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Ericsson expands WCDMA portfolio to boost mass uptake of mobile triple play

Ericsson will expand its WCDMA portfolio into new and existing frequency bands in readiness for mass-market uptake of mobile triple play and increased interest in WCDMA from new markets.The expansion of the WCDMA portfolio into more frequency bands comes in the wake of recent mobile broadband service launches and a growing interest in 'bandwidth-hungry' services, such as mobile triple play (a combination of mobile telephony, mobile broadband and mobile TV).By expanding the portfolio, WCDMA will be available for new markets and operators will be able to secure higher capacity networks and

Ericsson and Napster enter global partnership

Ericsson, the world's leading telecommunications supplier and Napster, the biggest brand in digital music, announced today a global partnership to offer the first complete, fully integrated digital music service available for mobile operators.The service will carry the universally known Napster brand and combine elements of Napster's popular PC offering and Ericsson's personalized music service, currently utilized by more mobile operators than any other in the world. The Napster and Ericsson business model accommodates mobile operator participation in all revenue streams.  The service is

Ericsson selected by Maxis to provide, integrate and host 3G enterprise and consumer services

Maxis, a leading operator in Malaysia, has selected Ericsson's push e-mail solution, Ericsson Mobile Organizer, and Ericsson's video telephony solution as the platforms for two of its first 3G service offerings.Under the agreement, Ericsson will provide Maxis with its mobile e-mail solution, Ericsson Mobile Organizer (EMO) and will also be responsible for the end-to-end system integration as well as hosting and management of the platform. With this agreement, Maxis becomes the first operator in Asia to introduce EMO as part of its 3G service to enterprise customers and consumers in general.

FöreningsSparbanken acquires shares in First Securities

In accordance with what has been previously communicated, today FöreningsSparbanken has acquired 17.7 per cent of the shares in First Securities for approximately NOK 84 million. Following the transaction, FöreningsSparbanken owns 51.0 per cent of the total number of shares. For further information: Annika Wijkström, Head of Swedbank Markets, phone: +46 8 585 913 97 Henrik Kolga, Head of Communications, FöreningsSparbanken, phone: +46 708 111 315 Martin Hagen, CEO First Securities, phone: +47 23 238 114

DNBNOR - BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN DNB NOR BANK ASA

At a meeting of the Supervisory Board on 14 June 2005, DnB NOR Bank ASA reelected the following members of the Board of Directors: Per Hoffmann, Olav Hytta, Sten Sture Larre and Torill Rambjør. Heidi M. Petersen was elected new board member, while Bjørn Davidsen was reelected as a deputy. Olav Hytta was reelected board chairman and Bent Pedersen was reelected vice-chairman. The term of office is up to two years. At a meeting of the Supervisory Board on 14 June 2005, DnB NOR Bank ASA reelected the following members of the Board of Directors: Per Hoffmann, Olav Hytta, Sten Sture Larre and

DNBNOR - BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN DNB NOR ASA

At a meeting of the Supervisory Board on 14 June 2005, DnB NOR ASA reelected the following members of the Board of Directors: Olav Hytta, Berit Kjøll, Jørn O. Kvilhaug and Anne Carine Tanum. Nina Britt Husebø and Heidi M. Petersen were elected new board members, while Tor Nordvold was reelected as a deputy and Sverre Finstad was elected as a new deputy. Olav Hytta was reelected board chairman and Bjørn Sund was reelected vice-chairman. The term of office is up to two years. At a meeting of the Supervisory Board on 14 June 2005, DnB NOR ASA reelected the following members of the Board of

AGNICO-EAGLE FILES OFFER DOCUMENT WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ITS RECOMMENDED EXCHANGE OFFER TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF RIDDARHYTTAN

Not for distribution to news wire services or for dissemination in Australia or Japan. The Offer is not being made to persons whose participation requires further prospectuses, filings or other measures in addition to those required under Swedish and U.S. law.Toronto, Canada (June 14, 2005) – Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited announced that it has filed an offer document as part of a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The offer document describes the previously-announced recommended exchange offer to the shareholders of Riddarhyttan Resources AB (publ),

Semcon sells its shareholding in Euromation AB

Semcon’s sale is part of a larger transaction where EuroMaint will acquire all the shares of the maintenance company Euromation from Volvo Technology Transfer AB, Powertrain AB and Volvo Cars AB. “The deal is a further step in focusing the business and freeing up Semcon’s resources. The resources will be used in our long-term investment in becoming an internationally leading design and development company. Our investments over the past 12 months include the acquisition of ComTest, Propeller and Pentech, plus setting-up Zound by Semcon. More information about Semcon’s long-term strategy will

