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Extra Shareholders’ Meeting of Semcon AB (publ.)

At the Extra Shareholders’ Meeting the 20th of December was the following decided: The decision regarding authorizations for the board of directors to make decisions concerning the acquisition and transfer of own shares The Shareholders’ Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to, on one or more occasions, make decisions with respect to the acquisition and transfer of own shares in accordance with the following. 1.Acquisition and transfer may only take place via the Stockholm Stock Exchange. 2.The Authorization may be utilized up until the next Annual General Meeting. 3.A maximum of 1,739,

Ericsson has established a Swedish pension trust

Ericsson will capitalize the Swedish pension trust it has established for the management of pension funds related to the obligations under the Swedish ITP pension plan.The Board of Directors of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has resolved to establish and to capitalize a Swedish pension trust for the purpose of funding the pension liabilities under the Swedish ITP plan. The Board of Directors has resolved to transfer approx. SEK 8,5 billion of cash or cash equivalents into the trust. The objective of the trust will be to diligently manage entrusted funds for the purpose of covering the

VLP Biotech Inc. reports positive results from testing of a first universal influenza A vaccine

As Tripep previously announced, the jointly owned company VLP Biotech Inc. has initiated development of a universal influenza A vaccine. VLP Biotech Inc. is now happy to report that the first universal influenza A vaccine candidate protects mice from a lethal challenge with mouse adapted influenza A virus. The vaccine is based on the influenza M2 protein in combination with the proprietary VLP vaccine platform. The key advantage of using the M2 protein is that it remains stable and unchanged among different influenza A strains. Thus, antibodies against the influenza M2 protein are expected

HSE: LIQUIDITY PROVIDING IN THE SHARE OF ETTEPLAN OYJ

EXCHANGE NOTICE 521/2004, 20 December 2004 SHARESLIQUIDITY PROVIDING IN THE SHARE OF ETTEPLAN OYJ The market making agreement between Etteplan Oyj andFIM Securities Ltd meets the new requirements set for theliquidity providing at Helsinki Stock Exchange. The new requirementsentered into force on April 20, 2004. The liquidity providing relatesto share of Etteplan Oyj as of 21 December 2004. Company: Etteplan OyjTrading code: ETT1VISIN-code: FI0009008650Orderbook id: 24262Liquidity Provider (LP): FIM Securities

Telia reduces rates for international calls from Sweden

It will now be cheaper to make international calls from Sweden. Starting today (Dec. 20), Telia is reducing call rates by an average of 36 percent for all consumers who order Telia’s International Discount (“Telia Utlandsrabatt”). The discounted rates are valid for all calls from a fixed line phone. Telia International Discount costs SEK 15 month.A person calling to Spain from Sweden can normally recover the SEK 15 monthly fee by making a single call. For calls to other countries, the monthly fee of SEK 15 is already recovered after two or three calls. The new pricing plan consists of

LIQUIDITY PROVIDING FOR ETTEPLAN'S SHARE

ETTEPLAN OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 DECEMBER 2004 16.00 P.M.LIQUIDITY PROVIDING FOR ETTEPLAN'S SHARE Etteplan Oyj and FIM Securities Ltd have signed a market making agreementthat meets the requirements of Liquidity Providing (LP) on the HelsinkiStock Exchange. According to the agreement FIM Securities Ltd will quote bids and offersfor Etteplan's share so that the spread of the bid and offer prices is amaximum of 4 per cent calculated on the bid price. The bids and offersquoted by the liquidity provider must be for at least 400 shares, whichrepresents four trading lots. FIM

Bure Equity further reduces its exposure to venture capital

Bure continues to reduce its exposure to the venture capital sector by divesting Appgate Network Security AB. This is in line with the company’s adopted strategy.Today, 20 December 2004, Bure has divested its holding in Appgate Network Security AB to a group of private investors through its subsidiary, CR&T Ventures AB. The sale will not have any effect on Bure’s results. Gothenburg, 20 December 2004 Bure Equity AB (publ) For further information, please contact: Anders Mörck, Chief Financial Officer, Bure Equity AB +46 706-465211 Alexander Helm, CR&T Ventures AB +46 708-203300

Cidron A/S completes its voluntary tender offer to the shareholders in Falck A/S

On 19 November 2004, Nordic Capital and ATP Private Equity, through Cidron A/S (”Cidron”), made a voluntary tender offer to all shareholders in Falck A/S (”Falck”). The tender offer had been unanimously recommended by the board of directors of Falck. The offer price was DKK 60 for each share with a nominal value of DKK 1.00 in Falck. The offer period expired on 17 December 2004, at 8 p.m. Upon expiry of the offer period shareholders representing 92.9% of the total share capital and voting rights, had tendered their shares in the offer. Prior to completion of the tender offer, Cidron has

