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Annual General Meeting in Lagercrantz Group AB August 24, 2004

Annual General Meeting in Lagercrantz Group AB August 24, 2004 Among resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting in Lagercrantz Group AB held August 24, 2004 were the following: Dividend A dividend of SEK 0.90 per share was resolved. Discharge from liability for members of the Board of Directors and the President The Annual General Meeting granted discharge from liability to the members of the Board of Directors and the President for management during 2003/2004. Board of Directors The Annual General Meeting passed a resolution in accordance with the proposal of the Nomination Committee.

Virgin Atlantic signs long-term agreement with Carmen Systems

Virgin Atlantic signs long-term agreement with Carmen Systems Carmen Systems AB announces that Virgin Atlantic Airways, Britain's second largest airline serving 22 destinations worldwide, has signed a long-term agreement for the use of Carmen's Crew Planning solutions for all 3,800 crew. The agreement is worth more than EUR 3 million. According to Matthew Lee, Director Flight Operations at Virgin Atlantic, the simulation capabilities through the use of Carmen's optimization solutions and proprietary rule language, Carmen Rave, will help Virgin Atlantic to control costs in an entirely new

Nordisk Renting Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2004

Nordisk Renting Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2004 - Group profit before profit from sales of property and tax amounted to SEK 182m (153). Profit after tax totalled SEK 167m (128). - Properties were acquired and new investments made to a total of SEK 577m (1 075). In addition, agreements concerning future new investments worth SEK 765m (340) were entered into. Sales of property for the period amounted to SEK 503m (60), of which SEK 448m according to option agreements. - The Group's net sales for the period amounted to SEK 695m (749), and on 30 June the balance sheet total equalled SEK

Cognos Announces Offer to Acquire Frango

Cognos Announces Offer to Acquire Frango Cognos offers SEK 85 in cash per share for all B-shares outstanding in Frango in a recommended public tender offer totalling SEK 390.8 million (USD 52.2 million) OTTAWA, ON and BURLINGTON, MA, August 24, 2004- Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management (CPM), today announced a cash offer to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Frango, a Stockholm-based company specializing in consolidation and financial reporting solutions. With this acquisition, Cognos significantly

Akzo Nobel and BASF agree on two Coatings deals

Akzo Nobel and BASF agree on two Coatings deals Arnhem, the Netherlands, August 24, 2004 - Akzo Nobel has agreed to divest part of its liquid coatings activities in the agricultural, construction and earthmoving equipment (ACE) segment to BASF. In a separate deal, Akzo Nobel will acquire BASF Coatings' Wood Construction business (joinery). The financial details of the two transactions were not disclosed. The BASF business had sales of EUR 17 million in 2003; the ACE business EUR 9 million. The divestment involves the ACE activities of Akzo Nobel's Car Refinishes business in Germany, Austria,

Nokia teams with Pointsec Mobile Technologies to deliver advanced security for mobile devices

Nokia teams with Pointsec Mobile Technologies to deliver advanced security for mobile devices Pointsec® for Symbian OS file encryption product protects sensitive data on Nokia mobile devices. STOCKHOLM, Sweden and ESPOO, Finland, August 24, 2004 - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Pointsec Mobile Technologies today announced that they have jointly developed a solution designed to protect enterprise customers' data on mobile devices. The new Pointsec file encryption solution enables the encryption of any user data such as e-Mail, SMS and MMS messages, calendar and contacts as well as memory card data.

Enlight solution for IT Rollout selected by DHL

Enlight solution for IT Rollout selected by DHL Enlight x.hlp solutions for assuring knowledge in large IT rollout projects have been selected by DHL Express Benelux. The Enlight x.hlp solution was used for the rollout of DHL's new Customer Service system in the Netherlands, and was subsequently acquired for possible use in other DHL countries. For more information - Contact Øyvind Lundgreen, CEO Enlight AB, Office + 46 (0) 8 - 597 960 00, Mobile +46 (0) 703 - 187 682 About DHL With annual revenues of nearly 22 billion euro in 2003 and over 160.000 employees, DHL is the global market leader

Tiscali: Disposal Tiscali Norway

Tiscali: Disposal Tiscali Norway Cagliari, 23rd August 2004. Tiscali announces today the disposal of its Norwegian subsidiary, Tiscali AS, to Telenor Telecom Solutions AS, a subsidiary of Telenor ASA (TEL, Oslo Stock Exchange; NASDAQ). The consideration is NOK 49.9 million (ca EUR 6 million) in cash. The disposal of Tiscali Norway is another step in the strategic plan announced by the Tiscali Group aimed at focusing managerial and financial resources in its key markets and follows the recent sales of Tiscali Austria and of Tiscali South Africa. As of 31st July 2004, Tiscali Norway had

