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EQT acquires Munksjö

The EQT III fund (“EQT”), announced today that the fund has signed an agreement with Jefferson Smurfit Group to acquire Munksjö AB. Under EQT’s ownership, Munksjö will comprise of décor and specialty paper and the Aspa mill, following the recent divestment of the tissue division to SCA and the retention of the packaging division by Jefferson Smurfit. Munksjö, head-quartered in Jönköping, Sweden, is the leading producer of décor and specialty paper in the world, with sales of approximately EUR 480 million (excluding the divested and separated divisions), 1 500 employees and nine mills in

DONE SOLUTIONS TO RAISE EUR 0.8 MILLION SUBORDINATED LOAN

Done Solutions CorporationStock Exchange Release December 22, 2004, at 4:40 p.m.DONE SOLUTIONS TO RAISE EUR 0.8 MILLION SUBORDINATED LOAN Done Solutions Corporation's Board today decided to raise a subordinated loan ofEUR 0.8 million. With interest at 7 percent, the loan will become fully due byDecember 31, 2009. The loan has been subscribed in full. Done Solutions CorporationPekka PystynenPresident and CEO For further information, please contact: Pekka Pystynen, President and CEO, tel. +358 (0)205 253427, gsm +358 (0)50 0508962, pekka.pystynen@donesolutions.com

Skandia IFRS Information

The year 2005 will bring about important changes in financial reporting with company accounts being reported under IFRS. Skandia will present IFRS information according to the following announcements: 1 February 2005, IFRS Briefing Skandia will be holding an IFRS briefing for institutional investors and financial analysts on 1 February 2005 to run through the impact the introduction of IFRS will have on Skandia's financials. The presentation will provide an overview of the development of the IFRS requirements, the changes in accounting principles for Skandia and our current understanding of

Orkla acquires Russian confectionery company SladCo

The SladCo Group holds strong positions in a number of confectionery market segments in Russia. The group has production facilities in Yekaterinburg (Ural) and Ulyanovsk (Volga).   SladCo, which means "sweet" in Russian, was introduced to the Russian market in 2001 as both a brand and the company name.   Since 1997, the company's major owners have been funds managed by Baring Vostok Capital Partners, one of Russia's leading private equity firms. Personnel, including the managing director Garry Wilson, have agreed to continue working with the company after Orkla's acquisition.

DONE SOLUTIONS' FINANCIAL REPORTING 2005

Done Solutions CorporationStock Exchange Announcement December 22, 2004, at 4:30 p.m.DONE SOLUTIONS' FINANCIAL REPORTING 2005 During 2005, Done Solutions Corporation will publish the following financialreports: Financial Statements 2004 on Thursday 24 February 2005Interim Report 1-3/2005 on Friday 29 April 2005Interim Report 1-6/2005 on Wednesday 10 August 2005Interim Report 1-9/2005 on Friday 28 October 2005 The Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 31 March 2005.Annual Report for 2004 will be published during week 13. Done Solutions CorporationPekka

Christer Gardell co-opted to Skandia’s Nominating Committee

Skandia’s Nominating committee has decided to co-opt Christer Gardell, Cevian Capital, to the committee ahead of Skandia’s Annual General Meeting on 14 April 2005. The following persons are members of the Nominating Committee: • Björn Lind, SEB Fonder, chair • Lars Idermark, Second National Swedish Pension Fund • K-G Lindvall, Robur • Per Löfqvist, Skandia Shareholders’ Association • Olof Neiglick, Nordea Fonder In addition, Skandia’s Chairman, Bernt Magnusson, is a co-opted member of the committee.

TELE2 WINS MOBILE LICENCE IN CROATIA

New York and Stockholm – Tele2 AB, (“Tele2”), (Nasdaq Stock Market: TLTOA and TLTOB and Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, today announced that a consortium led by Tele2 has been awarded a combined GSM 1800 and UMTS licence in Croatia.Tele2 will start building out the network in Q1 2005, with a commercial launch planned for 2005. This is the third GSM and UMTS licence to be awarded in Croatia. Croatia’s population is 4.4 million and the country's mobile penetration is currently around 60%. Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, CEO of Tele2

TeliaSonera reporting dates in 2005

TeliaSonera will distribute its financial reports and hold its Annual General Meeting in 2005 according to the following: Year-End Report January-December 2004 February 11 Interim Report January-March 2005 April 26 Annual General Meeting, Stockholm April 26 Shareholders´ information meeting, Helsinki April 27 Interim Report January-June 2005 August 3 Interim Report January-September 2005 October 25 As a part of the ambition to continuously lower costs the Annual General meeting will only take place in Stockholm. The day after a shareholders´ information meeting will be arranged in Helsinki.

