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VCP picks Aker Kvaerner to supply wash presses

Kvaerner Pulping, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, will provide engineering, procurement and construction services (EPC) under the new contract. The wash presses are scheduled for start up in August 2006. The new wash presses of Kvaerner Pulpings Compact Press(TM) design will be installed in two of the Jacareí mill's fiberlines. One will replace old equipment in the Line B bleach plant to facilitate increased production while the second will improve both pulp quality and capacity in Line C's brown stock washing area. "Even though there is a fierce competition in this market, once

Skanska wins USD 98 M (SEK 712 M) contract to manage renovation of Verizon’s New Jersey office

Skanska has been awarded the construction management services assignment for the telecom company Verizon Communications’ new office complex in New Jersey. The total contract value of USD 98 M (approximately SEK 712 M) is included in order bookings for the third quarter.The project involves the renovation and conversion of seven four-story buildings with a total floor space of 120,000 square meters at Verizon Communications’ campus in Basking Ridge, NJ. Construction has commenced and the project is scheduled for completion in July 2006. The office buildings, which were previously occupied by

Development milestone payment to Orexo after completed clinical study

Orexo AB has met the requirements for its first $6.5 million development milestone payment from Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., following the completion of a clinical trial of Rapinyl™ (OX 20) with positive outcome. In this trial, the dose range to be used in the next stage of development was established. Orexo’s patented product Rapinyl™ (OX 20) is being studied for the management of breakthrough cancer pain . The two companies entered into a licensing agreement August 2004, which gives Endo Pharmaceuticals exclusive rights to develop and market Rapinyl™ (OX 20) for the North American market.“

DNBNOR - DNB NOR TO ACQUIRE MONCHEBANK IN MURMANSK

DnB NOR to acquire Monchebank in Murmansk DnB NOR has entered into an agreement to acquire Monchebank, headquartered in Murmansk with 180 employees. DnB NOR established a representative office in Murmansk in 1999 and has cooperated with Monchebank for several years. `The acquisition of Monchebank will give us a sound position in an area with exciting prospects once the large oil and gas fields in the Barents Sea are due for extraction,` says Svein Aaser, group chief executive in DnB NOR. The acquisition of Monchebank is in line with DnB NOR`s stated international strategy, which implies

Aspiro completes acquisition of Boomi

Today Aspiro announces that it has completed the acquisition of the mobile content services company Boomi. In connection to the completion of the acquisition, the Board has today decided to issue 2,965,995 shares to WapOneline Oy. Based on today’s opening price of SEK 4.83 per share, these new shares correspond to a value of SEK 14.3 m.20 September Aspiro announced that it had reached an agreement with WapOneline Oy to acquire its subsidiaries Boomi International Ltd and WapOneline Norway AS (Boomi). The purchase price comprised of SEK 37.9 m in cash and 2,965,995 new Aspiro shares. In

Disclosure of Share Transfers in Carnegie, Intrum Justitia, Cherryföretagen and Scribona

Shareholders’ meetings of Burdarás, Landsbanki Íslands and Straumur Investment Bank have agreed on a motion to merge Burdarás, on the one hand, with Landsbanki Íslands and, on the other hand, with Straumur- Burdarás Investment Bank. Following the approval of the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority and the Icelandic Competition Authority of the merger, all of Burdarás assets will be transferred either to Landsbanki Íslands or Straumur- Burdarás Investment Bank as provided for in the Merger Schedule. Burdarás’ Swedish assets will be divided as follows: The following assets are

Teleca renews general agreement with world’s largest telecommunications supplier

Teleca has renewed its general agreement with Ericsson as a preferred supplier of research and development services. The agreement runs to the end of December 2006 and applies globally to the entire Teleca group.“We continuously strive hard to improve quality, delivery precision and cost structures for our customers,” says Patrik Strandéus, Teleca’s global account manager for Ericsson. “During the past year, for example, we’ve expanded our operations in Poland to be able to supply more cost-effective solutions. We’re very pleased to see this collaboration with Ericsson continuing.” The

