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RAISIO GROUP CONTINUES TO RATIONALISE ITS OPERATIONS

Raisio Group plc Stock Exchange Release 31 Jan 2005 at 15.00 Finnish timeRAISIO GROUP CONTINUES TO RATIONALISE ITS OPERATIONS Codetermination talks to be started at the Raisio margarine plant In order to meet the needs of both domestic and international customers andconsumers in a tight competitive situation, Raisio has to continuously developits operations. During 2004 Raisio made major reorganisations i.e. in themargarine business - the production in Sweden was discontinued and a newmargarine plant started production in Russia. To secure the competitivenessRaisio needs to increase

M-REAL FINALISES SALE OF FOREST ASSETS

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 31.1.2005 at 2.25 p.m.M-REAL FINALISES SALE OF FOREST ASSETS In accordance with the Letter of Intent signed at the end of lastyear, M-real has sold its forestland to Forestia Holding Oy. Thetotal transaction value is EUR 172 million of which M-real´s share isEUR 163 million. The transaction has no material effect on M-real’sresult. The owners of Forestia Holding Oy are Metsäliitto Cooperative with ashare of 49.9%, Suomi Mutual Life Assurance Company with a share of39.7% and the Central Union of Agricultural producers and Forestowners with

Year-End Report 2004

Setra Group AB (publ) is Sweden’s largest wood products company with annual sales totalling approximately SEK 5,500 million and some 1,450 employees. The Group is divided into two business areas: Setra Sawn Products and Setra Wood Products.Compared with third quarter of 2004• Net sales amounted to SEK 1,366 million (1,190).• Operating loss reached SEK -54 million (-13).• Loss after financial items amounted to SEK -62 million (-21).• Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK -35 million (196).• The decline in earnings is mainly an effect of continued price falls for

Broström acquires further parts of vessels

Broström has entered into agreements about acquisition of parts of the three part-owned vessels BRO TRANSPORTER, BRO TRAVELLER and NAVIGO. The current acquisitions will be settled with both 196,241 new issued B-shares in Broström by utilisation of a part of the authorisation of totally 6.3 million shares that the Extraordinary General Meeting gave to the Board of Directors in December 2004 to decide on for a consideration of capital contributed in kind and also for cash with SEK 6.0 million. Acquired parts and Broström’s owning after the current acquisitions are shown in the enclosed

M-real finalises sale of forest assets (31st January, 2005)

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 31.1.2005 at 2.25 p.m.In accordance with the Letter of Intent signed at the end of last year, M-realhas sold its forestland to Forestia Holding Oy. The total transaction value isEUR 172 million of which M-real's share is EUR 163 million. The transaction hasno material effect on M-real's result. The owners of Forestia Holding Oy are Metsäliitto Cooperative with a share of49.9%, Suomi Mutual Life Assurance Company with a share of 39.7% and theCentral Union of Agricultural producers and Forest owners with a share of 10.4%. EUR 24 million

OP BANK GROUP CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE'S HOLDINGS IN KCI KONECRANES PLC DECREASED

KCI KONECRANES PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 31 January, 2005 12.45 noon 1OP BANK GROUP CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE'S HOLDINGS IN KCI KONECRANES PLC DECREASED This is a notice under Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities MarketAct. OP Bank Group Central Co-operative (trade reg. 0242522-1) notified on 28 January,2005 KCI Konecranes Plc and the Financial Supervision Authority of Finland thatthe aggregate holding by its subsidiaries and affiliated companies has decreasedunder 5 % of the shares and voting rights of KCI Konecranes Plc. OP Bank Group Central Co-operative holds a

YEAR-END REPORT 2004 VASAKRONAN AB

• Income after financial items amounted to SEK 457 M (37). Excluding capital gains, write-downs and reversal of reserves for write-downs, income exceeded Vasakronan’s forecast of SEK 350 M and amounted to SEK 382 M (585). • The market value of the properties amounted to SEK 32.9 bn (31.4). The value increase for comparable portfolios was 1%. Properties were written down by a total of SEK 307 M (712). • Rental revenues declined to SEK 2,719 M (2,961), mainly as a result of property sales. The vacancy rate rose to 12% (10) of rental revenues, due primarily to the acquisition of Kista Science

Micronic has appointed the nomination committee

Taby, Sweden – January 31, 2005 – Micronic Laser Systems AB today announced that the nomination committee has been appointed, as per the decision taken at the Annual General Meeting on 24 March, 2004. The following persons have been appointed:Lars Öjefors, Stiftelsen Industrifonden Göran Villner, Robur Fonder Annika Andersson, Fjärde AP-fonden Håkan Jansson, Investor At the Annual General Meeting on April 5, 2005, the nomination committee will present the suggested members of Micronic´s Board of Directors. Suggestions, if any, for nominees may be forwarded to the Board of Directors to the

ATRIA GROUP PLC CONFIRMS THE ACQUISITION OF AS VALGA LIHATÖÖSTUS

ATRIA GROUP PLC STOCK EXHANGE RELEASE 31 JANUARY 2005, 12:00 PMATRIA GROUP PLC CONFIRMS THE ACQUISITION OF AS VALGA LIHATÖÖSTUS Atria Group plc, the largest meat product manufacturer in the Baltic Sea region,has today signed a definitive agreement to acquire the entire issued share capitalof the Estonian company AS Valga Lihatööstus. The Finnish Competition Authorityhas cleared the acquisition. AS Valga Lihatööstus is the second largest beef and pork processing company inEstonia. Valga's share of the Estonian meat products market is about 15 per cent,and Valga products are sold

Electrolux Extends Partnership with Pointsec to Ensure Data Security Across Desktops and Mobile Devices

