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Autoliv Shows New Rollover Protection System

Stockholm, Sweden (June 8, 2005) --- At the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) international conference held in Washington, D.C., Autoliv Inc. – the worldwide leader in automotive safety – showed a new seat belt and an airbag system for rollover protection. According to the tests, the system could eliminate virtually all serious head and neck injuries in rollover crashes, as long as the roof of the vehicle can withstand the ground impact without extensive intrusion.Currently, about 10,000 people are killed annually in rollover crashes in the United States alone. In the future, many lives

Ericsson's Telephony over IP MSAN solution selected by iiNet, a leading Australian ISP

Ericsson's EDA IP MSAN was selected by iiNet Limited, a leading Australian and New Zealand Internet Service Provider (ISP) to provide telephony over IP services to its broadband customers across Australia. This is Ericsson's first customer delivery of EDA IP MSAN in the world.Telephony over IP is the carrier grade version of Voice over IP (VoIP), without the inconvenience of unreliable audio or requirement of extra household equipment. "Ericsson's carrier grade Telephony over IP MSAN solution allows us to offer our customers a VoIP service with the same level of voice quality and

Ericsson provides TDC with IMS for telephony and IP Centrex Services

Ericsson has been selected by TDC to provide Ericsson's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution. The solution will allow TDC to offer its fixed network customers various services including IP telephony and IP Centrex to business users.Ericsson's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) gives operators an immediate revenue opportunity when evolving to all-IP operations, through a wide range of new or enriched services, and where service enablers for common functions can be reused for multiple fixed and mobile applications. The IMS based IP Centrex functionality hosts a complete set of personal and

The acceptance in the Intrum Justitia share redemption offer amounted to 99.25 percent

The application period for participation in the Intrum Justitia redemption offer expired on 31 May 2005. A total of 7,029,353 shares have been tendered for redemption during the application period which corresponds to an acceptance level in the redemption offer of 99.25 percent. Provided that the Extraordinary General Meeting on 16 June 2005 passes the requisite resolutions for the implementation of the redemption offer and that these resolutions are registered by the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket), approximately SEK 590 million will be distributed to the shareholders.

Saab gives notice to 350 people

Saab has today given notice to the County Employment Board in Östergötland regarding 350 blue-collar employees at the Saab Aerostructures, Saab Aerosystems, Saab Aircraft and Saab Support business units in Linköping.Today’s notice encompasses four business units, but to varying extents. Overcapacity is clearly highest within Saab Aerostructures, although other units may also be affected. The move relates to 2005 and 2006. Saab has taken various measures to minimize the notices as far as possible, including a number of individual agreements to leave the company voluntarily. The reason for

Peab to build a shopping centre in Värmland, near the Norwegian border

Peab has won the contract to build a new shopping centre in Charlottenberg, a small village in Värmland on the road between Arvika and Kongsvinger, close to the Norwegian border. It is a turn-key contract amounting to SEK 190 million and the client is the Olav Thon-group. The building will be constructed in one stage of 27 000 square metres aimed for shopping. The work has started and it is estimated to be ready in October 2006. Peab is already building a similar shopping centre in the small village of Töcksfors, 60 kilometres south of Charlottenberg between Oslo and Karlstad. The client is

Billerud speeds up the pace of its rationalisation programme

Billerud has previously announced a review of its organisation with the aim of cutting costs by at least MSEK 250 per year. Billerud AB’s Board of Directors has now decided to implement a major programme of changes. Organisation costs will be cut by at least MSEK 250 on an annual basis. The programme will come into immediate effect and should be completed by the end of 2006. The full effects will be noted in 2007. The changes include a reduction of around 450 full-time jobs in Billerud’s current organisation. Preparatory work focused on changed working methods, measures to raise competence

