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New Manager for Business Unit Scandinavia

New Manager for Business Unit Scandinavia Morgan Bosson, 46 years old and currently working as Managing Director of the Swedish company Icopal Ltd, has been employed as Manager for the Scandinavian business unit at Bong Ljungdahl in Kristianstad. He holds a degree in Bachelor of Arts in business administrations and has several years of experience from business-to-business sales and marketing in companies such as SaintGobain Isover and Åkerlund &Rausing. - I am convinced that Morgan with his strong focus on sales and marketing and experience from the European packaging industry will be a

APPROVAL FROM FINNISH COMPETITION AUTHORITY

APPROVAL FROM FINNISH COMPETITION AUTHORITY New York and Stockholm - Tele2 AB, ("Tele2"), (Nasdaq Stock Market: TLTOA and TLTOB and Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, today announced that the Finnish Competition Authority has given its approval on Tele2's proposed acquisition of Song Networks Holding AB, without any conditions attached. Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, CEO of Tele2 said; "The statement from the Finnish competition authority was as we expected. We are convinced that we will receive the necessary approvals from the

APPROVAL FROM FINNISH COMPETITION AUTHORITY

New York and Stockholm - Tele2 AB, ("Tele2"), (Nasdaq Stock Market: TLTOA and TLTOB and Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, today announced that the Finnish Competition Authority has given its approval on Tele2's proposed acquisition of Song Networks Holding AB, without any conditions attached.Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, CEO of Tele2 said; "The statement from the Finnish competition authority was as we expected. We are convinced that we will receive the necessary approvals from the Swedish and the Norwegian competition authorities

Skanska-Aker Kvaerner awarded GBP150 million Alliance by Anglian Water

Skanska in joint venture with AK Engineering Services, part of the Aker Kvaerner Group, is one of six Alliance partners who will deliver projects collectively worth GBP750 million for the first phase of Anglian Water's capital programme, planned over the next five years. Skanska-Aker Kvaerner's share of this Alliance, valued at around GBP150 million over an initial five year period, will be carried out under a 50/50 joint venture arrangement.  There is the potential for a further five-year extension. Under the Alliance, the joint venture will carry out the design, construction,

ELEKTA CHOSEN AS SOLUTION PARTNER IN UK's LARGEST EVER CANCER CENTRE PFI

ELEKTA CHOSEN AS SOLUTION PARTNER IN UK's LARGEST EVER CANCER CENTRE PFI PRESS RELEASE Stockholm, October 18, 2004 Elekta to provide 10 linear accelerators to equip new cancer centre at St. James' Hospital, Leeds, UK. Elekta, world leader in advanced neurosurgery and radiotherapy treatment solutions today announced that it will be supplying 10 new linear accelerators, including Elekta Synergy® systems, under a government backed Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Elekta expects to book a majority of these as orders in the company's second quarter.

Invitation to HiQ's analysts conference at 9 a.m. on 26 October

Invitation to HiQ's analysts conference at 9 a.m. on 26 October HiQ's interim report for the period January-September 2004 will be presented at 9.00 a.m. on Tuesday 26 October 2004 at HiQ's 9th floor offices at Mäster Samuelsgatan 17 in Stockholm. President and CEO Lars Stugemo will comment on the report and give a presentation of the company over breakfast. The conference will be chaired by Jonas Elofsson of Redeye. Welcome! To register and for questions, please contact: Annika Larsson, IR Manager HiQ International tel.: +46 (0)8-588 90 015, +46 (0)704-200 103, annika.larsson@hiq.se HiQ is

Skanska receives British water contract valued at about SEK 1 billion

Skanska receives British water contract valued at about SEK 1 billion Skanska has been contracted by Anglian Water Services (AWS) to design and construct water facilities with an estimated value totaling SEK 2 billion (GBP 150 M). The assignment is being carried out in a joint venture by Skanska UK and Aker Kvaerner in which each has a 50-percent interest in the five-year framework agreement. The framework agreement also includes the potential for a further five-year extension. The contract is estimated to result in schemes for Skanska amounting to SEK 990 M (GBP 75 M) over five years. SEK

Nomination committee for Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken appointed

In accordance with the decision at the Annual General Meeting on April 1, 2004 the representatives who, together with the Chairman of the Board, will form the nomination committee and prepare a proposal for members of the Board etc to be presented at the Annual General Meeting for decision have been appointed.   The representatives are:   Adine Grate Axén, Investor Hans Mertzig, Trygg Foundation Torgny Wännström, AFA Insurance and Conny Karlsson, SEB Fonder (SEB Mutual Funds)   The chairman of the nomination committee is Adine Grate Axén, Investor.   The