NCC to build 450 apartments in Nydalen, Norway

NCC Construction AS in Norway has signed a partnership agreement with the Nydalen Kvarter owner constellation regarding the construction of 450 apartments in the district of Nydalen, Oslo. The first and second phases of construction consist of 110 apartments and have an order value of NOK 126 million, corresponding to SEK 134 million.The Nydalen property block is owned by Torstein Tvenge and Fri Eiendom and an agreement for a turnkey undertaking has been signed. Work on the first and second phases will commence on February 15, 2005 and is scheduled for completion during the summer of 2006.

Ponsse tunes up its organisation for international challenges

PONSSE OYJ PRESS RELEASE 22 December 2004 at 2pmPonsse tunes up its organisation for international challenges To enable it to better respond to growing international challenges,Ponsse Oyj is overhauling its organisation. Members of the newManagement Team are responsible for core business areas on a globalbasis. President, CEO Arto Tiitinen will serve as Chairman of theManagement Team and the persons below have been appointed Teammembers: Pasi Arajärvi (37), Purchasing and Logistics Director. He isresponsible for group logistics, factory service and purchasing. Jari Kartano (49),

SAS Flight Academy AB to Expand with New Training Center in Riga, Latvia 2005

In 2005, SAS Flight Academy AB will expand into the Baltic region with a new training center in Riga, Latvia. Initially, one B737-300/400/500 full flight simulator with additional high technology training equipment will be featured. The region’s key customer airBaltic, is part of the SAS Group. Bertolt Flick, President of airBaltic comments; “We highly welcome this decision, since it will give us a cost-effective, high standard of training in the vicinity of our home base.” SAS Flight Academy’s position as one of the leading flight-training suppliers on the European market will be further

KLIPPAN in negotiations to purchase a French paper mill

KLIPPAN is in negotiations with International Paper (IP) regarding the potential acquisition of the French fine paper mill Papeteries de Maresquel. The purchase of Maresquel would strengthen KLIPPAN’s position as a leading supplier of coloured paper. No agreement has been signed yet. Completion of the transaction is subject to a fully negotiated purchase agreement that will be subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval, to approval by International Paper management and Board of Director and to works council consultation. KLIPPAN has begun selling its premises in

Nocom and TurnIT merge to form a new strong IT Group

Nocom AB (publ), and TurnIT AB (publ), (Nocom and TurnIT, respectively), announce their merger in order to build a strong Scandinavian information technology distribution, services and software business (referred to as the New Group). Both companies are currently listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O List. The merger formally involves Nocom making the public offer described below to all stock and warrant holders in TurnIT. “After several years of focused effort we have turned Nocom into a profitable growth company. Now we want to go on the offensive to achieve greater expansion,” says

Nocom offers to purchase all remaining shares in IAR Systems

IAR Systems can concentrate on core activities and profitabilityNocom AB (publ), (Nocom), listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O List company announced its bid to acquire all remaining shares in IAR Systems AB (publ), (IAR Systems), as outlined in the terms below (the Offer). Nocom simultaneously announced its bid to acquire all outstanding shares and warrants in TurnIT AB (TurnIT, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O List). TurnIT owns approximately 75 percent of IAR Systems and has agreed to retain these shares in the Offer. If the bids are accepted, IAR Systems will become a

Nomination Committee’s proposal for the OMX Board of Directors

OMX’s Nomination Committee, comprising Marcus Wallenberg (Committee Chairman), Eva Halvarsson, KG Lindvall, Tom Ruud and Olof Stenhammar (convening member), have decided to propose to the Extraordinary Board Meeting OMX intends to hold on February 3, 2005, that the following new Board members be elected to serve until the 2005 Annual General Meeting is held: Urban Bäckström Birgitta Klasén Henrik Normann The election of Henrik Normann is conditional upon the merger with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange being implemented as well as approval from the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. Olof

