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AB Volvo announces repurchase of 300,000 B shares and 15,000 A shares

Further to the decision taken by AB Volvo's Board of Directors on June 17, 2004, regarding repurchase of own shares, AB Volvo has, on Wednesday, December 15, acquired 300,000 series B shares. The shares were traded between SEK 269.50 and 272.00 with an average price of SEK 270.63. And has acquired 15,000 series A shares. The shares were traded between SEK 259.00 and 260.50 with an average price of SEK 259.93.On June 17, 2004, the Board of AB Volvo decided to acquire through purchase on Stockholmsbörsen (Stockholm Exchange) a maximum of 22,076,045 Series A and/or Series B shares, however,

Announcement of prospectus and offer to the shareholders of CSE

On November 15, 2004, OMX AB (publ) (“OMX”) and Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S (“CSE”) announced plans to combine the operations of the two companies. The Board of Directors of both OMX and CSE have now, for its respective parts, approved the prospectus setting forth the terms and conditions of the offer being made to the shareholders of CSE (the “Offer”).   The prospectus, including an acceptance form, will be made available in English and Danish on December 17, 2004 and be distributed by mail to all registered shareholders of CSE, other than those resident in the United States, Canada,

Vasallen buys Mandator's project management tool

Swedish state property company, Vasallen, has chosen Mandator's project management tool, CENIT. The deal is worth approx. SEK 1.1 million.CENIT will be used as a complete tool for managing Vasallen's projects, including construction, conversions, and extensions. Implementation will start right away. It is estimated that the final operational installation will take place in the middle of 2005.CENIT will give Vasallen simpler and better financial management of ongoing projects, plus the opportunity for swifter and more accurate forecasts. The entire group will do its accounting in one

OUTOKUMPU RAISES EUR 103 MILLION IN SALE OF BOLIDEN SHARES

OUTOKUMPU OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 16, 2004 at 8.00 amOUTOKUMPU RAISES EUR 103 MILLION IN SALE OF BOLIDEN SHARES On November 30, Outokumpu Oyj announced its intention to launch anoffering (the "Outokumpu Offering") of up to 37 000 000 shares inBoliden AB (publ), in coordination with a directed issue by Bolidenof new shares to institutional investors (the "Boliden Offering",and, together with the Outokumpu Offering, the "Combined Offering").The Outokumpu Offering included 10 000 000 shares in the form of anover-allotment option granted to the managers of the Combined

Stora Enso?s Intercell deal completed

STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Release 15 December 2004 at 18.00Stora Enso’s Intercell deal completed Stora Enso has closed its previously announced acquisition of66% ownership of the Polish packaging producer Intercell S.A.from private shareholders and the International FinanceCorporation. The transaction was concluded following approval byregulatory authorities. The acquisition is part of Stora Enso’sstrategy of expanding its Packaging Boards operations, and willstrengthen its presence in the fast-growing Polish market. Mr. Jerzy Janowicz will remain Managing Director of Intercell.

Financial information from SWECO

SWECO share quoted on Attract 40 SWECO has qualified for quotation on the Attract 40 segment of the Stockholm Stock Exchange’s O list with effect from 1 January 2005. Financial information in 2005 In 2005 SWECO AB will publish financial information on the following dates: Year-end report for 2004 8 February Annual General Meeting 20 April Interim report January – March 2005 20 April Interim report January – June 2005 26 July Interim report January – September 2005 25 October SWECO is the Nordic region’s leading consulting company in the fields of engineering, environmental technology and

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Extraordinary General Meeting of OMX shareholders

In conjunction with the offer to the shareholders of Copenhagen Stock Exchange (CSE), the Board of Directors of OMX has today decided to call an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders to take place on February 3, 2005 at 16.00 CET at the OMX office on Tullvaktsvägen 15 in Stockholm, Sweden. At this meeting, the Board of Directors of OMX will, among other things, present a proposal to OMX shareholders regarding a mandate to authorize to the Board to issue new shares as consideration in the offer to the shareholders of CSE. On December 1, 2004, OMX and CSE signed and presented an

