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BROSTRÖM´S PRESENTATION OF THE INTERIM REPORT

BROSTRÖM´S PRESENTATION OF THE INTERIM REPORT Broström releases the Interim Report for the period January-June on Wednesday 25 August 2004, at 8.00 a.m., Swedish time. In connection with the release of the report, there will be a presentation for investors and analysts on Friday 27 August in Stockholm. Place: Grand Hotel, Stockholm Time: 12.00 a.m., Swedish time For registration, please contact Martti Metso at F.I.N.E. by e-mail martti@fine.se or by mobile phone +46 (0)708-693159. The presentation will be held in Swedish and streamed directly on www.brostrom.se . Shortly after the

Jukka Ruuska elected Chairman of NOREX

Jukka Ruuska elected Chairman of NOREX The Board of the NOREX Alliance today elected Jukka Ruuska, President of HEX Integrated Markets, as Chairman of NOREX. Following the signing of the new NOREX Co-operation Agreement on April 7, 2004 HEX Integrated Markets has now become a shareholder in Nordic Exchanges A/S. Oslo Børs and Copenhagen Stock Exchange have both sold 9% of their shareholding to HEX Integrated Markets, and the share distribution in the company is the following: - HEX Integrated Markets: 50% (including the shares formerly owned by Stockholmsbörsen) - Oslo Børs: 23% -

Catella Capital new shareholder in Orexo Pharmaceuticals

Orexo Pharmaceuticals, based on Uppsala, Sweden, has carried out a directed new share issue in which the Swedish investor Catella Capital became a new owner. At the same time, HealthCap, one of Europe’s leading independent investors in life science, increased its investment in the company. The new issue generates total proceeds to Orexo of about SEK 45 million. “Orexo is in an expansive phase and through this new issue the company is provided with increased resources and the ability to invest further in prioritized development projects,” said Zsolt Lavotha, President and CEO of Orexo AB. “

Itochu and Botnia to begin marketing cooperation

Botnia and the Japanese trading company Itochu are to work together inmarketing. The two have signed an agreement under which Botnia will marketeucalyptus pulps manufactured by the Brazilian company Cenibra in Europe(Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland), while Itochu will market Botnia'smarket pulps in Asia (China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia the Philippines, Taiwanand Vietnam). The agreement comes into effect on 1 September. The companiesintend to expand cooperation at a later date. Cenibra (Cellulose Nipon Brasileira S.A.) manufactures eucalyptus pulps inBrazil, where it has

Veidekke Stockholm with New Heavy Construction Contracts worth SEK 71 million

Veidekke Stockholm has recently been awarded new heavy construction contracts at a total value of approximately SEK 71 million. The contracts are for the construction of a new railway bridge and excavation work for Botniabanan AB, a new stretch on the E4 highway and work in connection with a waste incineration plant in Uppsala.Botniabanan (railway) Botniabanan AB has given Veidekke the contract for construction of a 182 m long railway bridge across Hällviken, 10 km south of Örnsköldsvik. The contract price is approximately SEK 28 million. Construction will start in August 2004 and the

Handelsbanken's interim report January - June 2004

Summary   - Operating profit increased by 11% to SEK 6.6bn (5.9) - Profits after tax increased by 13% to SEK 4.7bn (4.2) - Return on equity was 15.9% (15.7) - Income increased by 6% to SEK 12.0bn (11.3) while costs, excluding performance-related remuneration, remained unchanged - Loan losses were very low - recoveries exceeded loan losses in the second quarter - Earnings per share rose to SEK 6.90 (6.04) - The Bank decided to apply for a banking license in Shanghai - SPP's policyholders voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of demutualisation of the life

Extraordinary General Meeting of Intrum Justitia

Extraordinary General Meeting of Intrum Justitia Intrum Justitia AB's Extraordinary General Meeting was held on 17 August 2004 in Nacka, Sweden with around 20 people in attendance. Election of Member of the Board and Deputy Member of the Board The Extraordinary General Meeting approved the proposal by owners representing approximately 56 percent of share capital and votes to extend the Board of Intrum Justitia to be nine members and one deputy member. The Meeting also decided in accordance with the proposal from the same owners to elect Lars Förberg as a Member of the Board and to elect

Trade subject to notification - exercised options

A total of 1,901,474 options have currently been issued. Moreover, Orkla has an exposure through a cash-settled financial derivative of 450,000 underlying shares in the hedge position related to the remaining part of the cash bonus programme.   Orkla currently holds 8,510,792 shares. The resolution adopted by the Annual General Meeting to amortise 1,607,151 shares is expected to be carried out in August this year. When the amortisation has been implemented, Orkla will hold a total of  6,903,641 of its own shares.