Cidron A/S completes its voluntary tender offer to the shareholders in Falck A/S

On 19 November 2004, Nordic Capital and ATP Private Equity, through Cidron A/S (”Cidron”), made a voluntary tender offer to all shareholders in Falck A/S (”Falck”). The tender offer had been unanimously recommended by the board of directors of Falck. The offer price was DKK 60 for each share with a nominal value of DKK 1.00 in Falck. The offer period expired on 17 December 2004, at 8 p.m. Upon expiry of the offer period shareholders representing 92.9% of the total share capital and voting rights, had tendered their shares in the offer. Prior to completion of the tender offer, Cidron has

New top talent to Boss Media

Meg Tivéus, until recently President of Svenska Spel, has been recruited to Boss Media as a consultant and will be nominated to the Board of Directors of Boss Media at the Annual General Meeting on May 9, 2005. “It is with great pleasure that we have been able to recruit Meg Tivéus to Boss Media. Meg’s experience and contact network within the gaming world will be a very major asset to Boss Media,” says Björn Nordstrand, Chairman of the Board of Boss Media. For further information, please contact: Björn Nordstrand, Chairman of the Board, Boss Media AB (publ), telephone: +46 (0)70 594 49 19

Right to use PEFC label granted to Metsä Tissue's Finnish mill (20 December, 2004)

Label reflects good forest managementMetsä Tissue's Mänttä mill in Finland has become the first tissue mill in theworld to be granted the right to use the PEFC (Programme for the Endorsementof Forest Certification Schemes) label. The label tells customers and consumersthat the mill's products are manufactured from wood obtained from forests thatare managed in a sustainable way. The right to use the PEFC label concerns alltissue and bleached cooking papers manufactured at Mänttä. At first, MetsäTissue utilises the label in the global sales and marketing of its cookingpaper products.

Trade subject to notification - options

These options may not be exercised until after the publication of Orkla's financial results for 2007 (in February 2008) and will expire on 15 December 2010.   Moreover, Orkla ASA is obliged to award Andersen additionally 4,000 options in November next year assumed a permanent post without given notice of termination of employment.   After this Håkon Chr. Andersen holds 17,334 options and 9,368 shares in Orkla ASA.   After this transaction a total of 1,928,845 options in Orkla have currently been issued.   Moreover, Orkla has an exposure through a cash-settled

HSE: EXEL PLC: SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH WARRANTS

EXCHANGE NOTICE 518/2004, 20 December 2004 SHARESEXEL PLC: SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH WARRANTS A total of 137 600 Exel Plc's shares have been subscribedwith the Exel Plc's warrants attached to the warrantprogramme 1998 and 2001. The shares will be traded on theHelsinki Stock Exchange as old shares as of 21 December2004. Identifiers of Exel Plc's share: Trading code: EXL1VISIN code: FI0009007306Orderbook id: 24265Number of shares: 5 520 800 HELSINKI STOCK EXCHANGEJanne SeppänenVice President Surveillance Finland

Best Western Hotels - new global hotel partner within SAS EuroBonus

Best Western Hotels, the world’s largest hotel chain will as of February 1, 2005 become a new hotel partner within the SAS Group’s frequent flyer program EuroBonus, voted best international frequent flyer program in 2003. This partnership enables EuroBonus to be an even more rewarding program for our members. The members will be able to earn points and redeem hotel stays at Best Western’s 4,100 hotels globally, including 17 hotels in London, 68 hotels in Paris and 11 hotels in Rom and approximately 100 hotels in the Nordic countries. "EuroBonus distinguishes itself from other frequent flyer

PROACT IT Group sells its Swiss subsidiary

Proact IT Group AB (publ) has decided to focus their efforts on the Nordics and the Baltic states and has accepted an offer from the management team at Proact Datasystems AG, the subsidiary in Switzerland. The management team of Proact Datasystems AG will continue developing the Swiss company and further improve the position on the Swiss market. The cooperation between Proact IT Group and Proact Datasystems AG in Switzerland will continue, both regarding software and hardware as well as within services. The sale of the swiss subsidiary result in a small capital loss and a positive cash flow

Nordic Capital reminds shareholders of the final day of the extended acceptance period for Finnveden

New shareholders acquiring Finnveden shares after the offer announcement determine the success of the offer-Today, Monday December 20, 2004, is the final day of the extended acceptance period for the Finnveden offer -A group of new Finnveden shareholders have after the offer announcement acquired more than 20 percent of the shares in hope of a higher bid -Nordic Capital reaffirms the offer of SEK 75 per share and declares that the offer will not be increased Cidron Invest AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nordic Capital Fund V, ("Nordic Capital") hereby reminds shareholders that the extended

