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HSE: 2003 B OPTION RIGHTS OF SYSOPEN PLC OYJ LISTED ON JANUARY 18,2005

EXCHANGE NOTICE 18/2005, 14 January 2005 OPTION RIGHTS2003 B OPTION RIGHTS OF SYSOPEN PLC OYJ LISTED ON JANUARY 18,2005 Trading in the 2003 B option rights of Sysopen Plc will start onthe Helsinki Stock Exchange on Tuesday, January 18, 2005. Identifiers of Sysopen Plc 2003 B option right: Trading code: SYS1VEW203ISIN-code: FI0009609051Orederbook id: 28461Round lot: 50Listing date: January 18, 2005Subscription ratio: 1 (SYS1VEW203):

CTT Systems AB gets orders from Jet Aviation on Cair™ system for two B737 BBJ VIP aircraft.

Jet Aviation to enhance cabin comfort on VIP flights with CTT´s humidification technologyNyköping, January 14, 2005— Jet Aviation AG, based in Basel Switzerland, has ordered CTT CairTM System – to be installed in two (2) Boeing B737 BBJ VIP aircraft. The system will provide a comfortable humidity level of minimum 20% throughout the entire cabin, at the same time as condensation will be prevented by distributing dry air from the Zonal DryingTM System between the cabin and the aircraft skin. The humidification system addresses the problems associated with dry air in first and business class

MTG RADIO REACHES HIGHEST EVER DAILY LISTENERS FIGURE

Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment broadcasting group, today announced that MTG Radio’s 49 radio stations in Sweden now attract 1,696,200 daily listeners (9-79 year olds), which is equivalent to an annual increase of 38.4%, according to the latest RUAB independent market research figures. In addition, MTG’s RIX FM national network reaches, for the first time ever, more listeners (9-49 year olds) than P4, the state-owned Swedish Radio network of local radio channels.MTG’s RIX FM increased its national daily reach from 11.8% to 15.3% and the RIX FM network is now the

CFO leaves Observer to take on new position

Observer’s CFO, Anders Lundmark, has accepted an offer to become CFO of Pharmacia Diagnostics. Pharmacia Diagnostics is the world’s leading company in allergy diagnostics and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. The company has an annual turnover of approximately 220 milion Euro and the owners, since April 2004, are the London-based venture capital companies PPM Ventures and Triton Advisers. Anders Lundmark, who has been CFO of Observer for four years, will leave Observer in June 2005 at the latest. The process of recruiting his successor has begun. Observer AB (publ) For further

A name change to Fabege proposed for Wihlborgs in Stockholm

At the AGM on 9 May 2005 the board of Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (publ) is proposing that the company change its name to Fabege AB. The name change is the result of the proposed distribution of Wihlborgs' property stock in the Öresund region under the name Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB. "Over the past year Fabege has invested a lot in the Fabege brand and quickly established it in the Stockholm region. Giving Wihlborgs' business in the Stockholm region the name Fabege is thus an obvious business decision which at the same time means major savings," says Erik Paulsson, President and CEO Wihlborgs

Securitas completes Belgacom transaction

In accordance with the agreement with Belgacom S.A signed in April 2001, Securitas has today acquired the minority interest in Alert Services Holding S.A for MEUR 50 (MSEK 450). This final step completes the Belgacom transaction that has strengthened Securitas small alarm position in the Belgian and Dutch markets.In April 2001 Securitas Direct signed an agreement with Belgacom S.A. to combine their respective small alarms operations in the Benelux and France.The transaction was to be completed in three steps. As a first and immediate step, Securitas contributed its Belgian alarm

SysOpen's operating profit concerning financial year 2004 better than estimated

SysOpen Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14 January 2005 9:00 a.m.SysOpen's operating profit concerning financial year 2004 better than estimated The operating profit (EBITA) of SysOpen concerning financial year 2004 seems tobe better than the company has estimated. SysOpen has previously estimated thatthe operating profit concerning financial year 2004 will be about 7 %. Due to newcustomer projects started in the last quarter of year 2004, significantimprovement in the capacity utilisation rate and sales of SysOpen's softwareproducts the operating profit concerning