Saab wins order worth over MSEK 500 for new tactical support and training system for Gripen

Saab wins order worth over MSEK 500 for new tactical support and training system for Gripen Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration are today signing a contract worth just over MSEK 500 for development and production of a tactical support and training system for the Gripen fighter. The concept can be used from basic training to advanced tactical training. The new concept is called PETRA (Planning, Evaluation, Training, Rehearsal and Analysis) and can be used for planning and evaluating missions, basic training and rehearsal exercises, mission rehearsal in training and analysis

RAISIO GROUP CUTS BACK ITS INTERNAL SERVICES AND GROUP ADMINISTRATION

Raisio Group plc Stock Exchange Release 18 Oct 2004 at 2 p.m. Finnish timeRAISIO GROUP CUTS BACK ITS INTERNAL SERVICES AND GROUP ADMINISTRATION The codetermination talks related to more efficient group administration andservices have been concluded. Specification of the needed service levels andstreamlining of the administrative functions became topical since Raisio Groupdivested its largest business division Raisio Chemicals in June. From group administration and service functions in the subsidiaries 23 jobs willbe reduced in Finland and 16 jobs abroad. Some of the reductions can

Continued MultiQ growth in Germany

MultiQ received yet another major order from its German partner BA-Tech to a value of approx. SEK 6 mill. And so, this is the second major order from BA-Tech in a short period of time. This order, too, is for specially designed screens for different industrial applications. Commencement of the deliveries for the order was 2004 and will be concluded in 2005.BA-Tech is one of several partners on the German market and MultiQ expects several important orders in the near future. Since 2003, MultiQ has collaborated with BA-Tech, which is based in the south of German and has a focus on the selling

Uruguayan government grants free trade zone status to Botnia pulp mill project

The Government of Uruguay has granted free trade zone status to the plannedBotnia pulp mill project. The status becomes effective upon the granting of thenecessary environmental permit.The free trade zone will be managed by Botnia´s local subsidiary Botnia FrayBentos S.A., which will pay the Uruguayan authorities an agreed annual fee forthe free trade zone status. This decision will ensure the stability of Botnia'scustoms and tax treatment in the long term. The free trade zone is designed to promote the flow of goods and capitalbetween industrial and developing countries (ILO

The Finnish fertilizer company Kemira GrowHow is from today, the 18th of October, officially listed on the Main list at

The Finnish fertilizer company Kemira GrowHow is from today, the 18th of October, officially listed on the Main list at the Helsinki Stock Exchange, being the first IPO in four years in the Finnish market. Financial advisor for the IPO has been Alfred Berg and ABN AMRO Rothschild. "We hope the success of the Kemira GrowHow IPO will give the Finnish IPO market some strength going forward", says Panu Paappanen, head of corporate finance at Alfred Berg Finland and responsible for the IPO at Alfred Berg. Panu can be reached for background information and comments on tel. +358 50 60 766. Pls

Q3 report for Jan - Sep 2004

Q3 report for Jan - Sep 2004 · Orders received climbed by 21% to SEK 7,831.6 million (6,478.4) · Net salesrose by 19% to SEK 7,412.2 million (6,231.2) · Profit before taxclimbed by 11% to SEK 734.6 million (663.9) · Net profit went up by 9% to SEK 514.2 million (471.4) · EPSrose by 9% to SEK 2.55 (2.33) · Profit outlookremains good Johan Malmquist President Getinge AB Box 69, 310 44 Getinge Telephone +46 (0)35 15 55 00. Fax +46 (0)35 549 52 email info@getinge.com Company reg. No. 556408-5032 www.getinge.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was

AREXIS PRESENTS SUCCESSFUL PHASE II RESULTS OF NOVEL THERAPY FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS

AREXIS PRESENTS SUCCESSFUL PHASE II RESULTS OF NOVEL THERAPY FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS Improved lipid uptake and reduced need for pancreatic enzyme supplementation in patients with cystic fibrosis ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - 18 October 2004 - The Gothenburg-based drug development company Arexis AB presented last Friday the results of a successful Phase II clinical trial on their novel human enzyme replacement therapy for treatment of fat malabsorption in patients with cystic fibrosis. The presentation was made at the 18th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference in St Louis, Missouri, by Dr.