Extraordinary General Meeting of Sandvik AB

Notice is given to the shareholders in Sandvik AB that an Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 28 June 2005, at 2:00 p.m. at Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Näringslivets Hus), Storgatan 19, Stockholm, Sweden. Registration for the Meeting will commence at 1:00 p.m.ATTENDANCE Shareholders who wish to participate in the General Meeting shall notify the company by mail addressed to Sandvik AB, Legal Affairs, SE-811 81, Sandviken, Sweden, or by telephone, +46 (0)26 26 09 40 weekdays, 9 a.m. – noon and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. or telefax, +46 (0)26 26 10 86, or via Internet on the

COMMENTS REGARDING CHANGE IN NC INTRESSENTER’S HOLDING IN TELE2

NC Intressenter AB, through Tele2 AB’s President and CEO Lars-Johan Jarnheimer in his capacity as the single largest shareholder in NC Intressenter, today reported that it had liquidated financial instruments, corresponding to 624,300 B shares in Tele2. The liquidation is a result of the County Administrative Court’s decision per March 31, 2005 regarding the tax assessment of share and option benefits. Lars-Johan Jarnheimer’s holding in Tele2 has not, directly or through companies, decreased, nor has the majority of senior management decreased their holdings.About NC Intressenter AB: At the

SALE OF OUTOKUMPU?S FABRICATED COPPER PRODUCTS BUSINESS TO NORDIC CAPITAL FINALIZED

OUTOKUMPU OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JUNE 7, 2005 AT 4.00 PMSALE OF OUTOKUMPU’S FABRICATED COPPER PRODUCTS BUSINESS TO NORDICCAPITAL FINALIZED Outokumpu and Nordic Capital have today closed the transactionwhereby Outokumpu sold its fabricated copper products business(Outokumpu Copper Products Oy), excluding the Tube and Brassdivision, to the private equity firm Nordic Capital. The totalconsideration of the transaction is EUR 599 million. The scope of the transaction comprised the following divisions andbusinesses of the Outokumpu Copper business area: Americas, Europe,Automotive

TRANSCOM AND INTELENET ENTER INTO STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

Transcom WorldWide S.A., the European Customer Relationship Management specialist and Intelenet Global Services Ltd, a leading Indian BPO service provider announce a new strategic partnership. Transcom and Intelenet have entered into an agreement to assist each other with the growth of international clients. The strategic alliance will seek to exploit the capabilities of Transcom’s extensive European languages network and Intelenet’s leading position in the Indian outsourced CRM market. This partnership will enable Transcom to gain access to additional international companies seeking

Vodafone Sweden launches Sony Ericsson V600i – a 3G phone for the masses

Three new 3G-mobiles for the Vodafone range In July Vodafone Sweden will launch Sony Ericsson’s new mass market 3G mobile - Sony Ericssons V600i. It is a beautiful, compact and value for money 3G mobile phone with megapixel camera, video recorder, radio and MP3 player that also makes it simple to download music and 3D games from Vodafone live!. The model is a unique version of Sony Ericsson’s K600 3G mobile designed exclusively for Vodafone’s customers. In addition two more new 3G mobiles - the Motorola V1050 and Samsung Z500 – will further widening the Vodafone 3G range.The Sony Ericsson

Inter IKEA Investments requests reclassification of A shares to B shares

Inter IKEA Investments has submitted a request to Skanska to reclassify 1,500,000 Skanska A shares to the comparable number of B shares. As a result of the reclassification, Inter IKEA Investments' share of voting rights declines from 5.4 % to 3.4 %.After reclassification, the number of A shares in Skanska will amount to 24,889,844, while the number of B shares in the company will total 393,663,228. _________________________________________________ For further information please contact: Peter Gimbe, Senior Vice President, Communications, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 99

The Lindab Group is making its largest acquisition.