Appointments at Handelsbanken

Magnus Uggla, Executive Vice President and Head of Regional Bank Stockholm City has been appointed new head of Regional Bank Great Britain. He succeeds Ulf Sylvan, who after 31 years with the Bank will be retiring at the end of the year, when he reaches his contractual retirement age. Magnus Uggla's previous positions include general manager of the Bank's branch in New York.   Lars Kahnlund, Executive Vice President, currently head of Regional Bank Northern Norrland, has been appointed new head of Regional Bank Stockholm City. Lars Kahnlund has also worked in the Finnish regional bank

ACCELERATED BOOKBUILT OFFERING OF WÄRTSILÄ SHARES BY FISKARS COMPLETED

Fiskars Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE June 14, 2005, 3.15 p.m. ACCELERATED BOOKBUILT OFFERING OF WÄRTSILÄ SHARES BY FISKARS COMPLETED Fiskars Corporation has succesfully completed the accelerated bookbuilt offeringof 4,000,000 Wärtsilä B-shares. The shares were sold at a price of EUR 23.70 pershare. Following the placement, Fiskars will hold 7,482,300 A-shares and 7,165,800 B-shares of Wärtsilä, representing 26.9% of votes and 15.8% of shares outstanding. Fiskars has undertaken to Enskilda Securities not to sell any further

Teligent to execute a directed share issue

Teligent AB announced today that the Board of Directors has decided to execute a directed share issue, which will provide the company with approximately SEK 47.5 million.A total of 2,000,000 shares have been invested by Hagströmer & Qviberg Fondkommission AB on the basis of a so-called book-building bidding procedure at market price. These shares have been acquired by well-reputed Scandinavian institutional investors, which has broadened the institutional ownership in Teligent. This share issue has provided the company with approximately SEK 47.5 million, before deductions for issue

ATRIA'S EARNINGS LESS THAN LAST YEAR

Atria Group plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14.06.2005, 2:00 pmATRIA'S EARNINGS LESS THAN LAST YEAR Atria's operations have undergone a powerful development. Turnover for the firstquarter increased by 19,5% with the second quarter also producing good growth.The market share of Atria products continues to increase. The prices of raw materials have risen significantly this year. The internationalmeat market situation has improved and prices have risen. Indeed, Atria's meatproduction has been able to significantly improve its result. However, thecorresponding rise in the price of

Componenta's Environmental Report 2004 has been published

Componenta Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 14.6.2005 at 13.30Componenta's Environmental Report 2004 has been published Componenta's second environmental report has been publishedon the Internet athttp://www.componenta.com/web_reports/2004/environmental/.The report is in Finnish and English. In addition to a web report there is also available a pdf version ofthe Environmental Report. It can be printed from the Internet orordered from Componenta Corporation, by tel. +358 10 403 2701 or byemail ir.componenta@componenta.com. Helsinki 14 June 2005 COMPONENTA CORPORATION Pirjo

ABN AMRO Capital exits investment in Norway’s Handicare

ABN AMRO Capital announces that it has agreed to sell its majority stake in Handicare to private equity firm Ferd Private Equity. Handicare is the largest producer and distributor of technical aids for elderly and handicapped people in Norway, as well as the largest rebuilder of cars for the handicapped in Scandinavia. Through it’s subsidiary Puls AS, Handicare is also a large distributor of medical equipment to hospitals. Founded in 1986 and based in Moss, Norway, Handicare currently employs 300 staff in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. ABN AMRO Capital acquired its majority stake in

SaabTech of Sweden and Avitronics of South Africa form a joint business unit – Saab Avitronics

SaabTech, part of Saab AB of Sweden and Avitronics, part of Grintek of South Africa, now takes the next step in their cooperation and form the joint business unit Saab Avitronics.Saab’s acquisition of the majority of Grintek Ltd opens the opportunity for a merger of the two groups’ businesses within the EW and avionics area, forming a new business unit, Saab Avitronics. This new joint organisation comprising 1250 employees in two countries creates a competitive supplier of Avionics and Electronic Warfare Systems for various platforms worldwide. – Our combined track record when it comes to

Flight Deck Resources Inc. and European Aeronautical Group join forces to form strategic Sales, Marketing and Engineering Alliance.