SWECO wins new assignment in Luxor

SWECO wins new assignment in Luxor A massive project to rescue the temples of Luxor and Karnak from rising groundwater is scheduled to launch after year-end. SWECO has been awarded an assignment to supervise efforts aimed at saving these two World Heritage sites. The assignment is worth over half a million euros. The ancient temples of Luxor and Karnak in Egypt are crumbling as a result of rising groundwater, which causes water with a high salt content to be absorbed by the foundations through capillary action. When the water evaporates, the salt crystallises and disintegrates the porous

Aker Kvaerner ready to deliver to Arauco's Itata mill

For Kvaerner Pulping the Itata order includes two complete fiberlines, one hardwood (eucalyptus) and one softwood line (pine). The total capacity is 856,000 tonnes bleached kraft pulp per year. "This contract strengthens our position as a supplier of high-technology equipment and services to the world-wide pulp industry," says Per-Åke Färnstrand, president of Kvaerner Pulping. "The order is also a confirmation that our considerable R&D investments result in competitive products, such as COMPACT COOKING(TM) and COMPACT PRESS(TM), with an actual effect on our customers' products and

Interim Report for AudioDev AB January 1 -September 30, 2004

Interim Report for AudioDev AB January 1 -September 30, 2004 · Net sales totalled SEK 230.1 (214.6) million, which is an increase of 7% compared to the previous year. · Profit after financial items was SEK 48.4 (46.8) million. · Profit for the period was SEK 35.3 (34.3) million. · Profit per share amounted to SEK 2.11 (2.05). · The backlog of orders was SEK 19.4 (16.7) million at the end of the period. · Demand for test equipment for recordable DVD (DVD-R/RW) has dropped substantially over the third quarter, and as a consequence, sales and profits for the quarter were down compared to the

OP BANK GROUP CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE INCREASES HOLDING IN KCI KONECRANES

KCI KONECRANES PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 1 (2) 15 October, 2004 6.30 p.m.OP BANK GROUP CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE INCREASES HOLDING IN KCI KONECRANESPLC This is a notice under Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Finnish SecuritiesMarket Act. OP Bank Group Central Co-operative (Business ID 0242522-1) notified onOctober 15, 2004 KCI Konecranes Plc, that the aggregate holding by itssubsidiaries and affiliated companies has exceeded 5 % of the sharesand voting rights of KCI Konecranes Plc. OP Bank Group Central Co-operative holds a total of

Nomination of Board Members of Saab AB for the Annual General Meeting 2005

Nomination of Board Members of Saab AB for the Annual General Meeting 2005 In accordance with a resolution taken at the Annual General Meeting of Saab AB on March 30, 2004, we hereby announce the names of the shareholder representatives who, together with the Chairman of the Board, will work out a proposal for a Board of Directors to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting for decision. Representatives Adine Grate Axén, Investor Pia Rudengren, Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse Mats Lagerqvist, Robur Olof Neiglick, Nordea Fonder The Annual General Meeting of Saab AB will be held on

Conference call regarding Interim Report January - September 2004

Conference call regarding Interim Report January - September 2004 Biacore International AB will release its report for the period January - September 2004 on Thursday, October 21, 2004. To give you an opportunity to discuss the Company's results with management, we hereby invite you to take part in a conference call on Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 8am EST - which is 1pm UK time and 2pm CET. In case you wish to participate in the call, please call the following number in the UK a few minutes before the conference is due to start. +44 (0) 20 7162 0192 Password: Biacore A replay of the call

JIM PURDIN APPOINTED NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO OF FISKARS BRANDS, INC.

Fiskars Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE October 15, 2004 at 2 p.m.JIM PURDIN APPOINTED NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO OF FISKARS BRANDS, INC. James S. Purdin (55) has been appointed President and CEO ofFiskars Brands, Inc. as of October 15, 2004. He has been ChiefOperating Officer of Fiskars Brands since 2003. Fiskars Brands is the largest subsidiary of Fiskars Corporationand the Net Sales amounted to EUR 600 million in 2003 with 3 500employees of which 60% in the United States. The Headquarter islocated in Madison, Wisconsin. Heikki Allonen

Dometic acquires Spanish Oyster Electronics

Dometic acquires Spanish Oyster Electronics Dometic acquires Oyster Electronics S.L., a Spanish manufacturer of hotel safes. Dometic thereby continues to strengthen its position as supplier to the hotel industry. - Oyster is an important step in strengthening our position on the hotel market. There is an increasing demand for products that make business and leisure travel easier and more comfortable. Safes have together with our miniBar become the established standard in better hotels all over the world, says Lars Johansson, President and CEO of the Dometic Group. In 1973 Dometic introduced

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