TRANSCOM ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHAIRMAN

Transcom WorldWide S.A., the European CRM specialist, today announced the appointment of William M Walker as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Walker has served as a non-executive director of Transcom WorldWide S.A. since 2004, including roles on the audit and compensation committees. Mr. Walker has extensive experience in the CRM industry after serving as President of TeleTech’s European and Latin American divisions. In both jobs, Mr. Walker was responsible for building and growing the international presence of the US-based global outsourcer. Prior to joining TeleTech in 1998, Mr. Walker ran a

TELE2 COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF COMUNITEL

Stockholm – Tele2 AB, (“Tele2”), (Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, today completed the acquisition of 99.96% of Comunitel from ONI. The purchase price on a debt free basis was MEUR 257. The deal has been completed as planned, after obtaining the clearance of the Spanish competition authorities on September 16.Tele2 will now start the process of integrating its existing Spanish business and Comunitel in order to create a strong competitor in the business and residential segments of the Spanish telecommunications market.

Pergo offers commission-free trading for shareholders not holding round lots

The board of Pergo has decided to offer all Pergo shareholders the option of buying or selling (commission-free) the necessary number of Pergo shares required to achieve a shareholding evenly divisible by 500, known as a round lot holding. A round lot consists of 500 shares. If a shareholder holds less than 500 shares before the offer is accepted, the entire holding can be sold commission-free. The offer will be carried out between 10 - 21 October 2005.A letter containing more details will be sent to directly registered shareholders at the beginning of October. Shareholders, whose ownership

FöreningsSparbanken reduces its ownership in Aktia Sparbank

FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) has sold 3,000,000 shares in Aktia Sparbank to approximately 30 institutional and private investors, most of which were already owners in Aktia Sparbank. The total sales price is EUR 21,0 M. As a result, FöreningsSparbanken’s ownership in Aktia Sparbank will be reduced from 9.6 % to 1.1 %. The transaction has a limited financial effect for FöreningsSparbanken. The Group’s ratios for primary capital and capital adequacy will increase by approximately 0.01 and 0.04 percentage points, respectively. The close commercial cooperation between FöreningsSparbanken and

PūrDigital Media Deploys Full Triple Play Services Using i3 IP Residential Gateways and IPTV Set-Top Boxes

Unprecedented market growth in college dorms, condos and apartmentsBOSTON, Fall VON, Booth #636 — Sept.21, 2005 — i3 micro technology (i3), today announced that PūrDigital™ Networks, Inc. has recently deployed i3’s Triple Play products and solutions for VoIP, IPTV and high-speed Internet access, into Atlanta-area commercial and university high density residential properties. The first of these deployments is to 2,500 students in four select dormitories at a major research university, as well as to over 4,500 residents in more than 50 high-end condominiums and apartment complexes – the first

Appointments in Metsäliitto: Heikki Karhunen and Terhi Koipijärvi (30 August, 2005)

The following appointments have been made in Metsäliitto's new wood procurementorganisation, which will start operations on 1 January, 2006:Heikki Karhunen, M. Sc. (For.) has been appointed Senior Vice President withresponsibility for wood procurement in the Baltic countries. Mr Karhunen iscurrently head of Metsäliitto's wood procurement in Central Finland. Terhi Koipijärvi, M. Sc. (For.) has been appointed Senior Vice President,Environment and Quality. Koipijärvi currently holds the position of VicePresident in Metsäliitto Group Administration. Karhunen and Koipijärvi report to

CHANGES IN AKTIA SAVINGS BANK'S SHAREHOLDING

AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 SEPTEMBERChanges in Aktia Savings Bank's shareholding Aktia Savings Bank plc has been informed that through a sale of shares executedtoday 30 September 2005, FöreningsSparbanken AB (publ), organization number502017-7753 (Sweden), has reduced its shareholding in Aktia Savings Bank plc tounder 1/20 of Aktia Savings Bank's shares, therefore now holding 1.1% of thetotal number of shares and voting rights. AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC From:Outi FagerlundInformation OfficerTel. +358 10 247 6294, +358 40 575 8828outi.fagerlund@aktia.fi