M-REAL SIGNED EUR 500 MILLION SYNDICATED LOAN AGREEMENT

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 15.12.2004 at 4.45 p.m.M-REAL SIGNED EUR 500 MILLION SYNDICATED LOAN AGREEMENT M-real Corporation has today signed a EUR 500 million syndicatedrevolving credit facility agreement. The facility replaces facilityagreement of EUR 700 million signed in 2000. The term of the facilityis five years and the mandated lead arrangers are Barclays Capital,BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Danske Bank, and Nordea. The amount ofbanks participating in the transaction is 21. M-REAL CORPORATION Corporate Communications For additional information contact M-real´s

Medical Products Agency permit a Phase II clinical trial with the Diabetes vaccine Diamyd™ in children who have recently succumbed to insulin-dependent diabetes

Diamyd Medical (O-listan) will immediately begin studies in a new treatment area for their diabetes therapeutic/vaccine Diamyd™. The Swedish MPA in Uppsala and the regional ethical committee in Linköping have agreed to a Phase II clinical study involving 70 children and adolescents who have recently succumbed to insulin-dependent, type 1 diabetes. The purpose of the study is to investigate if the remaining pancreatic insulin-producing beta cells can be saved through two immunizations of Diamyd™. This could lead to remission of disease, i.e. that the requirement for external insulin injection

Saab wins RBS 70 order from Czech Republic

Saab Bofors Dynamics AB has won another contract for the RBS 70 Air Defence Missile System, this time with the Czech Armed Forces as the end customer. The order is worth MSEK 204 to Saab.“In the past three years we have sold RBS 70 systems worth a total of over one billion SEK. This shows that the system is well adapted to meeting different customers’ demands for modern anti-aircraft defence, and is performing well in tough international competition,” says Tomas Samuelsson, President of Saab Bofors Dynamics. Saab Bofors Dynamics won the contract for the RBS 70 in competition with other

Protect Data featured on Attract 40 listing

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 15, 2004 – The Stockholm Stock Exchange has announced that Protect Data (PROT) has qualified for the Attract 40 segment, as one of 13 companies added to this group in the latest revision. Attract 40 is a subset of the O-list, comprised of the most traded shares, designed to facilitate for investors to find the most interesting O-list shares. The revised listing, based on trading statistics for the past six months, will be introduced on the first day of trading in 2005. ”We are very pleased to observe an increasing number of investors discovering Protect Data and

Swedish tax authority appeals tax decision

In October 2004, the County Administrative Court decided in favour of the appeal by Holmen’s subsidiary MoDo Capital against the 1997 tax assessment. Holmen presented the contents of the court’s decision in a press release of 12 October 2004. The Swedish tax authority had decided in 2002 to raise the company’s tax assessment by a total of MSEK 538. Holmen appealed against the decision in 2003, and the County Administrative Court decided in the company’s favour. The tax authority has now appealed against the decision of the County Administrative Court to the Administrative Court of Appeal.

NOTE listed on Attract40

NOTE, one of Scandinavia’s leading contract manufacturers of electronics, has qualified for listing on the Attract40 list.The Stockholm Stock Exchange made public today which companies had qualified for listing on Attract40 for the first half of 2005. Among the new companies qualifying was contract manufacturer NOTE, which was introduced onto the Stockholm Stock Exchange's O-list on June 23 this year. “It’s very flattering that we have qualified for Attract40 after only 6 months on the O-list,” says Erik Stenfors, CEO and President of NOTE AB. ”It’s always a pleasure to welcome new

HSE: STORA ENSO OYJ: CONVERSION OF A SHARE INTO R SHARE

EXCHANGE NOTICE 508/2004, 15 December 2004 SHARESSTORA ENSO OYJ: CONVERSION OF A SHARE INTO R SHARE A total of 8 654 A shares converted into R shares of willbe traded together with the R shares of Stora Enso Oyj asof 16 December 2004. Identifiers of Stora Enso Oyj's A and R share: Trading code: STEAVISIN code: FI0009005953Orderbook id: 24359Number of shares: 179 048 523 Trading code: STERVISIN code: FI0009005961Orderbook id:

Exel to incorporate its Sport division's consumer products into a separate company

EXEL OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15.12.2004 at 13.30 1 (1) EXEL TO INCORPORATE ITS SPORT DIVISION’S CONSUMER PRODUCTS INTO A SEPARATE COMPANY Exel Oyj’s Sport division’s brand/consumer products have a strong growth potential especially in Nordic Walking. To be able to respond to the challenge set out by the markets by means of more focused and strong operations, Exel has decided to incorporate the marketing, sales, logistics and product development operations of the Sport division’s consumer products (poles and floorball) into a separate company. Poles and floorball clubs will be continued