Change in number of shares

Change in number of shares An application has been made to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority by Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. (publ) for the listing of 547,440 ordinary shares allotted pursuant to the exercise of warrants in connection with Skandia's stock option programme. The total number of issued Skandia shares is thereafter 1,024,172,460. The stock option programme was decided upon at Skandia's annual general meeting in 2000. Detailed information of the programme can be found in Skandia's annual report for 2003. The listing of the new shares does not require any

SCA enhances efficiency at Östrand pulp mill

SCA enhances efficiency at Östrand pulp mill Production of kraft pulp at Östrand's pulp mill in Timrå, Sweden, currently amounts to 395,000 tons and is based mainly on raw materials from the SCA Group's own forests. SCA's annual consumption of pulp amounts to 1.5 million tons, most of which in the hygiene products operations. The Group purchases more than 1 million ton of pulp annually on the market. The soda recovery boiler at the mill was installed 25 years ago and was dimensioned at the time for considerably lower production than today. Continued operation of the boiler requires

ELEKTA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES SHARE UNIT OPTION PLAN

ELEKTA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES SHARE UNIT OPTION PLAN PRESS RELEASE Stockholm, August 23, 2004 ELEKTA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES SHARE UNIT OPTION PLAN With the ambition to promote key employees to participate in opportunity and risk in Elekta's performance and ensure that Elekta has a competitive compensation structure in order to recruit and retain senior managers, The Board of Directors in Elekta has decided to propose to the Annual General Meeting to launch a Share Unit Option Plan. The proposed plan will give approx. 50 senior managers the opportunity to participate in a new

NOTICE TO ATTEND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN ELEKTA - PROPOSALS FOR SHARE REPURCHASE AND SHARE UNIT PLAN

NOTICE TO ATTEND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN ELEKTA - PROPOSALS FOR SHARE REPURCHASE AND SHARE UNIT PLAN Stockholm, August 23, 2004 Shareholders in Elekta AB (publ) are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2004, at 3:00 p.m. in the Finlandshuset Conference Center, Snickarbacken 4, Stockholm. Notification, etc. Shareholders who wish to participate in the Meeting must be listed in the register of shareholders maintained by VPC AB (the Swedish Securities Register Center) not later than Friday, September 10, 2004 and notify the Company of their

Ratos to release Interim report on 25 August

The Interim report January-June 2004 will be released on Wednesday, 25 August around 08.30 a.m. (CET).A recorded interview with CEO Arne Karlsson's comments on the report will be available on Ratos's website www.ratos.se. following its release. Comments and questions about the report can be submitted at the telephone conference, telephone number +46 (0)8 505 20 114 to be held at 11 a.m. CET on 25 August. Slides for use as material for the conference can be accessed at www.ratos.se as soon as the report is released. For further information: Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, Investor

DISTRICT COURT RULING ON THE SHARE REDEM

ELISA CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23 AUGUST AT 4.00pmDISTRICT COURT RULING ON THE SHARE REDEMPTION PRICE OF ELISAMATKAPUHELINPALVELUT OY (FORMERLY KNOWN AS OY RADIOLINJA AB) The Helsinki District Court has given a ruling on the redemptionprice of Elisa Matkapuhelinpalvelut Oy’s (formerly known as OyRadiolinja Ab) shares in favour of Elisa. The ruling concernedthe redemption price of 255 shares. The legal proceeding related to Oy Multiclearing Ltd’s appealagainst the decision of the court of arbitration on theredemption price of the Radiolinja share. The Helsinki District

H&M opens its 1000th store

H&M opens its 1000th store H&M is about to open its 1000th store and is celebrating with a campaign of special offers in all H&M stores in each of the company's 19 markets around Europe and North America. Store No. 1000 will open in Boulogne-sur-Mer near Lille, north-west France, on 25 August. H&M is enjoying a rapid rate of expansion. In 2004 around 140 new stores will be added, among them stores in the new markets of Canada, which opened in the spring, and Slovenia, which will become market No. 20 in the autumn. This autumn H&M will be opening a new store every other day. Over the past

Skanska in exclusive negotiations with 3i to sell Services business

Skanska in exclusive negotiations with 3i to sell Services business Skanska is pursuing the possibility of divesting the Facilities Management business unit Skanska Services. Exclusive negotiations are ongoing with 3i, an international private equity company. Although Skanska Services has shown increasingly good earnings and achieved a high level of customer satisfaction, the unit still represents a very small share of Skanska's sales. "Acting as a stand alone company will give this business and its strong management team better opportunities. Such an outcome would be better for Skanska