Aker Kvaerner awarded NOK 103 million subsea umbilical contract

Aker Kvaerner Subsea will deliver engineering, procurement and construction of steel tube umbilicals and associated equipments. The Fram Øst umbilical, which is tie-back to the Troll C platform, is approximately 20 km in lengths including both dynamic and static cross section. The Vilje umbilical is a static umbilical and will be tied-back to the riser base at the Marathon's Alvheim FPSO. Design, engineering, procurement and project management will take place at the Lysaker office. The manufacturing will be at the purpose built umbilical plant in Moss. Delivery of the two umbilical

Ingram Micro to distribute Vodafone Sweden’s datacoms products

Vodafone Sweden and Ingram Micro in Sweden have entered a collaboration which makes Ingram Micro distributor of Vodafone Sweden’s mobile products for businesses (including Vodafone Swedens’s 3G data card and Blackberry® products) to their IT retailers. For the end-customer this means that IT-products and mobile solutions will all be available in one place.“A growing number of Swedish companies want their IT solutions more mobile. Together with Ingram Micro and its retailers we reach decisions makers within the IT sector via their ordinary purchasing channel. We are therefore delighted about

HiQ signs framework agreement with Swedish National Post and Telecom Agency

The Swedish National Post and Telecom Agency, PTS once again shows its confidence in HiQ and has decided to use an option to extend its framework agreement. The agreement has a term of at least one year and covers technical investigations relating to infrastructure and Internet services as well as auditing and analysis of the granting of licences. It also includes financial and commercial studies within fixed and mobile telephony, IP telephony and network architecture.“HiQ has cooperated closely with PTS for many years. Among other things, we have assisted with the assessment of UMTS

Nomination Committee for 2006 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Skanska AB

In accordance with a decision in the Skanska’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2005, the Chairman of the Board has asked five of the largest shareholders to appoint one representative each that, together with the Chairman will form a Nomination Committee. The task of the Nomination Committee is to propose a Board of Directors and also remuneration to the Board of Directors. The proposals are to be decided upon in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2006.The Nomination Committee appointed for the 2006 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Skanska AB will be composed as follows: · Carl-Olof By,

DONE SOLUTIONS SELLS PROVIDOR LOGISTICS' BUSINESS

Done Solutions CorporationStock Exchange Release, September 30, 2005, at 10.00 amDONE SOLUTIONS SELLS PROVIDOR LOGISTICS' BUSINESS On September 30, 2005, Done Solutions Corporation's subsidiary, ProvidorLogistics Oy, will sell its distribution and warehousing services businessincluding assets, rights and liabilities to Hahka Way Oy for EUR 1.7 million, onethird of which was paid upon signature today and two-thirds will be paid onOctober 31, 2005. The resulting capital gains under "Profit for the period ofdiscontinuing businesses" total EUR 1.1 million.

MTG ACQUIRES 50% OF CZECH MEDIA GROUP

Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment-broadcasting group, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire 50% of the issued share capital of GES Media Holding a.s. (“GMH”) in the Czech Republic from GES Media Europe B.V., for a total cash consideration of € 96 million. GMH owns 100% of FTV Prima, spol. s r.o. (“TV Prima”), which is the second largest national television channel in the Czech Republic. GMH’s gross sales in 2004 amounted to Czech Koruna 1,542 million (€ 48.3 million) and GMH reported earnings before interest and taxes of CZK 291 million (€ 9.1

Fortum extends period of validity regarding offer to City of Espoo

Fortum Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 September 2005 at 9.00 amFortum extends period of validity regarding offer to City of Espoo Fortum has decided to extend the period of validity regarding its offer to buythe shares of E.ON Finland Oyj owned by the City of Espoo to December 31th, 2005. Fortum CorporationCarola Teir-LehtinenSenior Vice President, Corporate Communications Further information:Carola Teir-Lehtinen, Senior Vice President, Communications, tel. +358 50 4524118 Distribution:Helsinki Stock ExchangeKey media

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