial stability – as well as greater transparency. In this article Governor Lars Heikensten summarises some of his experiences and conclusions drawn from this period. Monetary policy

SEB reduces the share capital

SEB has now received approval to carry out the reduction of the share capital concerning 17.4 million repurchased own shares decided at the Annual General Meeting in 2005. The reduction is implemented through a withdrawal of 10,780,000 Class A-shares and 6,621,049 Class C-shares without repayment. Thereafter, SEB owns 18,547,061 own Class A-shares, corresponding to 2.7 per cent of the share capital and 2.9 per cent of the votes, for hedging of the bank's long-term incentive programmes.   The reduced share capital of 174,010,490 Swedish kronor shall be allocated to a fund and be used

ELISA'S OWNERSHIP OF TIKKA COMMUNICATIONS AMOUNTS TO 100 PER CENT

ELISA CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 14 DECEMBER 2005 AT 3.00pmELISA'S OWNERSHIP OF TIKKA COMMUNICATIONS AMOUNTS TO 100 PER CENT In accordance with the Chapter 14 Section 21 of the Finnish Companies Act, Elisahas today placed a security for the shares to be redeemed. After placing thesecurity, Elisa has gained title to the Tikka shares to be redeemed, and Elisa'sownership has accordingly risen to 100 per cent. Pursuant to the terms, the acceptance period of the bid targeted at TikkaCommunications Oy shareholders will expire on 16 December 2005. The redemptionprocedure in

Johan Lindgren new CEO of Vodafone Sweden

The Deputy CEO and CFO of Bredbandsbolaget has been nominated for the position as new CEO of Vodafone Sweden, as Telenor creates Nordic platform.In line with its strategy to strengthen its position in the Nordic telecommunications market, Telenor acquired Vodafone Sweden in November 2005. The transaction is subject to approval from relevant competition authorities, and Johan Lindgren will take up his new position as CEO of Vodafone Sweden as soon as such approval is secured. Lindgren joins Vodafone from Bredbandsbolaget where he has served as Deputy CEO and CFO. Telenor acquired

Ratos: Superfos to sell Superfos Pharma

Ratos's associated company Superfos is selling its Pharma division to Gerresheimer Group GmbH for EUR 53m.Superfos Pharma, one of Europe's leading suppliers of plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical industry, accounted for 7% of the Superfos Group's total sales of EUR 344m in 2004. The proceeds of the sale will mainly be used for amortisation.   After the divestment of Pharma, the Superfos Group will concentrate on further strengthen its position as Europe's largest manufacturer of high-quality injection moulded plastic packaging for both the food and non-food markets. For further

Eniro sells its operations in Belarus

In line with its strategy of focusing on core markets in the Nordic region and Poland, Eniro is selling all of its operations in Belarus.Eniro’s operations in Belarus will be sold to the German media company, Heise Median Gruppe GmbH. The purchase price is EUR 850,000, corresponding to about SEK 8 M. The sale includes Eniro’s 75 percent shareholding in JV Eniro Belfakta LTD. The sale is subject to approval by the Belarus antimonopoly authorities and some local registration proceedings.During 2004, Eniro’s operations in Belarus reported sales of about SEK 17 M and EBITDA of about SEK 2 M.

TradeDoubler AB IPO - Stabilisation Notice

Goldman Sachs International (contact: Dan Martin; telephone: + 44 027 552 9575) has given us notice that stabilisation was undertaken in relation to the offer of TradeDoubler shares, as set out below.For each of the dates during which stabilisation transactions were carried out, the price range was as follows: Date Lowest price Highest price8 November 2005 SEK 110 SEK 1109 November 2005 SEK 106 SEK 109.6815 November 2005 SEK 105 SEK 106TradeDoubler AB For additional information, please contact:Martin Henricson, CEOOwe Wedebrand, CFO

Changes in TeliaSonera´s Nomination Committee

At the annual general meeting 2005 of TeliaSonera AB (publ), the meeting decided that Eva Halvarsson should be a member of the Nomination Committee for the period up to and including the annual general meeting 2006 as the Kingdom of Sweden’s representative. In accordance with the instruction for the Nomination Committee adopted at the same meeting, the Kingdom of Sweden has now announced that Jonas Iversen shall replace Eva Halvarsson as the Kingdom of Sweden’s representative in the Nomination Committee. The Nomination Committee in TeliaSonera thereafter consists of the following members:

India’s largest travel agent order 100 Volvo coaches

Raj Travels, India’s largest travel agent has placed an order for 100 Volvo coaches with Volvo Buses. It is the biggest order so far for Volvo Buses in India.22 Volvo B7R intercity coaches have already been delivered to the customer and are in operation from Mumbai to various destinations in the Western part of India. Another 25 coaches will be added by Jan 2006 and the rest in following months. “Volvo Buses have been at the centre of many of the changes we see in our industry today”, says Akash Passey, Vice President, Volvo Buses, South Asia. “The expansion of the AC luxury coach market,

Mandator enters strategic partnership with Volvo Cars

IT consultant Mandator signs partnership agreement with Volvo Cars. The collaboration sees Mandator become one of Volvo Cars' key suppliers of IT resources.Mandator is one of two suppliers chosen to sign agreements with Volvo Cars on expert IT services. Mandator will share responsibility with Volvo Cars for planning and staffing IT projects, optimising Volvo Cars' consulting services procurement process. Lead times will be shortened and expert support services optimised and quality-assured."The IT industry is undergoing an industrialisation process and this is an excellent example of

Syntune names Kevin Green as Vice President Marketing and Sales

Syntune AB, a developer of innovative single-chip tunable lasers and transmitters today announced that Kevin Green has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Kevin Green has over 20 years of experience marketing telecommunications devices, most recently as VP of Sales for LuminentOIC, the recognized leader in FTTX optical devices. Previously Mr. Green was COO of ExceLight Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries. His experience further includes various sales and marketing positions at AT&T/Lucent Microelectronics. Mr. Green holds a

Aker Kvaerner to modify the Mongstad refinery

Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner will be Statoil's contract partner for the two framework agreements, and the company's Bergen department at Sandsli will do the practical follow-up work. The modification agreement comprises all disciplines when modifications are carried out at the plant - including electrical and instrumentation installations. Aker Kvaerner Elektro is partner for these disciplines. Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner will have total responsibility covering everything from engineering to commissioning and installation (EPCI responsibility). This agreement will employ between 30

Ericsson BusinessPhone offers enhanced collaboration, presence and multimedia capabilities

Ericsson has introduced a new range of BusinessPhone solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that enable them to take advantage of greater group collaboration, presence and multimedia communications - along with many other enhancements in mobility, IP-based convergence and applications integration.The new release of Ericsson's BusinessPhone IP-enabled business communication system includes new features designed to improve communication efficiency and productivity. These include presence services, unified messaging, group collaboration and multimedia communications.

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