New offer from SAS Scandinavian Airlines meets changing demands of the market

New offer from SAS Scandinavian Airlines meets changing demands of the market Starting 31. October, SAS Scandinavian Airlines meet changing customer preference with a vitalized new offer for business travelers on European routes. Business and Economy Class are mature concepts in the airline industry and their structure of rules and restrictions have been challenged by the simple rules and low prices of the low cost airlines. Market studies have confirmed, however, that there is a demand for airlines offering more than just a low price. SAS Scandinavian Airlines are now addressing the

Atlas Copco finalizes formation of Chinese power tools business joint venture

Atlas Copco finalizes formation of Chinese power tools business joint venture Stockholm, Sweden, August 23, 2004: Atlas Copco (China) Investment Company Ltd. has finalized the acquisition of the assets of air tool manufacturer, Qingdao Qianshao Precision Machinery Corporation, in People's Republic of China. The yearly turnover is approximately MSEK 50. The purchase price was not disclosed. Qingdao Qianshao Precision Machinery Corporation (QQPMC), based in Qingdao, Shandong Province, is a leading producer of pneumatic tools for the industrial market as well as for the automotive aftermarket

SPECIAL EXAMINER IN OBDUCAT NOW APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

Based on a request from an individual shareholder, the County administrative board has now appointed a special examiner in Obducat in accordance with the Swedish company’s act. Joakim Edoff, lawyer at Settervalls Advokatbyrå in Gothenburg, has been selected to carry out the examination.-I appreciate that the County administrative board responded to our request for a prompt handling of the matter, in order to enable the examination getting started thus giving us a chance to look forward rather than the opposite, says Peter Jonsson, Chairman of the Obducat board. –Over the weekend I have

*SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS: Y

HEX HELSINKI CASH MARKET RELEASE 310/2004 SHARES 23 August 2004SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS: YIT CORPORATIONA total of 18 780 YIT Corporation's shares have been subscribed with the YIT Corporation's C option rights 2002. The shares will be traded on the Helsinki Exchanges as old shares as of 24 August 2004.Identifiers of YIT Corporation's share: Trading code: YTY1V ISIN code: FI0009800643 Number of shares: 61 178 720 HELSINKI EXCHANGES Janne Seppänen

Vodafone Sweden launches under-26 offer with all-time low call price to the fixed network

Vodafone Sweden launches under-26 offer with all-time low call price to the fixed network Vodafone Sweden's young customers can finally cut their cords and say goodbye to fixed telephony. Vodafone Sweden's private customers under 26 can as of today make calls to the fixed telephony network from their mobiles at the record price of just SEK 0.10 per minute. This price applies evenings and weekends and is available as part of Vodafone's Mitt Val subscription. This means that using your mobile phone to make calls to the fixed network at these times will cost the same as calling from a regular

Interim Report January-June 2004

Interim Report January-June 2004 · Net sales increased by 7 percent to SEK 655.6 M (611.4). Organic growth (changes in exchange rates unaccounted) was 8 percent for the group and 11 percent in Scandinavia · Net profit for the period increased by 6 percent to SEK 42.1 M (29.6). Excluding provision for restructuring costs associated to the subsidiary in UK of SEK 5 M, net profit was SEK 46.8 · Net profit per share increased by 6 percent to SEK 3.92 (3.69). Excluding provision in the subsidiary in UK, earnings per share was SEK 4.36 · Operating profit before goodwill amortization was SEK 83.5

2nd Quarter 2004 Results - On a steady course

Good progress on several large projects resulted in a relatively strong first six months this year. Profits increased in the three-month period, taking earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for the first six months of the year to NOK 659 million, up from NOK 403 million in the same period last year. Order intake was NOK 10.3 billion, and the order reserve at the end of June was a two-year record high NOK 32.4 billion. Generally, all main markets have developed favourably this year. Early phase study work has picked up and bidding activity is high. Cash flow

METRO EXPANDS ITS DISTRIBUTION IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN

METRO EXPANDS ITS DISTRIBUTION IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN Metro International S.A. ("Metro"), the international newspaper group, today announced that it is expanding the distribution of its Malmö edition to cover two additional cities in Sweden, following increasing demand from advertisers. From today, Metro will be distributed in the cities of Helsingborg and Landskrona in the Skåne region. Metro Malmö will now be renamed Metro Skåne and will feature local and regional news as well as national news coverage and information listings. 15,000 copies of Metro are being distributed in Helsingborg and

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