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M2 Joins Groups for New Formats – Continues Research for Both HD DVD and Blu-Ray Disc

[Stockholm, Sweden, May 6, 2005.] M2 has joined both the HD DVD promotion group and the Blu-Ray Disc Association for the development of new optical disc formats. M2 started research for the blue formats already in 2003. M2 is one of the world's leading manufacturers of optical disc production systems and equipment.The blue-laser discs will increase the DVD capacity by 5 to 10 times. This is thanks to, among other reasons, the usage of a blue laser instead of a red and improved lens specifications, allowing for a much smaller focus laser beam which enables the recording of much smaller and

HSE: YIT CORPORATION: SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS

EXCHANGE NOTICE 194/2005, 06 MAY 2005 SHARESYIT CORPORATION: SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTSA total of 380 706 YIT Corporation's shares have been subscribed with the YIT Corporation's 2002 C and D option rights. The shares will be traded on the Helsinki Stock Exchange as old shares as of 9 May 2005.Identifiers of YIT Corporation's share: Trading code: YTY1V ISIN code: FI0009800643 Orderbook: 24397 Number of shares: 61 673 560HELSINKI STOCK EXCHANGE Gunnar Dannberg Manager Surveillance Finland

INTERIM REPORT OF THE BIOHIT GROUP 1.1.-31.3.2005

BIOHIT OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 6.5.2005 AT 10:00INTERIM REPORT OF THE BIOHIT GROUP 1.1.-31.3.2005 The net sales of the Biohit Group totalled EUR 6.3 million in thefirst quarter of 2005 (EUR 6.6 million in 1Q/2004). The operatingloss came to EUR -0.6 million (operating profit EUR 0.2 million).The loss for the reporting period was EUR -0.6 million (profit EUR0.1 million). Biohit invested in the international sales andmarketing of liquid handling and diagnostic products, and theevaluations of the diagnostic products. The interim financial report has been prepared in

INCREASE IN YIT?S SHARE CAPITAL AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH THE SERIES C AND THE ..

YIT CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT MAY 6, 2005 9:30INCREASE IN YIT’S SHARE CAPITAL AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH THE SERIES C AND THE SERIES D SHARE OPTIONS FROM 2002From 1 April to 29 April, 2005 a total of 190,900 YIT shares were subscribed for on the basis of the Series C share options and a total of 189,806 shares on the basis of the Series D share options. The increase in the share capital as a consequence of these share subscriptions, totalling EUR 380,706, was entered in the Trade Register on May 6, 2005. Following the increase, YIT’s share capital is EUR 61,

Publication of offer documents regarding TeliaSonera’s repurchase offer

The repurchase offer is not directed to shareholders located in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan or to persons whose participation in the repurchase offer requires additional information or registration measures or other measures in addition to those required under Swedish and Finnish law. Copies of this press release, the offer document and any other documents related to the offer are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into such countries and so doing may invalidate any purported acceptance of the offer. On April 26, 2005,

POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES PRESENTING AT VARIOUS INVESTOR CONFERENCES

SANTA ANA, Calif., May 5, 2005 – Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWAV) today announced that it will be making presentations to the investment community at four upcoming conferences. These conferences are as follows: on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at the Baird 2005 Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, Illinois; on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at the CIBC Annual Communications & Technology Conference in New York City; on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the Piper Jaffray Technology Conference in New York City; and on Thursday, May 19, 2005 at the JP Morgan Technology Conference in San Francisco,

Aker Kvaerner receives two technical awards at OTC.05

"These recipients demonstrate the increasing technical edge that is required to explore and produce in ever-increasing water depths, and more remote and hostile environments. The products recognized in this year's Spotlight program will help bring offshore development to new depths - depths that just a few years ago seemed impossible." Says Rod Allen, OTC .05 Chairman   Aker Kvaerner Engineering and Technology in Oslo, Norway, has received an award for the technology design of the patented Stepped Diameter Tendon. The tendon provides the answer to many years of searching for how to

Changes within TeliaSonera Investor Relations

Tobias Lennér is the 1st of June leaving the position as responsible for TeliaSonera Investor Relations to be in charge of Halebop within TeliaSonera Sweden. Halebop is an internal mobile service provider operating with its own brand on the TeliaSonera Sweden network. The offering is primarily focused on low budget segment and Halebop today has a couple of hundred thousand customers. Tobias Lennér who has a background as a business journalist was recruited in conjunction with the IPO of Telia in 2000 to create an Investor Relations function. Martti Yrjö-Koskinen who today holds the position