FISKARS SHARES NOT TRANSFERRED INTO THE BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM

Fiskars Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT January 14, 2005, 8.30 a.m.FISKARS SHARES NOT TRANSFERRED INTO THE BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM Notification and request under Chapter 3 a Section 3 a and Chapter 4 Section 14of the Companies Act Fiskars Corporation has at its General Meeting held on 3 December 2004 decided tosell the company's A and K shares on the common book-entry account on behalf ofthe owners and to authorise the company's Board of Directors to take thenecessary steps in this respect. On the common book-entry account opened by the

Senior automotive & engineering analyst joins Alfred Berg

ABN AMRO´s Nordic equities operation, Alfred Berg, continues to strengthen its research franchise with the hire of Johan Trocmé from Deutsche Bank in Stockholm as an automotive and engineering analyst. Trocmé has spent over ten years covering this sector. Prior to Deutsche he was at Goldman Sachs in London. Håkan Östling, Head of Equities, Sweden said: “We are very pleased to have Johan in our team. His hire adds senior muscle to our coverage of both the automotive and engineering sectors, which are key areas for the bank in this region.” Trocmé joined on 10th of January and works closely

Changes in reporting - TeliaSonera Sweden

Accounting change to content services TeliaSonera believes that the trend under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will be towards reporting content services on a net basis, meaning that the amount paid to an external content provider is deducted already in net sales, and not included in operating expenses. To that effect, TeliaSonera has gone through its agreements for third-party content services and decided to change its method of reporting content service revenues from a gross method to a net method, when it is clear under the agreement that TeliaSonera does not bear the

SHAREHOLDERS? NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT OUTOKUMPU

OUTOKUMPU OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JANUARY 13, 2005 AT 4.00 PMSHAREHOLDERS’ NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT OUTOKUMPU Outokumpu’s Annual General Meeting of April 2, 2004 decided to establisha Shareholders’ Nomination Committee to prepare proposals on thecomposition of the Board of Directors along with director remunerationfor the following General Meeting to be held on April 5, 2005. TheAnnual General Meeting also decided that the Shareholders’ NominationCommittee consists of the representatives of Outokumpu’s four largestregistered shareholders in the Finnish book-entry

RAISIO INVESTS IN NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Raisio Group plc Stock Exchange Release 13 January 2005 at 15.30 Finnish timeRAISIO INVESTS IN NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY Production of plant-based fresh foods to start in Turku Raisio will start production of oat- and soy-based fresh foods in Turku, Finland.For this purpose, Raisio Group has rented Maito-Aura's dairy facilities fromValio. Raisio is a specialist in plant-based products with a strong focus on developinghealthy, easy-to-use and tasty foods. Oat- and soy-based, in other words entirelyvegetarian, fresh products like beverages, breakfast products and snacks willprovide an

Ericsson selected as sole supplier of broadband access by Matáv in Hungary

Matáv, the incumbent telecom operator in Hungary, has selected Ericsson to deliver its Ethernet DSL Access solution, providing new broadband capabilities to their subscribers.Ericsson is providing its Ethernet DSL Access solution and related services, for supporting Matáv, majority owned by Deutsche Telekom, to build an advanced IP/Ethernet broadband access network. This solution will be able to deliver triple play services such as data, voice and video/TV simultaneously for residential and business users. "We intend to apply a state-of-the-art Ethernet based DSLAM technology to increase

Lauri Junnila appointed Senior VP, Strategy and Finance

As Senior Vice President, Administration, Jukka Forsström is leaving Botnia Mr.Lauri Junnila has been appointed to the post of Senior Vice President, Strategyand Finance, with effect from 1 March 2005. Mr Junnila will be responsible forthe Botnia Group's strategic development, strategic investments and financialaffairs. He will also be head of the Administration Competence Centre. Mr. Jukka Forsström will continue to prepare the financing and corporatestructure for the Uruguay pulp mill project until 30.6.2005. Timo Karinen, Vice President, Business Development, will take on the

Vodafone Sweden lowers the price of data services used abroad by up to 47 per cent

