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Refurbishment Contract Awarded to Veidekke Subsidiary

Entra Eiendom AS has awarded a contract to Veidekke's subsidiary, SEBY AS, for the refurbishing and extention of an office building in Grenseveien 92 in Oslo. The contract has a value of approximately NOK 74 million excluding VAT.The contract includes refurbishing and extention work. The building will have two basements and eleven floors above ground, giving a total area of 14,800 m2. The architect has aimed to preserve the building's character as far as possible. Interior areas will be opened up in order to give the users maximum freedom of choice in connection with interior design. In

New technology revolutionizes boat life

Volvo Penta is now launching a new propulsion system for boats – the Volvo Penta IPS (Inboard Performance System). The new system make the future boats faster, stronger, quieter, cleaner and just as easily maneuverable as a normal passenger car.In simplified terms, the new system features propellers that are turned in the direction in which the boat is traveling. Volvo Penta has placed pulling and counter-rotating propellers through the bottom of the hull, which provides the boat with significantly improved performance, compared with traditional shaft installations. According to Volvo Penta’

Biotage achieves its financial targets for 2004

Positive cash flow and costs more than halvedUppsala January 14, 2005. Biotage AB set two financial targets in conjunction with the acquisition of Personal Chemistry AB and Biotage LLC in the autumn of 2003: to reduce annual operating expenses from above 600 MSEK to less than 300 MSEK, and to achieve a positive cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2004. By the end of the first quarter of 2004, Biotage had already reduced its operating expenses to 75 MSEK. The figure for the full year will be in the range 280-285 MSEK. With a preliminary positive cash flow of approximately 2 MSEK in the fourth

Boss Media to deliver Casino and Poker system for Littlewoods Bet Direct

Boss Media AB have signed an agreement with Sportech PLC – the parent company of Littlewoods Gaming – to provide a casino and poker system for Littlewoods Bet Direct Internet gaming site. Sportech PLC is the UK’s leading home gaming company, providing a variety of gaming and betting opportunities to customers through the wholly owned gaming and betting business – Littlewoods Gaming. Sportech PLC has a full listing on the London Stock Exchange and recorded a turnover of £207.9m for the year ended December 31, 2003. Littlewoods Gaming provides betting and gaming opportunities to over one

Biolipox successfully completes $41 million financing round – Scandinavian Life Science Venture new investor

Biolipox, a Swedish research-intensive pharmaceutical company in respiratory and inflammatory diseases announced today that it has successfully completed a $41 million private placement. The Series C round was led by Scandinavian Life Science Venture (SLSV), and included existing investors HealthCap, Apax Partners, Sofinnova Partners, Auriga Partners and Crédit Lyonnais Private Equity. Rigele Abilock, Senior Partner at SLSV has joined Biolipox’s Board of Directors.“We are delighted to complete this financing with such an outstanding syndicate of investors,” says Torbjörn Bjerke, Biolipox’s

Orkla acquires controlling interest in Elkem

Pursuant to the share purchase agreements, Orkla has the right to terminate the agreements by 14 January if the Corporate Assembly does not approve Orkla making a mandatory offer for all the remaining Elkem shares. The Corporate Assembly's decision will be announced immediately after a resolution has been passed.   In addition to the cash payment of NOK 235 per share, the share purchase agreements entitle the sellers to an additional payment if, in the period up to the end of March 2006, Orkla buys or sells Elkem shares and the weighted average price per share of such transactions

Proventus acquires 15.2 percent of the shares in Alma Media

On January 7, 2005, Proventus Industrier AB acquired 4,426,676 series I shares and 931,796 series II shares in Alma Media Corporation representing 8.5 percent of the company’s share capital and 15.2 percent of the votes. Prior to the acquisition, Proventus did not own any shares in Alma Media. The sellers of the shares are Suomi Mutual Life Assurance Company, Pohjola Non-Life Insurance Company Ltd and Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. – This investment in Alma Media follows our investment in Swedish TV4 and increases our possibilities to participate in the development of the

Payment for and Settlement of the Convertible Bond Offering

Luxembourg, New York, Stockholm, January 7, 2005 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) announces that the proceeds of the offering of US$200 million 4.00 per cent. Convertible Bonds (the “Bonds”) due 2010, convertible into Ordinary Shares and/or SDRs (the “Bond Offering”), which was priced on December 1, 2004, were paid and settled today in the amount of US $195,875,000. The Bonds, Ordinary Shares and SDRs, including Ordinary Shares or SDRs issuable upon conversion of the Bonds, have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and may not be

Orc Software invites you to an analyst and press conference and a teleconference January 26

CEO Jonas Lindström and EvP COO Lars Johansson present and comment on the year-end report for 2004. Analyst and press conference January 26 at 2 p.m. CET (in Swedish) The analyst and press conference is held at 2 p.m. CET at Finlandshuset, Snickarbacken 4, Stockholm. Register at e-mail ir@orcsoftware.com or phone +46 8 407 38 00 no later than January 24, 2005. Telephone conference January 26 at 4 p.m. CET (in English) Orc Software also invites you to a telephone conference at 4 p.m. CET. International participants call: +44 (0) 20 7162 0185 Swedish participants call: +46 (0)8 505 201 14 (