Anders Elsell and Anders Jarl to the board of the 'new' Wihlborgs

Anders Elsell and Anders Jarl will be on the board of the 'new' Wihlborgs along with Erik Paulsson (chairman), Bo Forsén, Kerstin Fredriksson, Sten K Johnson and Johan Qviberg. Mikael Nachemson has announced that because of his appointment as president of Bure Equity AB he no longer has time for further directorships and must therefore decline the directorship in the 'new' Wihlborgs. Anders Elsell is a financial analyst at Investment AB Öresund. Anders Jarl is currently head of Project and Development at Wihlborgs Öresund and has been appointed president and CEO of the 'new' Wihlborgs. The '

West Siberian Resources acquires Russian Oil Company

West Siberian Resources Ltd. (former Vostok Oil Ltd.), has signed an agreement to acquire Khvoinoye LLP, for MUSD 9. The major assets to be acquired are the Khvoinoye oil field and a local field refinery located in the Tomsk region of West Siberia. The acquisition increases West Siberian Resources’ oil production by approximately 200 barrels per day initially while total oil reserves increase by 18 million barrels. Significant production increases are expected in 2005 and 2006.Khvoinoye LLP was originally part of the Tomskneftegasgeology Group (TNGG). The company’s oil field and refinery

DNBNOR - CHANGES IN DNB NOR`S GROUP MANAGEMENT FROM 1 JAN. 2004

There will be some changes in the group management team as of 1 January 2005. Among other things, a special risk management unit will be established for the Group. Deputy CEO Karl-Olav Hovden will retire on 31 December 2004 after 31 years of employment. His area of responsibility, comprising Group Strategy, Group Development, the Investment Division, the Legal Department and the Group Secretariat, will be taken over by deputy CEO Tom Grøndahl. Corporate Communications, which has had administrative reporting lines to Hovden, will report directly to the group chief executive, Svein Aaser,

Mobilaris announces complete LBS solution for the operator market.

Today Mobilaris announced a new LBS Application strategy that dramatically simplifies for mobile operators to exploit the LBS opportunity. Mobilaris now provides the most complete LBS application portfolio on the market, with commercially proven applications, ready to deploy on the Pacific Ocean LBS middleware platform.Carefully selected partners in the LBS industry with proven record of accomplishment have signed up with Mobilaris in an effort to simplify as far as possible for operators to take advantage of the LBS opportunity. A broad range of LBS applications covering each segment of

Ericsson strengthens its managed services position in Spain

Ericsson has signed a managed services contract with Spanish fixed line operator Auna. Ericsson also announces the strategic acquisition of Enditel, a Spanish telecom services provider and a supplier to Auna and other customers. The five-year managed services contract includes day-to-day management of field operations for Aunas' network.Auna serves the Spanish fixed line consumers and its network consists of infrastructure from several vendors. The managed services agreement means that Ericsson will take on a number of field operations experts from Auna, which will strengthen Ericsson's

Volvo Aero completes acquisition of Aero-Craft

Volvo Aero’s planned acquisition of the Aero-Craft company has now been completed. As a result, the strategic alliance with Carlton Forge Works can be realized. Consequently, Volvo Aero can now expand its offering of specialized components to include fan cases.Aero-Craft, located outside Hartford, Connecticut, in northeastern US, has about 35 employees and sales of about USD 5 M. The company is a supplier to such major aircraft engine manufacturers as Pratt & Whitney and General Electric as well as to other component manufacturers, including MTU and Volvo Aero. Aero-Craft mainly produces

YIT TO BUILD A LOGISTICS CENTRE VALUED AT EUR 50 MILLION IN VANTAA

YIT TO BUILD A LOGISTICS CENTRE VALUED AT EUR 50 MILLION IN VANTAAOn December 22, 2004, YIT Construction Ltd, Tapiola Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Tapiola General Mutual Insurance Company have signed an agreement on the building of a logistics centre in the vicinity of the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport area in Vantaa. The agreement is valued at around EUR 50 million.YIT will act as a developer-contractor in the project, taking on responsibility for the design, direction and implementation of the project. The construction work will be started up in January 2005 and the premises are slated

Saab Systems wins order for further development of Armed Forces air defence system

Saab Systems has received an MSEK 98 order for continued development of StriC, the Swedish Air Defence System, and Strics, a customized air simulator system for StriC. StriC has been used by the Swedish Air Force since 1998 in control of the JAS 39 Gripen fighter.“This is a very important order for the Swedish Armed Forces and Saab, as it contributes to the continued development of Saab Systems’ world-leading expertise in command and control systems for air defence and future system solutions,” says Dan-Åke Enstedt, President at Saab Systems. The order includes NATO adaptations, integration

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