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PhotoCure - Employee Share Options Excercised

Oslo, Norway, 24 August 2005 As PhotoCure ASA has previously notified, 30,998 employee share options / subscription rights were allotted for 2003, each of them giving the right to acquire one new share in the company. Based on the above-mentioned allotment, employees in PhotoCure ASA have now exercised share options. The Board of Directors has therefore decided to increase the share capital with NOK 750 through the issue of 1,500 shares at NOK 0.50 each. The share capital increase is based on an authorisation granted to the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting held on 3

interim report, January – June 2005

Meda sold its parallel trading operation, which leads to several accounting and technical consequences (because of IFRS 5) that affect comparability with previously reported figures.  Group sales reached SEK 712 million (362) [1,2] .  Operating profit increased to SEK 209.4 million (56.9) [1,2].  Profit after tax rose to SEK 131.1 million (36.9)[1].  Profit per share increased to SEK 2.24 (0.73)[1]. Highlights  Meda becomes a leading specialty pharma company in Europe through acquisition of Viatris, a German pharma group.  Sale of the parallel trading operation implemented.  The board

Lagercrantz Group AB Interim report 1 April – 30 June 2005 (3 months)

• Net revenues for the period 1 April – 30 June 2005 (3 months) amounted to MSEK 387 (387) • Operating income for the first quarter increased to MSEK 15 (1) • Income after taxes for the period increased to MSEK 10 (−1) • Earnings per share increased to SEK 0.42 (−0.04) • ISIC A/S is part of the Group from 1 April 2005 For further information, please contact; Per Ikov, CEO, phone +46 (8) 700 66 70 Niklas Enmark, CFO, phone +46 (8) 700 66 70

NOTICE OF EXTRA GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Fiskars Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE August 24, 2005 at 2.00 p.m.NOTICE OF EXTRA GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS The Board has today decided to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting forSeptember 27, 2005. The matters referred to in the below notice of the ExtraGeneral Meeting of Shareholders will be put on the agenda. Heikki AllonenPresident & CEO APPENDIX NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF FISKARS CORPORATION An Extraordinary General Meeting of Fiskars Corporation will be held at HTCHelsinki, the

Pergo sharpens focus on growth and profitability

Pergo, a leading flooring company, today arranged a capital market day in Stockholm. Tony Sturrus, CEO of Pergo, stated that there are excellent opportunities for growth throughout the Company over the next 2 years. The most immediate and biggest opportunity exists in North America, where the laminate flooring market is expected to grow by 10-12 percent annually and the PERGO® brand is most well known. Pergo anticipates profit improvement during the latter part of 2005 due to growth in North America and by completed investments made in both Europe and the USA.“Pergo is a company full of

Gunnebo receives MSEK 22 order from Banco de España for total installation of electronic fire detection system

International security group Gunnebo has received an order through its wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary Fichet Sistemas y Servicios SA for the complete installation of an electronic fire detection system at the head office of Banco de España in Madrid, Spain’s central bank.The order amounts to MSEK 22 and is expected to be filled in stages between now and 2007. Negotiations regarding a service agreement covering the installation will start in the near future. The greater part of the technologically advanced fire detection system consists of detectors, surveillance panels, and an independent

Ericsson to supply full commercial EDGE system to BASE

Ericsson has been awarded a contract by Belgian operator BASE for the upgrade of the existing radio access network with EDGE technology. The contract has a total value of about USD 37 million (SEK 280 million) and will provide nationwide coverage by summer 2006.Ericsson will be the sole supplier for a nationwide upgrade of BASE Mobile GSM network with EDGE technology. Under the agreement, Ericsson will deliver all hardware, software and related services, such as implementation, project management, support, testing and training (turnkey project). Jef Keustermans, President of Ericsson

GOOD GROWTH PROSPECTS FOR SOKOLÓW

HK Ruokatalo Group Oyj RELEASE 24 August 2005, at 12noonGOOD GROWTH PROSPECTS FOR SOKOLÓW Saturn Nordic Holding AB, the joint venture owned by HK RuokataloGroup and Danish Crown, strengthens its position in Poland. SaturnNordic Holding has increased its holding in Sokolów, Poland's leadingmeat production and processing company, to 82.54 per cent fromprevious 80.38 per cent. Guided by its Finnish-Danish owners, good progress has been made withSokolów's operations. The company's first half year of 2005 wentbetter than planned. Sokolów is the second largest meat production and