Shares subscribed with warrants of Exel's warrant programmes

EXEL OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 20.12.2004 at 10.15 1 (1) SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH WARRANTS OF EXEL’S WARRANT PROGRAMMES After the previous increase in the share capital registered on 2 March 2004, a total of 137,500 shares in Exel Oyj have been subscribed with the A and B warrants attached to the warrant programme 1998. Moreover, a total of 100 shares have been subscribed with B warrants attached to the warrant programme 2001. The subscription price of the shares subscribed with A and B warrants of the 1998 warrant programme was EUR 2.56 until 20 September 2004 and EUR 2.06 from 21

Shares subscribed with warrants of Exel's warrant programmes

EXEL OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 20.12.2004 at 10.15 1 (1)SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH WARRANTS OF EXEL’S WARRANT PROGRAMMES After the previous increase in the share capital registered on 2 March2004, a total of 137,500 shares in Exel Oyj have been subscribed withthe A and B warrants attached to the warrant programme 1998. Moreover,a total of 100 shares have been subscribed with B warrants attached tothe warrant programme 2001. The subscription price of the sharessubscribed with A and B warrants of the 1998 warrant programme was EUR2.56 until 20 September 2004 and EUR 2.06 from

Skanditek has sold shares and warrants in Bure corresponding to 0.3 percent to Mikael Nachemson, new CEO in Bure Equity

Skanditek has sold 1,500,000 shares and 3,000,000 warrants in Bure Equity AB (publ) to Mikael Nachemson, new CEO in Bure. Skanditek’s holding in Bure, after the transaction mentioned above, amounts to 38,000,000 shares corresponding to 10.1 percent of the companies share capital and number of votes. In addition Skanditek holds 88,000,000 options to acquire warrants in Bure. In total, including options, Skanditek´s holding after dilution amounts to 9.7 percent of the companies share capital and number of votes. Bure is listed on the Stockholm Exchange’s A list. Stockholm, December 20, 2004

Alingsås Hospital, Sweden, invests in digital imaging system from Sectra

The hospital in Alingsås, Sweden, has signed an agreement with the IT and medical technology company Sectra regarding the digitization of its radiology operations. The hospital is investing SEK 7.5 million in modernizing its radiology department and the agreement covers Sectra’s total solution for management of radiology images (PACS) and administration of patient information (RIS).The order was placed under Sectra’s existing framework agreement with the region of Västra Götaland, Sweden, and the digitization lays the groundwork for extended and simplified cooperation with the region’s

Gunnebo to distribute and float Gunnebo Industrier in 2005

The Board of Gunnebo AB has decided to recommend the AGM in 2005 that Gunnebo Industrier (currently the Gunnebo Engineering division) be distributed and separately listed on the stock market. The intention is to distribute all the shares in Gunnebo Industrier free of charge to Gunnebo’s shareholders. This would enable Gunnebo to concentrate its business on security with focus on profitable growth. A separate listing for Gunnebo Industrier would improve its growth potential. Both Gunnebo and Gunnebo Industrier would have a strong financial position after the flotation of Gunnebo Industrier.

Inter IKEA Investments requests reclassification of A shares to B shares

Inter IKEA Investments has submitted a request to Skanska to reclassify 2,000,000 Skanska A shares to the comparable number of B shares. As a result of the reclassification, Inter IKEA Investments’ share of voting rights declines from 8.2% to 5.7%.After reclassification, the number of A shares in Skanska will amount to 26,532,610, while the number of B shares in the company will total 392,020,462. For further information please contact: Anders Lilja, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 01 Peter Gimbe, Senior Vice President, Communications, Skanska AB, tel

AB Volvo announces repurchase of 300,000 B shares and 15,000 A shares

Further to the decision taken by AB Volvo's Board of Directors on June 17, 2004, regarding repurchase of own shares, AB Volvo has, on Friday, December 17, acquired 300,000 series B shares. The shares were traded between SEK 263.50 and 267.00 with an average price of SEK 264.98. And has acquired 15,000 series A shares. The shares were traded between SEK 253.00 and 256.50 with an average price of SEK 254.30.On June 17, 2004, the Board of AB Volvo decided to acquire through purchase on Stockholmsbörsen (Stockholm Exchange) a maximum of 22,076,045 Series A and/or Series B shares, however, not

Hygiene certificate for Billerud Gruvön

Billerud’s Gruvön mill has received a hygiene certificate in accordance with the BRC/IoP Technical Standard for food packaging. The standard has been developed by the British Retail Consortium of Packaging. Hygiene certification increases opportunities to deliver paper for applications based on food packaging. Around 50% of Billerud’s deliveries of packaging paper currently go to what can be defined broadly as the food sector. The certificate is proof of systematic and preventative work on product safety issues. BVQI (Bureau Veritas Quality International) will make regular audits of

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