Price increases

Price increases The prices of benzene and phenol continue to strongly increase. Following an 11% increase from June - July, prices have increased by a further 10% in August. The phenol price is now at an historic all-time high. As a result of this unprecedented situation Dynea is forced to further increase its prices in Europe with immediate effect. Prices for solid phenolic resins will rise by EUR 120 per metric ton, while prices for liquid phenolic resins will rise by 50 to 80 EUR (increase depending on the composition of the respective product). Dynea in Brief Dynea is a leading provider

Number of MMS messages doubles in July

Number of MMS messages doubles in July MMS traffic in Telia's mobile network in Sweden increased sharply during the month of July. More than 1.6 million MMS messages were sent during the most popular vacation month for Swedes, twice the number sent in June. Although it is not possible to say today if the increase in MMS traffic will be a lasting trend, the growing interest in camera-equipped mobile handsets still indicates that the service is attractive to customers. During the past few months, camera mobile phones capable of sending MMS messages have dominated the "top ten" list of best-

Cybercom wins order from leading mobile platform provider

Cybercom wins order from leading mobile platform provider Cybercom gets an order from Ericsson Mobile Platforms (EMP) to perform system test and verification of platforms. "This is a prestigious and important deal for us because EMP is a world-class platform company says Bengt Levin, manager of business area Telecom & Services at Cybercom Group. Cybercom's strength is telecoms and we have extensive experience with test projects. We aim to meet our customer's requirements of high-quality test management." For more information, please contact: Bengt Levin, Telecom & Services manager, Cybercom

NOTE in close cooperation with Gunnebo

NOTE in close cooperation with Gunnebo NOTE AB, a leading Scandinavian Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider in Sweden, has been selected strategic partner by the security company Gunnebo AB. Under the agreement, NOTE will start to consilidate the majority of Gunnebo's Electronic Component needs. Gunnebo's senior vice President of Group Purchasing, Jan van Leersum, is assigned to initially co-ordinate a substantial part of the purchases of the different Gunnebo divisions. - We've decided to focus on a few specific areas. Electronics is one area where I think there are great

Peab is building a shopping centre in Värmland

Peab is building a shopping centre in Värmland, near the Norwegian border Peab has been contracted to build a new shopping centre in Töcksfors, a small village in Värmland, next to the Norwegian border. The client is the Olav Thon-group, one of the largest house-owners in Norway. The turn- key contract amounts to SEK 230 million. The building will be constructed in one stage of 27 000 square metres, aimed for shopping activities, and an underlying stage with garage and parking facilities in same size. Work has started and it is estimated to be ready during October 2005. For further

INTERIM REPORT JANUARY - JUNE 2004

INTERIM REPORT JANUARY - JUNE 2004 · Turnover increased by 13 percent, to SEK 55.1 million (48.8). Adjusted for currency effects the increase was 16 percent. During the second quarter sales amounted to SEK 25.6 million (22.9), corresponding to an increase of 12 percent. · Gross profit increased by 34 percent to SEK 39.3 million (29.4) and thereby gross margin improved to 71 percent (60). Gross profit for the second quarter increased by 40 percent to SEK 18.8 million (13.4) and gross margin was 73 percent (58). · Operating result improved and amounted to SEK 8.2 million (-6.6) for the first

TeliaSonera gains full ownership of Omnitel

TeliaSonera gains full ownership of Omnitel TeliaSonera today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Amber Mobile Teleholding AB has reached an agreement with the Kazickas family to acquire their 10 percent holding in UAB Omnitel of Lithuania. Having acquired the remaining outstanding shares, Omnitel is thereby fully owned by TeliaSonera. TeliaSonera agreed to pay USD 63,5 million including dividends until closing for the Kazickas family's shares. The share price is based on a valuation of Omnitel amounting to USD 603 million for 100 percent of the shares. The deal will be closed today.

AudioDev appoints acting CEO

AudioDev appoints acting CEO AudioDev's half-year interim report announced that Peter Ragnarsson will be leaving his position as CEO at AudioDev having accepted the post of CEO for Bell Group Plc, an acquisition of Securitas. Peter Ragnarsson starts his new job on September 1, and his last working day as CEO for AudioDev will therefore be August 31, 2004. The process of recruiting a replacement for Ragnarsson is underway, but until a new CEO can be appointed the Board has nominated Thomas Vonheim as acting CEO for AudioDev. Thomas Vonheim has been a Board Member of AudioDev since 1999. He

Interim Report January- June 04

Interim Report January- June 04 - Net turnover amounted to SEK 28.2 million (24.7) and increased 14 % - Software revenues increased by 33 % (14) - Net result amounted to SEK 4.0 million (1.5) and Net margin was 15 % (6) - Earnings per share was SEK 1.4 (0.5) - Positive cash flow at SEK 5.5 million (5.4) and liquid assets amounted to SEK 26.1 million (16.9) For more information please contact CEO Nicolas Ehrling, +46 8 587 099 42 or CFO Björn Westberg, +46 8 587 099 45 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.