Extraordinary General Meeting of Vitrolife AB (publ)

At Vitrolife’s Annual General Meeting today the following was decided, after proposal from Vitrolife’s largest shareholder Skanditek Industriförvaltning AB, with 28.5 percent of the votes and capital in the company: • Option program for employees in the Vitrolife Group The company shall raise a debenture loan with a nominal value of SEK 10,000 through the issue of subordinated debentures with a nominal value of SEK 10,000 with a total of 490,000 separable warrants to subscribe for new shares, where each warrant gives the right to subscribe for one new share (each with a nominal value of SEK

Interim Report January – June 2005

• The Group’s net sales increased by 10 percent, to the total of SEK 1,923 million (1,757). - Earnings after net financial items amounted to SEK 130 million (85). - New accounting principles (IFRS) had a positive profit effect of SEK 27 million, attributable to raw material and currency derivatives. - Adjusted for this profit effect of raw material and currency derivatives, the Group’s profit increased by 21 percent, to SEK 103 million (85). This figure comprises one-off items having a positive effect on earnings of SEK 4 million net. - Earnings after tax were SEK 94 million (61). -

SWECO wins service systems contract from Scania

SWECO Theorells has been selected to plan and design new building service systems at Scania Technical Centre in Södertälje, Sweden. The assignment is part of the overall modernisation of Scania’s testing facilities, and will provide better capabilities for performance evaluation of new engines and an improved working environment.SWECO Theorells has been given responsibility for planning and design of ventilation, piping, control and monitoring systems in some fifty test cells for collection and analysis of engine performance data. ”We have carried out several similar assignments for Scania

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Sectra extends cooperation with R2 Technology

Sectra, a major provider of enterprise and imaging center PACS, and R2 Technology, Inc., the leader in computer-aided detection (CAD), today announced an extended cooperation agreement. R2 will distribute the Sectra universal mammography workstation and other PACS components.Sectra and R2 began cooperation in 2004 with the integration of R2’s CAD technology with Sectra’s digital mammography system. Through the extended cooperation, R2 will now sell and support the Sectra mammography PACS components as part of its own product line to end users in the US and Canada, further strengthening the

Interim report Jan-Jun 2005

Continued earnings growth and new long-term ownership strategy- In the second quarter of 2005, Bure’s share of operating profit in the portfolio companies was up 88 per cent year-on-year to SEK 75M (40). Corresponding profit for the first half of the year increased to SEK 120M (84). - The Parent Company’s reported equity after full exercise of outstanding warrants improved during the period by SEK 358M to SEK 2,408M. Equity per share strengthened to SEK 1.86 after full dilution (discounted value). - The Group’s operating profit rose to SEK 408M (38) for the second quarter and SEK 469M (150)

Information about terms for Investor’s new CEO

Incoming CEO Börje Ekholm will exchange unrealized investments in carried interest plans within Investor Growth Capital for shares in Investor ABAs announced earlier, Börje Ekholm will become Chief Executive Officer of Investor AB on September 1, 2005. His total compensation package is in accordance with previously established compensation principles and consists of three parts: base salary, variable salary and participation in Investor’s long-term incentive programs. His base salary is SEK 5.4 million per year. The variable portion of his salary can amount to a maximum of 60 percent of his

FöreningsSparbanken announces new group structure and management organisation

FöreningsSparbanken (FSB) has decided to form a new Group Executive Management. In addition to the President and CEO, Mr. Jan Lidén, Group Executive Management consists of seven members: Mr. Bengt-Erik Lindgren, the Deputy Head of Swedish Banking; Mr. Kjell Hedman, the Head of Customer Offerings and Products in Swedish Banking; Mr. Erkki Raasuke, the Head of Baltic Banking; Ms. Ingrida Bluma, the Head of Hansabank in Latvia; Ms. Annika Wijkström, the Head of Markets; Mr. Anders Ek, the Head of Strategic and International Banking; and Ms. Gith Bengtsson, representing the unions. “Today