In an effort to fortify each other’s product offerings and benefit from collaborative software and hardware development expertise, Flight Deck Resources Inc. (FDR) and European Aeronautical Group (EAG) have joined forces by signing a strategic sales, marketing and engineering agreement enabling each company to provide complete turnkey Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solutions including a powerhouse of software application products specifically developed by each company and tailored for EFB use. Collectively FDR’s Class 2 and Class 3 superior EFB hardware and software product offerings in

ReadSoft DOCUMENTS for Invoices selected by BBC Worldwide as part of SAP solution

ReadSoft software will speed processing of 100,000 invoices a year ReadSoft DOCUMENTS for Invoices has been selected by BBC Worldwide - the UK’s number one exporter of TV programs, and the UK’s third-biggest consumer magazine publisher - to help automate the processing of 100,000 purchase invoices a year from 20,000 suppliers.The £175,000 software purchase is for an automated invoice processing solution which also includes Ebydos’ Invoice Cockpit and Web Cycle software. This solution will enable the company to increase efficiency, reduce the costs associated with invoice processing, and

Ahlsell acquires Finnish market leader in the Do-It-Yourself sector

Ahlsell AB has concluded an agreement with privately-owned Finnish DIY company Malk Teollisuuspalvelu Oy on the acquisition of its operations. Malk Teollisuuspalvelu is Finland's largest supplier of pre-packaged heating and plumbing materials. It has an annual turnover of about SEK 60 million and 20 employees.Malk Teollisuuspalvelu Oy is market leader within the heating and plumbing product area on the Finnish DIY market and its main customers are retailers throughout Finland. The company is based in Konala, Helsinki, and has regional representatives in Oulu, Kuopio, Seinäjoki and Pori.

Release concerning divestment of large shareholding: Intra-Group exchange of shares; Skanditek sells 24.5 percent of PartnerTech to wholly owned subsidiary

Yesterday, Skanditek implemented an intra-Group exchange of shares. Skanditek sold 2,878,384 PartnerTech shares to its wholly owned subsidiary G Kallstrom & Co. Skanditek, including its wholly owned subsidiary G Kallstrom & Co, own an unchanged 4,552,600 PartnerTech shares and their combined holdings represent 38.7 percent of the company’s share capital and voting rights after full exercise of warrants outstanding. The intra-Group transaction does not give rise to a requirement to make an offer for all of the shares in PartnerTech. Also see separate press release concerning the

Release concerning divestment of large shareholding: Skanditek sells 15.6 percent of Axis

Yesterday, Skanditek, including its wholly owned subsidiary G Kallstrom, sold a total of 10,756,957 Axis shares. In conjunction with the above transaction, an intra-Group exchange of shares was implemented, whereby Skanditek acquired 8,429,553 Axis shares from its wholly owned subsidiary G Kallstrom & Co. Thereafter, Skanditek owns a total of 482,808 Axis shares, which jointly represent 0.7 percent of the company’s share capital and voting rights after full exercise of warrants outstanding. Also see separate press release concerning the restructuring of ownership in Skanditek’s portfolio

Skanditek increases its holding in MYDATA automation to 66 percent through restructuring of ownership in portfolio companies

- Skanditek acquires outstanding minority interest in G Kallstrom & Co, corresponding to 30 percent, from Inter Indu S.P.R.L, a company controlled by Christer Brandberg. - Skanditek subsidiary G Kallstrom & Co acquires 13.1 percent of Skanditek subsidiary MYDATA automation from Christer Brandberg - Skanditek divests its shares in Axis and in Powerwave as a result of the above transactions - Skanditek intends to acquire the remaining shares outstanding in MYDATA automation Acquisition of minority interest in G Kallstrom & Co Yesterday, Skanditek acquired 30 percent of its subsidiary G

Volvo Aero wins contract to demonstrate Sandwich technology nozzles for next-generation rocket engines

Volvo Aero has signed a contract with the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) valued at more than EUR 3 M to begin a demonstration program for Sandwich technology within the framework of the Advanced Nozzle Technology Program. Volvo Aero will be responsible for the design and manufacture of a 2.5-meter high full-scale demonstration nozzle using its patented Sandwich technology, with an engine test foreseen in 2007.The objective of this work is to demonstrate Sandwich technology for use in several possible engines with different engine cycles. The new technology provides many benefits:

Anoto receives Euro 3.5 million license order

Anoto has received a Euro 3.5 million license order from a large partner company. An additional Euro 3.5 million will be paid upon finalisation of pre study and final negotiations which are expected to be finished end of 2005. The license order includes rights to develop and sell Anoto interactive media infrastructure solutions.The initial Euro 7 million is a one time payment. Anoto will receive royalty on future sales. “At this stage we cannot reveal the name of the company. We will release more information as soon as it is possible”, says Anders Tormod, CEO Anoto Group. For more

Gunnebo Industrier AB listed on Stockholm Stock Exchange

As of today, the company Gunnebo Industrier AB is traded on Stockholm Stock Exchange’s O List.Gunnebo Industrier’s activities cover the development, manufacture and marketing of chain and lifting components, fasteningsystems, blocks, non-skid products and telescopic ladders. Gunnebo Industrier is an international group with activities in 12 countries. The company’s turnover amounted to SEK 1,240 million during 2004. “We warmly welcome Gunnebo Industrier to Stockholm Stock Exchange,” says Jukka Ruuska, President of Stockholm Stock Exchange and of OMX Exchanges. “We have been looking forward

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