Thanks to Vodafone’s global size, it is now cheaper for Vodafone Sweden’s business customers to work mobile while on business trips abroad and easier to manage the costs. Vodafone Sweden is today unveiling a whole new price-plan for 3G and GPRS data roaming, which means lower prices and a more uniform pricing in 15 European countries. Vodafone is, in 10 of these countries, the cheapest alternative for Swedish mobile customers using mobile data services abroad.Although these lower prices and more uniform price structure is extended to both Vodafone Sweden’s consumer and business customers,

Scania launches stylish double-decker for UK

Scania broadens its range of complete buses with a new double-decker tailored to suit the needs of the UK market. The high quality and smooth and friendly exterior styling provide added prestige for operators. “We have great hopes that the OmniCity double-decker will take a sizeable chunk of the double-decker market, which currently amounts to 1,100 units per year,” says Hans Hansson, MD of Scania Omni, Scania's subsidiary for the design and manufacture of complete buses. “Demand for double-deckers is steady and healthy in Britain. Our high-quality product is very flexible and therefore has

ReadSoft closes large deal with European transport group

ReadSoft has been entrusted to install a system for electronic invoice processing at one of the largest transport companies in the World. The customer, who wishes to be anonymous at this time, will automate the handling of some 30 million invoices per year and estimates substantial savings by using ReadSoft’s technology for Document Automation. The order value is initially USD 850,000.The deal with this global transport group was closed right before the end of last year and is one of ReadSoft’s largest single deals during 2004. The customer handles very large amounts of invoices and the

Approval of the Corporate Assembly

Orkla's Corporate Assembly has today, Thursday, 13 January 2005, approved Orkla making a mandatory offer for all remaining Elkem shares.   Since Orkla's investment in Elkem will thereby become a part of Orkla's industrial area, all Elkem shares that are owned by Orkla's subsidiaries will today be transferred to Orkla ASA. This concerns the following subsidiaries and shares:   Rederiaktieselskapet Orkla:  7 shares Nordstjernen Holding AS:  200 496 shares Total:  200 503 shares   The shares have been transferred at a price of NOK 235 per share. The total number of

Amendments to Articles of Association and changes in Board of Directors of Chips

The offer is conditional, among other things, on the provisions in the Articles of Association of Chips concerning restrictions on voting rights and concerning the obligation to redeem shares being annulled, and a new Board of Directors being elected in accordance with a proposal presented by Orkla. The stipulated amendments were adopted by a unanimous vote at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Chips 12 January 2005. Other conditions for the implementation of Orkla's offer are set out in the prospectus which may be found on Orkla's website, www.orkla.com.

Orexo expands further – broadens operations and recruits new employees

Sweden-based biotechnology company Orexo, continues to expand. During the first half of 2005, a new, directly owned analytical laboratory will become operational, strengthening the company’s ability to accelerate the development of its´ product portfolio. Furthermore, additional expertise has been recruited to facilitate this development.During 2004, Orexo has grown from 19 to 24 employees, and the company’s portfolio of development projects has been expanded and advanced further. Concurrently, development of a new analytical laboratory has been initiated, in line with Orexo’s ambition to

CEO Hans Wijers: “Akzo Nobel is now a stronger company”

Arnhem, the Netherlands, January 12, 2005 – “Akzo Nobel has become a better and stronger company over the last 12 months and is poised for a return to growth over the next few years.” They were two of the key messages which Chairman Hans Wijers delivered to the Company’s employees during this afternoon’s traditional New Year’s address, when he added that the strategic focus will be on targeting profitable growth opportunities around the globe without embarking on a reckless spending spree.Speaking at Akzo Nobel’s Arnhem HQ in the Netherlands, the CEO said that the Company outperformed its

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment broadcasting group, today announced the following preliminary dates for the release of its quarterly results statements and the Annual General Meeting 2005: Q4 2004 and Full Year Report 16 February 2005 Q1 2005 Interim Report 21 April 2005 Q2 2005 Interim Report 25 July 2005 Q3 2005 Interim Report 24 October 2005 Annual General Meeting (Stockholm) 11 May 2005For further information, please visit www.mtg.se, email info@mtg.se, or contact: Hans-Holger Albrecht, President & CEO tel: +46 (0) 8 562 000 50 Matthew Hooper, Corporate

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