Axfood’s sales April 2005

Net sales* (excluding VAT) for stores in Sweden owned by the Group, decreased by 0.7% for the month of April, of which same-stores decreased by 6.4%. Consolidated net sales totalled SEK 2,670 m (2,897), a decrease by 7.8% compared with the same period a year ago. Easter fell during the month of Mars, in contrast with last year, when it was in April. As result, the calendar effect for April was approximately -6.0%. Under the period January-April 2005 the increase was 2.7% for stores in Sweden owned by the Group, of which same-stores decreased by 3.3%. Consolidated net sales totalled SEK 10,

Aker Kvaerner to deliver drilling equipment to Singapore

The drillfloor equipment, mudpumps, drawworks and control systems will be installed on a newbuild jack-up rig for PT Apexindo Pratama Duta Tbk,  an Indonesian drilling contractor. Aker Kvaerner MH will also assist with the installation and commissioning. The contract includes an option for delivery of additional drilling equipment. The value of this option is approximately NOK 15 million.  "This is a break-through in the important offshore newbuild market in Singapore. This delivery, to one of the largest yards in Singapore, strengthens our position in the international newbuild

PhotoCure ASA - Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting in PhotoCure ASA took place on 3 May 2005. The General Meeting approved the Directors' Report and the Annual Accounts, as well as the Board of Directors' proposed settlement of the deficit of 2004. Birgit Stattin Norinder was re-elected for another 2-year period as a member of the Board of Directors. In addition, Trine Bjøro was elected as a new director of the Board. The new Board of Directors of PhotoCure ASA consists of: Erik Engebretsen Per-Olof Mårtensson Halvor Bjerke Trine Bjøro Lars Lindegren Birgit Stattin Norinder The Nomination

Biotage’s acquisition of the American company Argonaut Technologies: Final decision at a special shareholders’ meeting on June 1, 2005

On March 18, 2005 Biotage announced its intention to acquire the reagents and process instruments business of the American company Argonaut Technologies Inc. The purchase price is 145 MSEK (21.2 MUSD). This will give Biotage additional sales of approx. 125 MSEK. Argonaut Technologies’ board of directors has accepted Biotage’s bid to acquire Argonaut’s business. The acquisition must receive final approval by a special meeting of the shareholders in Argonaut, however. This will take place on June 1, 2005. In the summons to the special meeting the board of directors of Argonaut recommends that

Aker Kvaerner contracts for environmentally friendly energy production

"These new contracts show that green energy production is a growing trend in Europe. The plants are investing in new boilers or modernising their existing units with fluidized bed technology to be able to use various kinds of demanding biofuels," says Lennart Ohlsson, president of Kvaerner Power. Kvaerner Power, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, will deliver a power boiler plant to Kappa Kraftliner AB's mill in Piteå, in Northern Sweden. The company is part of Kappa Packaging which is a leading European paper, board and packaging company with more than 100 production sites spread all over

Telefónica Móviles launch Alonso Racing 2005 using Terraplay

Stockholm, May 4, 2005 Telefónica Móviles launch a multiplayer sequel to one of the most successful mobile games in Europe – Alonso Racing 2005 - using Terraplay MOVETelefónica Móviles is expanding their successful Terraplay multiplayer enabled gaming service with the exciting addition of Fernando Alonso racing. Alonso Racing from Gaelco Móviles was one of the worlds most successful mobile titles released in 2004 by Spanish developer Gaelco Móviles, The new game release, Alonso Racing 2005, allows players to compete head-to-head in real time on authentic Formula 1 circuits under exciting

NCC reports in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards – IFRS

Since the beginning of the year, has NCC complied with International Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS, and on May 11 NCC will present its results for the first quarter of 2005 in accordance with the new accounting principles.A quarterly compilation of the effects on the accounts for 2004 is downloadable from NCC’s website, which will enable comparisons to be made of the IFRS-based accounts for 2004 with previously reported material. The tables can be downloaded in a PDF or EXCEL format from: www.ncc.info/ifrs_en For further information, please contact: Ann-Sofie Danielsson, SVP and