Exel to incorporate its Sport division's consumer producs into a separate company

EXEL OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15.12.2004 at 13.30 1 (1)EXEL TO INCORPORATE ITS SPORT DIVISION’S CONSUMER PRODUCTS INTO ASEPARATE COMPANY Exel Oyj’s Sport division’s brand/consumer products have a stronggrowth potential especially in Nordic Walking. To be able to respondto the challenge set out by the markets by means of more focused andstrong operations, Exel has decided to incorporate the marketing,sales, logistics and product development operations of the Sportdivision’s consumer products (poles and floorball) into a separatecompany. Poles and floorball clubs will be

M-real signed EUR 500 million syndicated loan agreement

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 15.12.2004 at 4.45 p.m.M-real Corporation has today signed a EUR 500 million syndicated revolvingcredit facility agreement. The facility replaces facility agreement of EUR 700million signed in 2000. The term of the facility is five years and the mandatedlead arrangers are Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Danske Bank, andNordea. The amount of banks participating in the transaction is 21. M-REAL CORPORATION Corporate Communications For additional information contact M-real's Chief Financial Officer JuhaniPöhö, tel. +358 10 469

SUBSCRIPTION OF FISKARS CORPORATION CAPITAL LOAN 2004

Fiskars Corporation Stock Exchange Release December 15, 2004, 12.30 a.m.SUBSCRIPTION OF FISKARS CORPORATION CAPITAL LOAN 2004 The Board of Directors of Fiskars Corporation resolved the amount of the capitalloan directed to shareholders to be EUR 45,110,000. The preliminary maximum amount of the loan, EUR 30,000,000, was oversubscribed.More than 1600 shareholders subscribed for the loan. The Board of Directors ofFiskars Corporation increased the maximum amount of the loan in accordance withthe terms and conditions of the loan so that the

Annika Falkengren CEO of SEB January 1, 2006

· The Board of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has appointed Annika Falkengren (Bolin) as President and Group Chief Executive starting January 1, 2006. The current President and Group Chief Executive, Lars H Thunell, will retire in 2006.   · Annika Falkengren leaves her present position as Head of Corporate & Institutions on February 9, 2005 allowing her to concentrate fully on her role as Deputy Group Chief Executive until assuming her new position.   · Magnus Carlsson, deputy Head of Corporate & Institutions, is appointed  Head of the division. Carlsson is also appointed

NOTE gets record order from Neonode

NOTE, one of Scandinavia’s leading electronics manufacturers, has been selected as a volume supplier for its mobile phone Neonode N1. With an order value of around SEK 200 million in 2005, the order is one of NOTE’s biggest and means that NOTE will be responsible for everything from manufacturing to distribution.Neonode Sweden AB has become well known for its innovative multi-media phone, Neonode N1, which is challenging mobile phone giants like SonyEricsson and Nokia. Sales have just started through the company’s web shop at neonode.com and in conjunction with this, Neonode has selected

Tranche II of HiQ's staff warrants programme

Tranche II (Warrants 2004/2006) of HiQ´s staff warrants programme, decided by the AGM on the 29th of April 2004, has been issued. Pursuant to the regulations for resale, a total of 305 700 warrants have been allocated. Each warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for 1 share. Subscription for shares can take place from 1 November to 31 November 2006, at issue price SEK 17.90. Total dilution of share capital after all outstanding warrants programmes is 1.7 per cent. For further information, please contact: Fredrik Malm, CFO HiQ, tel: +46 8 588 90 000 Annika Larsson, CIO HiQ, tel: +46 8 588

Deutsche Bahn uses Carmen to improve productivity

Deutsche Bahn's Passenger Division went to Carmen Systems for a new way of planning more than 30,000 of the company's crew members.The Carmen software automatically produces optimal crew shifts and rosters, and has progressively been taken into production at Deutsche Bahn, since 2002. In the long-distance operation, the project is close to finishing, whilst in the regional area the roll-out is ongoing at full speed. Union and legal rules are considered in the process, as well as social and other quality issues. The software has now been used to do large improvements in crew efficiency

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