Lindab AB has signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of all shares in Astron Buildings SA. The sellers is the American company Parker Hannifin.   Astron is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of pre-engineered steel buildings for industrial and commercial purposes. The company has a turnover of about EUR 115M. The company's operating profit during a 12 months' period amounts to over EUR 9M. Purchase price is EUR 74.5M (debt free). Astron employs 650 persons. Sales in Central and Eastern Europe have grown strongly in recent years and are now responsible for some 50% of the

Stora Enso will launch a 5-year Eurobond benchmark issue

STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Release 7 June 2005 at 12.30Stora Enso will launch a 5-year Eurobond benchmark issue Stora Enso Oyj (Baa1/BBB+) has mandated Barclays Capital andCitigroup as joint-bookrunners on a 5-year eurobond benchmarkissue. Co-managers are BNP Paribas, Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank,Merrill Lynch and UBS. The offering will be documented underStora Enso's EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) programme and will belaunched in the near term subject to market conditions. For further information, please contact:Markus Rauramo, Senior Vice President, Group Treasurer, tel. +4420

The SAS Group Traffic figures May 2005

SAS Group highlights • Total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 4,1% in May 2005 vs 2004. • The SAS Group transported 3,1 million passengers in May 2005, an increase of 5,2%. • Overall group passenger load factor increased by 0,6 p.u. to 65,5% for May 2005 vs. 2004. Group market trends and yield development Group total traffic volumes (RPK) developed well in May with an increase in May of 4,1%. Capacity (ASK) increased by 3,1% resulting in an increased load factor of 0,6 p.u. Yield for Scandinavian Airlines in Apil 2005 was up by 14% vs. 2004 due to the "Easter holiday effect", improved

US Authorities Honor Autoliv Researcher

(Stockholm, June 7, 2005) – The U.S. agency National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded Jan Olsson its Safety Engineering Excellence Award. He has worked for Autoliv – the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems – for eighteen years and has been instrumental in the development of many of the most important safety systems in today’s vehicles. He received NHTSA’s prestigious award “for unique innovations and visionary leadership in crash safety development”.Mr. Olsson started as a crash test engineer in 1977 at Volvo’s Safety Test Center and took an active part in

Halebop customers get the lowest MMS price in Sweden

During the summer Halebop’s customers will enjoy the lowest price in Sweden for MMS messages. During the summer period, the price for MMS will be reduced from SEK 1.99 to SEK 0.49 per message, and there will be no minimum use requirement until August.As before, Halebop customers in Sweden can continue to call each other for SEK 0 per minute and call to the networks of other operators for SEK 0.99 per minute – 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The SMS rate continues to be SEK 0.49 per message. The new rate for MMS will be SEK 0.49 per message (ordinary price SEK 1.99 per MMS) during the

AudioDev to deliver signal test equipment for Xbox 360

As earlier announced, AudioDev AB and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) have renewed the agreement for AudioDev to provide test equipment for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The agreement expands an ongoing development and purchase relationship between the two companies. As part of this agreement, AudioDev has now started deliveries of test equipment for Xbox 360. “It is exciting and rewarding for AudioDev to be able to play a vital part in quality control of Xbox 360”, says Christer Sjöström, CEO of AudioDev. “To be chosen as exclusive supplier is a great proof

TeliaSonera signs Nordic agreement with Stora Enso

Over the next few years TeliaSonera will be entrusted with taking care of Stora Enso’s telecommunications in Sweden and Finland. The agreement signed with Stora Enso runs up to five years and covers fixed and mobile telephony, network solutions, PBX solutions and service.The PBX platform in Sweden is prepared for Voice Over IP (VOIP) and is supplemented with the Office Extension service for approximately 1,400 users. Office Extension enables a “one phone concept” allowing Stora Enso’s employees to use their mobile phones for both fixed and mobile telephony. In conjunction with the

Intervet to divest part of feed additives business

Arnhem, the Netherlands, June 7, 2005 – Akzo Nobel’s animal healthcare business, Intervet, has agreed to divest some of its feed additives activities to Bulgarian company Biovet®. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details.Scheduled to be finalized on July 31, the agreement—which is subject to various corporate and governmental approvals—concerns the sale of Intervet’s Sacox®, Salocin®, Flavomycin®, Gainpro®, Hostazym® and Stenorol® products. “These activities no longer fit in with our core business operations and have become distanced from Intervet’s portfolio from a

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