Thomas Cook's passengers served by SAS Ground Services in Manchester

Thomas Cook has signed an agreement with Ringways Handling Services in partnership with SAS Ground Services UK Ltd for ground handling at Manchester Airport. The agreement entails a new contract for passenger services at Manchester airport, which is effective from April 1, 2005. Thomas Cook operates approximately 110 flights per week to various leisure destinations. SAS Ground Services won the contract in competition with major handlers at Manchester Airport. -We are proud to say that we were chosen for providing quality service at competitive rates, says Christer Svensson, Managing

Thai Airways chose SAS Ground Services in the UK

Thai Airways International has signed an agreement with SAS Ground Services for ground handling in the United Kingdom. The agreement entails a new contract for ground services at London Heathrow, which is effective from January 19, 2005. This means that SAS Ground Services will cover ground handling for all Thai Airways International departures. Thai Airways International chose SAS Ground Services after a comprehensive evaluation of several offers in competition with major handlers at London Heathrow. -We are proud to say that we were chosen for providing quality service, says Christer

Optimera chooses ReadSoft DOCUMENTS for Invoices to handle 600,000 invoices per year

Software company ReadSoft and it´s partner Intentia have been assigned to deliver electronic invoice processing to the Nordic builders merchants group Optimera in Norway and Sweden. Optimera recently chose a new Business System from Intentia, and when implementing it, they also decided to automate the processing of nearly 600,000 supplier invoices per year.With more than 90 stores in Norway and Sweden, the Optimera Group is one of Scandinavia’s leading chains among builders merchants. Until recently, the company handled most of their supplier invoices manually. The accounts payable staff

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT AND RAISIO TO ESTABLISH A FEED JOINT VENTURE IN RUSSIA

Lännen Tehtaat plc Stock Exchange Release May 4, 2005 at 10.00 a.m.LÄNNEN TEHTAAT AND RAISIO TO ESTABLISH A FEED JOINT VENTURE IN RUSSIA Suomen Rehu, a part of Lännen Tehtaat Group, is engaged in export of industrialfeeds and premixes to Russia. Lännen Tehtaat aims to strengthen its position inRussian feed business. Lännen Tehtaat and Raisio will establish a 50/50 owned joint venture, which willbe in charge of commencing farm feed production in north-west Russia eitherthrough building up own production capacity or through an acquisition. The industrial feed market of north-

The geographical expansion and networking of Raisio continues

Raisio plc Stock Exchange Release 4 May 2005 at 10.00 Finnish timeThe geographical expansion and networking of Raisio continuesRAISIO AND LÄNNEN TEHTAAT TO ESTABLISH A FEED JOINT VENTURE IN RUSSIA Raisio and Lännen Tehtaat will establish a 50/50 owned joint venture, which willbe in charge of commencing farm feed production in northwestern Russia eitherthrough building up own production capacity or through an acquisition. The industrial feed market of northwestern Russia is approximately of same sizeas the Finnish feed market. Combining the wide know-how of Raisio and Lännen

AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC: HENRY WIKLUND CONTINUES AS CHAIRMAN OF AKTIA'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC STOCK RELEASE 4 MAY 2005HENRY WIKLUND CONTINUES AS CHAIRMAN OF AKTIA'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS At its meeting yesterday, the Board of Supervisors of Aktia Savings Bank plcreelected Henry Wiklund, Director of the Swedish Literature Society in Finland,Honorary Councillor, chairman of the Board of Supervisors for 2005. At the same time Margareta Pietikäinen, M.A., was appointed Vice Chairman ofAktia's Board of Supervisors. Bo Forslund, Vice Chairman of the Board ofDirectors of FöreningsSparbanken AB, Henrik Sundbäck, M.Sc.(Agriculture andForestry), Lorenz

SKF, Rautaruukki and Wärtsilä have received European Commission approval to merge long steel businesses

AB SKF, Rautaruukki Corporation and Wärtsilä Corporation have received European Commission approval to combine long steel businesses into a jointly owned new company. The transaction is expected to close by mid-May 2005. Göteborg, May 4, 2005 Aktiebolaget SKF (publ.) For further information, please contact: PRESS: Lars G Malmer, SKF Group Communication, tel. +46 (0)31 337 1541, e-mail: Lars.G.Malmer@skf.com IR: Marita Björk, SKF Investor Relations, tel. +46 (0)31 337 1994, e-mail: Marita.Bjork@skf.com

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