SUBSCRIPTION FOR YIT SHARES BY EXERCISIN

YIT CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT August 17, 2004 10:30SUBSCRIPTION FOR YIT SHARES BY EXERCISING THE 2002 SERIES C SHARE OPTIONS FROM JUNE 28 TO AUGUST 13, 2004Through the exercise of the 2002 Series C share options, after the previous entry in the Trade Register on June 28, 2004, a total of 18,780 YIT Corporation shares have been subscribed for by August 13, 2004.Each Series C share option entitles its holder to subscribe for two YIT Corporation shares having a nominal value of one euro. The subscription price is EUR 6.545 per share.The increase in the share capital as a

Sales development, July

Press ReleaseTurnover for the H&M Group increased in July 2004 by 14 percent compared with the corresponding period last year.Sales increase per month in per cent excluding currency ratechanges:2000/0 2001/0 2002/0 2003/01 2 3 4December 7 10 16 11January 22 8 18 14February 16 16 10 13March 27 16 8 7April 15 12 12 13May 20 11 9 7June 21 19 8 15July 18 18 8 14August 26 16 5September 34 8 6October 18 26 10November 20 14 4Whole year 20 14 9Sales development in the month of August will be publishedtogether with the nine month report on 30th September 2004

Letter of intent for process and utility barges in the Caspian Sea

In the letter of intent, Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating Company N.V. and Aker Kvaerner confirm their intentions to complete final negotiations and sign a contract for the work later this autumn. The work on the project starts immediately under an interim agreement. "This project is an important stepping stone in Aker Kvaerner's North Caspian Sea strategy in general and for the Kazakhstan offshore market in particular," said executive vice president Simen Lieungh in Aker Kvaerner. Extensive field development will go on in the Kashagan field for the next 10 to 15 years. "The

INTERIM REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY-JUNE 2004 HiQ INTERNATIONAL AB (publ), company registration number 556529-3205

INTERIM REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY-JUNE 2004 HiQ INTERNATIONAL AB (publ), company registration number 556529-3205 HiQ - strong growth and good profitability - Net sales increase by SEK 30.0 million to SEK 233.4 (203.4) million, an increase of 15 percent - Profit before goodwill (EBITA) increases by SEK 9.2 million to SEK 23.6 (14.4) million, equivalent to an EBITA margin of 10.1 (7,1) percent - Pre-tax profit increases by SEK 9.5 million to SEK 14.4 (4.9) million - Profit after tax increases by SEK 6.8 million to SEK 7.4 (0.5) million - Earnings per share increase by SEK 0.15 to SEK 0.16

HiQ - strong growth and good profitability

HiQ - strong growth and good profitability HiQ is able to report greatly improved profitability and growth in the first half of 2004. Net sales increased by SEK 30.0 million to SEK 233.4 (203.4) million, which equals growth of 15%. Profit before goodwill (EBITA) increased by SEK 9.2 million to SEK 23.6 (14.4) million, equivalent to an EBITA margin of 10.1% (7.1). Pre-tax profit increased by SEK 9.5 million to SEK 14.4 (4.9) million. "The positive development that we saw in the first quarter this year has continued in the second. We have noticed a clear increase in the propensity to invest

H. Lundbeck, interim report for the six months ended 30 June 2004

Today the Supervisory Board of H. Lundbeck A/S approved the company's interim report for the first six months ended 30 June 2004.Sales of Lundbeck's new drugs accounted for 46% of revenue (excluding the gaboxadol payment). The overall costs decreased by 6% relative to the year-earlier period. Profit from operations is still forecast at approximately DKK 2.5 billion, while the forecast for the free cash flow is raised to above DKK 1.6 billion.

Anne Gynnerstedt new Group Senior VP Legal Affairs

Anne Gynnerstedt new Group Senior VP Legal Affairs Anne Gynnerstedt has been appointed Saab's new Group Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, and will be part of the Saab Group Management. She will take up her new post on October 4, 2004. Anne Gynnerstedt is currently General Counsel of the Swedish National Debt Office. After studying law in Uppsala and Stockholm and qualifying as a law clerk, she held a number of posts in the banking world. Between 1987 and 2002 she was a Corporate Lawyer within the SAS airline group, and she joins Saab from the National Debt Office where she has been a

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