Ericsson chosen by Telstra to supply 3G network

Ericsson has been selected as the exclusive 3G/WCDMA vendor to Telstra for up to the next five years. The estimated value of the framework agreement is more than USD 78 million (100M AUD) over the term. Ericsson will supply layered architecture core and radio access network equipment, including HSDPA and network rollout services.These contracts complement the Telstra-Hutchison 3GSM network sharing arrangement which gives Telstra access to a fully optimised, fully operational network across five capital cities from 1 July 2005, and provides a way forward to increase 3GSM coverage as demand

Billerud’s fourth quarter profits lower than expected

In Billerud’s interim report on 21 October 2004, profit after financial items for the full year in 2004 was expected to reach around MSEK 750. The forecast now indicates a profit after financial items in the order of MSEK 700 for the full year of 2004. The reasons are mainly changed product mix and higher costs for imported wood fibre than anticipated, especially towards the end of the quarter. The year-end report will be published on 27 January 2005. Stockholm January 7, 2005 Billerud AB (publ) Bert Östlund President & CEO For further information, please contact: Bert Östlund, President &

MTG SELLS TV4 SHAREHOLDING

Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment broadcasting group, today announced that it has sold its entire holding of 3,020,013 shares in TV4 AB to Proventus Industrier AB. The holding represents a 15.1% economic and voting capital in TV4 AB. Following this transaction, MTG has no shares in TV4 AB. The shares are sold at a price of SEK 170 per share, which represents a premium to the closing price of the TV4 shares on the Stockholm stock exchange on 5 January 2005. The TV4 shares are held on the MTG balance sheet with a book value of SEK 124.5 million. For further

Skanska sponsors new children’s village in Sri Lanka for child victims of tidal wave

The tidal-wave disaster has left thousands of children with no parents. SOS Children’s Villages has set up 16 emergency aid centers to take care of children in southern India and Sri Lanka. Skanska is now contributing USD 500,000 so that an additional children’s village can be built in Sri Lanka. “The aid needs on Sri Lanka will be exceptionally great for a long time in the future, particularly among children,” says Elisabeth Andersson, Secretary General, SOS Children’s Villages in Sweden. “Accordingly, we are very happy that Skanska contacted us to contribute to the long-term effort.” SOS

POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

SANTA ANA, Calif., January 5, 2005 – Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV) announced today that it will provide a simultaneous Webcast and live dial-in number of its Fiscal 2004 Year End and Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call on Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. Powerwave will be releasing its 2004 Fourth Quarter Financial Results on Thursday, January 27, 2005, after 1:00 PM Pacific Time. To access this audio Webcast, select the Investor Relations page at www.powerwave.com and select the Powerwave Technologies Q4 Earnings Conference Call. To listen to

DONE SOLUTIONS CORPORATION RECEIVES A SUMMONS

Done Solutions CorporationStock Exchange Release January 5, 2005, at 5:40 p.m.DONE SOLUTIONS CORPORATION RECEIVES A SUMMONS The bankruptcy estate of Done Logistics AB, Done Solutions Corporation's Swedishsubsidiary, has summoned Done Solutions Corporation to the Helsinki DistrictCourt to answer its claim for compensation of a maximum capital of SEK 30,000,000million (EUR 3.3 million) payable to the bankruptcy estate. This summons pertains to the bankruptcy estate's claim announced by DoneSolutions Corporation on November 4, 2004. Since Done Solutions

NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT ON A CHANGE IN HOLD

Fiskars Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE January 5, 2005, 2.00 p.m.NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACTON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS Fiskars Corporation has been informed that, as a result of a share transactionconcluded January 4, 2005, Mr. Robert G. Ehrnrooth has increased his holding tomore than one-tenth (1/10) of the voting rights in Fiskars Corporation. UnderChapter 2, Section 10 of the Finnish Market Securities Act, we hereby announcefollowing: 1. Name of company in which holdings have

The acquisition of SSAB HardTech has now been completed

At the end of December, Gestamp Automoción received relevant regulatory approval to acquire SSAB HardTech. The transaction was carried out as per the end of 2004 and full payment was received on 4 January 2005. The capital gain is estimated at just over SEK 800 million and will be reported in the financial results for 2004. The Spanish company Gestamp Automoción manufactures and supplies components to the automotive industry, including rear axels, complete door assemblies, switch panels, bumpers, A- and B- pillars and chassis subassemblies. The company has 7,600 employees, and had sales of

PAYNOVA ASSESSES INCREASED CASH FLOW AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

Holders of promissory notes worth approximately SEK 1.5 million, corresponding to just over 242,000 shares, requested conversion before the end of the year. That corresponds to approximately 85 percent of the conversion loan. The subscription options in the TO3 series were not utilised as a result of the recent exchange rate trend. Paynova is therefore now assessing how this, in combination with the predicted future cash flow from major customer agreements and ongoing cost rationalisation, will affect future capital requirements.The assessment also covers external capital contributions as

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