Pointsec to provide Electrolux with mobile device encryptionSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, January 31, 2005 – Pointsec, the worldwide de facto standard for mobile device security, today announced it has extended its partnership with Electrolux AB, the world's larg¬est producer of appliances and equipment for kitchen, cleaning, and outdoor use. Electrolux has placed an additional order with Pointsec to protect sensitive data stored on desktops and laptops. The order is valued at 3,8 MSEK, of which 3,3 MSEK has been recognized in Q4 2004 “As businesses embrace mobile technology, the risks associated with

PROPOSALS ON THE BOARD COMPOSITION AND DIRECTOR REMUNERATION BY SHAREHOLDERS? NOMINATION COMMITTEE

OUTOKUMPU OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JANUARY 31, 2005 AT 11.00 AMPROPOSALS ON THE BOARD COMPOSITION AND DIRECTOR REMUNERATIONBY SHAREHOLDERS’ NOMINATION COMMITTEE OF OUTOKUMPU In its meeting today, the Shareholders’ Nomination Committee of Outokumpu has decidedto propose to the Annual General Meeting to be held on April 5, 2005 that, in accordancewith consents received, Evert Henkes, Arto Honkaniemi, Jorma Huuhtanen, OleJohansson, Heimo Karinen, Leena Saarinen and Soili Suonoja of the current membersbe re-elected, and that Jukka Härmälä, Juha Lohiniva and Anna Nilsson-Ehle be

Aker Kvaerner secures GBP30 million contract from BP

The scope of work covers the provision of engineering, modifications and maintenance services at BP's Wytch Farm production and transport facility in Dorset, and at the BP CATS (Central Area Transmission System) gas terminal on Teesside, North East England. The contract includes three further two-year extension options. Around 150 personnel from the three locations will be employed on the project. The new contract is the second to be awarded by BP to the Aker Kvaerner group in recent weeks. The first involves engineering, procurement services and construction management services for

Sectra sells digital radiology system to Swedish hospital

Kungälv Hospital in Sweden will be digitizing its radiology operations and has chosen the IT and medical technology company Sectra as its provider. The contract encompasses Sectra’s total solution for handling and archiving of radiology images (PACS) and administration of patient information (RIS).With Kungälv’s order, which is an extension of Sectra’s existing framwork agreement with the region of Västra Götaland, all of the region’s radiology departments will be using digital systems. Digitization provides major benefits in the exchange of information between hospitals, which can thereby

Lagercrantz Group sells Uniweb AB and Delphi Oy and information about action program in progress in division Electronics

Lagercrantz Group AB has concluded an agreement to sell subsidiaries Uniweb AB and Delphi Oy. Buyer is the German company Materna GmbH. Possession is being taken effective as of January 1, 2005. The sale will generate a tax-free capital gain on a consolidated basis of approximately MSEK 30, which will be reported during the fourth quarter of the financial year (January 1 – March 31, 2005). Uniweb AB and Delphi Oy were parts of business area Software & Consulting. Together, these companies had revenues during the 2003/04 financial year of approximately MSEK 80 and operating income of MSEK 1.

Joakim Winggren appointed President, Endorsia.com International AB

Göteborg, 2005-01-31 Joakim Winggren has been appointed President of Endorsia.com International. He will take up his position on February 1. He succeeds Arnfinn Fredriksson who after three successful years at Endorsia has decided to leave the company to take up a new position at Sandvik. Joakim has a strong background from sales and marketing in central Europe and has lived five years in Germany working for Bosch-Siemens and four years as Deputy Managing Director at Kinnarps Büromöbel GmbH. In Norway Joakim served as Business Development Manager and Vice President at Mamut ASA, a leading

AudioDev announces drop in profits for the fourth quarter 2004

(Figures in brackets relate to the period in 2003) AudioDev’s Board announced today that the demand for test equipment for recordable DVD (DVD-R/RW) has continued to be weak in Q4, 2004. This drop has not been able to be compensated by sales in testers for premastered DVDs and as a consequence sales for Q4 are expected to be around SEK 45 (58.4) million, with profits after financial items at around SEK -7 (7.4) million. For the full year of 2004, sales are estimated to be around SEK 275 (273.0) million and profits after financial items around SEK 41 (54.2) million. As previously announced

AudioDev and Microsoft have renewed agreement regarding test equipment for Xbox products

AudioDev AB and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) have renewed the agreement for AudioDev to provide optical media signal test equipment for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. The agreement expands an ongoing development and purchase relationship between the two companies. “AudioDev has demonstrated vast knowledge and industry leadership in the development, and implementation around signal testing of game discs during the three years we have been working together”, says Doug Hebenthal Director, Xbox Platform. “It is the record of reliability and achievement that led us to continue our

Nordic Capital makes recommended tender offer for Kompan A/S

To the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and the press Copenhagen, 30 January 2005 Not for distribution in the USA, Canada, Australia or Japan Summary: Nordic Capital has today made a public, recommended tender offer for the shares in Kompan A/S – Europe’s leading manufacturer of playground equipment. The offer is unanimously recommended by the board of directors of Kompan. The company’s majority shareholders, LEGO Holding A/S and Kirkbi A/S, as well as members of Kompan’s board of directors and executive board, who own a total of 34% of the shares and 77% of the voting rights, have accepted the

Gunnebo Entrance Control signs Metro-orders worth MEUR 2.6

Gunnebo Entrance Control has signed large orders with Barcelona Metro and Toulouse Metro worth more than 2.6 million Euro.Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has awarded Gunnebo Entrance Control to provide HiddenGates and gates specially designed for disabled access. Additionally to the different installations Gunnebo Entrance Control was also given the task of retrofitting the hardware and firmware for the Pep Ventura metro station, which is already equipped with Gunnebo Entrance Control’s gates. - I am very pleased that TMB has chosen us for this prestigious order. Our company’s

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