BNS Industrier extends the acceptance period for the offers to the shareholders of Aarhus United and Karlshamns

Not for release in or distribution into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. The Offers are not being made to shareholders whose participation in the Offers requires an offer document, registrations or measures other than those required by Swedish or Danish law, respectively.In connection with BNS Industrier AB’s public offers to the shareholders of Karlshamns AB and Aarhus United A/S, necessary applications was filed with the competition authorities in Sweden, Germany, Norway, Poland, USA and Mexico in order to obtain permission to carry out the transaction. The transaction is,

Interim report 1 January - 30 June 2005

Broström AB (publ) – Reg. no. 556005-1467 • Sales during the second quarter of 2005 were up 30% over the first quarter of 2005. The second quarter began with a relatively strong spot market, but was followed by a slight seasonal weakening. Larger contract volumes contributed to good capacity utilisation of the Broström fleet. • Profit after net financial items for the first six months SEK 347 m (198). ­- Net sales SEK 1,747 m (1,619) - Profit for the period SEK 292 m (346 incl one-off effect of implemented tonnage tax with SEK 181 m) ­- Earnings per share SEK 8.90 (11.60 incl one-off effect

Super-Willys opens in Heron City

The low-price Willys chain continues to grow in the Greater Stockholm area and tomorrow, 25 August, sees the opening of Stockholm’s second Super-Willys store with a 5,000 m² retail area in Heron City, King’s Bend (Kungens Kurva).The new store is the second Super-Willys in Stockholm; the first opened last year in Rissne. Super-Willys has a broader product offering including non-food items such as electronics, media, textiles and toys. Willys' business concept, Sweden's cheapest bag of groceries, has also been extended to the price profile of these new product categories. The trend in the

RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) Interim Report, January 1 – June 30, 2005

• Net sales for the period amounted to SEK 33.7 M (20.5) • Profit after tax totaled SEK 14.2 M (5.7) • Earnings per share after tax amounted to SEK 1.25 (0.54) • Operating profit amounted to SEK 19.7 M (7.9) • Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 15.4 M (2.7) Johan Löf, President and CEO of RaySearch Laboratories AB, comments on the first six months of the year as follows:“The strong growth rate reported for the first quarter accelerated sharply in the second quarter. We are pleased to report a twofold increase in sales and a fourfold increase in operating profit for the

Ratos: Interim Report January - June 2005

CEO ARNE KARLSSON COMMENTS ON THE REPORT AT www.ratos.se TELEPHONE CONFERENCE 9.30 a.m. tel. no. +46 8 505 20 114 · Pre-tax profit SEK 1,081m (1,862) · Earnings per share SEK 12.41 (21.53) · Favourable development in portfolio companies · Two new holdings - BBI/Infodata and Arcus Gruppen · Envac sold ­ exit gain SEK 124m Stockholm, 24 August 2005 Ratos AB (publ) Arne Karlsson CEO This report has not been reviewed by Ratos's auditors. For additional information, please contact Arne Karlsson, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00 Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, IR, +46

INTERIM REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY-JUNE 2005 HiQ INTERNATIONAL AB

HiQ – growing by 53%, 20% operating margin • Net sales increase to SEK 356.6 (233.4) million, an increase of 53 percent • Operating profit (EBIT) increases to SEK 71.3 (23.6) million, corresponding to an operating margin of 20.0 (10.1) percent • Pre-tax profit increases to SEK 72.1 (24.7) million • Profit after tax increases to SEK 52.2 (17.7) million • Earnings per share increase to SEK 1.06 (0.38) • In February HiQ announced a new order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the development of simulators for training fighter pilots for the JAS 39A Gripen. The order

HiQ – growing by 53%, 20% operating margin

HiQ reports a strong first half of 2005, with profits trebled and very strong growth. Net sales increased to SEK 356.6 (233.4) million, an increase of 53 percent. Operating profit (EBIT) increased to SEK 71.3 (23.6) million, equivalent to an operating margin of 20.0 (10.1) percent. Pre-tax profit increased to SEK 72.1 (24.7) million.“HiQ has developed very well in 2005. We are now experiencing a better market than in 2004 and we have a solid organisation with the driving force and delivery capacity needed to meet the increasing demand well. This has resulted in a very good first half,” says

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