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VIASAT SIGNS NEW PROGRAMME ACQUISITION AGREEMENT WITH WARNER BROS. INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION

Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment-broadcasting group, today announced that Viasat Broadcasting has signed a three-year agreement with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) for the shared rights to broadcast blockbuster movies and TV series produced and distributed by the Hollywood Studio. The agreement covers the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish territories and the content will be broadcast on Viasat’s TV3, TV3+ and ZTV channels.The agreement, which was negotiated on behalf of WBITD by Mickie Steinmann, Vice President - Sales, provides Viasat with

ETTEPLAN OYJ´S FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN 2005

ETTEPLAN OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 20.12.2004 9.00 AM 1(1)ETTEPLAN OYJ´S FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN 2005 Etteplan Oyj will publish its financial statement bulletin on 2004on February 17, 2005. The schedule for the financial information in 2005 is following: Financial year 2004 Financial statement bulletin 17.02.2005IFRS-bulletin 23.02.2005Financial statements and annual report week 10 Financial year 2005 First quarter results, 3 months 03.05.2005Second quarter results, 6 months

OUTOKUMPU INCREASES BOLIDEN SALE PROCEEDS TO EUR 130 MILLION THROUGH GREENSHOE EXERCISE

OUTOKUMPU OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 17, 2004 at 6.55 pmOUTOKUMPU INCREASES BOLIDEN SALE PROCEEDS TO EUR 130 MILLION THROUGHGREENSHOE EXERCISE Outokumpu Oyj announces that the Joint Lead Managers of the offeringof Boliden AB (publ) shares, which priced on December 15 (the"Offering"), have exercised their over-allotment (or "Greenshoe")option over an additional 10 000 000 shares. This brings the totalnumber of shares sold by Outokumpu in the Offering to 47 000 000,raising a total of EUR130 million, and brings the total proceedsassociated with the transaction to EUR 230

Mikael Nachemson new President of Bure Equity AB

The Board of Directors has appointed Mikael Nachemson as the new President of Bure Equity AB. He will take over on 1 February 2005.Mikael Nachemson is joining Bure from Investment AB Öresund, which was merged with the investment company, AB Custos, of which he was President, earlier this year. Before that, Mikael Nachemson was President of E. Öhman J:or AB. ”I am extremely pleased that we have succeeded in recruiting Mikael as the new President of Bure. He has a long experience of running and developing service companies and he has just left his assignment as President of a listed

THE CEO OF PAYNOVA LEAVES HIS POSITION.

Pelle Hjortblad has resigned from his post as CEO of Paynova and will during the spring of 2005 leave the company. The board at Paynova has already begun the work of finding a replacement. www.paynova.comFor further information contact: Mats Jonnerhag, Information Manager, Paynova AB Tel: + 46 (0)708 –754 920, e-mail: mats.jonnerhag@paynova.com Peter Enström, Chairman of the Board, Paynova AB Tel: + 46 (0) 70 - 574 99 82, e-mail: peter.enstrom@soderlind.se About Paynova Paynova (listed on NGM: PAY) is a Payment Service Provider (PSP) with a complete transaction

Atlas Copco acquires Swedish tool specialist

Stockholm, Sweden, December 17, 2004: Atlas Copco AB has today signed an agreement to acquire Scanrotor Global AB, Sweden. Scanrotor has annual sales of MEUR 8 (MSEK 71) and employs 33 people. The purchase price was not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the beginning of January, 2005.Scanrotor provides specialized tightening solutions for customers with safety critical assembly applications, primarily in the motor vehicle industry. Its head office is in Sweden. Additional locations are in Belgium, Turkey and Romania. See also www.scanrotor.se. Scanrotor will be part

Tax ruling gives NCC tax loss carryforward of SEK 605 million

The Swedish National Tax Board (Skatteverket) has decided to approve a tax loss carryforward of SEK 605 M. This ruling means that NCC will have the possibility of deducting a corresponding amount of tax.The loss carryforward arose from the liquidation of the subsidiary Fastighets AB SIAB in 2002. The business, which at the time of the liquidation comprised a small-scale real estate operation, was transferred to SIAB AB. When checking the liquidation, Skatteverket was able to determine a loss carryforward from business operations amounting to approximately SEK 605 million. The loss

Internationalization of Polarn O. Pyret continues – master franchise agreement signed for Estonia and Latvia

Polarn O. Pyret has signed a master franchise agreement for Estonia and Latvia. The master franchisee is Swed-Baltic OÜ, whose principal owner has extensive experience of specialist retailing in these markets. Polarn O. Pyret has already signed a master franchise agreement for the Norwegian market.Establishment of the brand will occur through Swed-Baltic OÜ, an Estonian master franchisee whose principal owner previously launched the Italian brand Terranova successfully in Estonia and Latvia, and also conducts operations in Denmark. Initially, four stores are planned – two in Tallinn and two

AB Volvo sells reinsurance company to Ikano

AB Volvo is selling the reinsurance company Volvo Group Re (Luxembourg) S.A. to Ikano S.A. The sale generates a capital gain of SEK 34 M.Volvo Group Re (Luxembourg) S.A. was formed in 1985 and became part of the Volvo Group in conjunction with the acquisition of Cardo. Since 1988 it has been an integral part of Volvo’s own reinsurance operations together with the Swedish parent company, Volvo Group Insurance Försäkrings AB, and a sister company in Dublin, Volvo Group Insurance (Ireland) Ltd. Operations have involved reinsuring Volvo’s property, business disruption and liability risks and of

Telelogic Secures Additional US$1.25 Million Deal with Leading U.S. Defense Supplier

Global Provider Renews Maintenance Agreement for Telelogic DOORS®, Telelogic SYNERGY and Telelogic TAU®MALMÖ, Sweden – December 17, 2004 – Telelogic (Stockholm Exchange/TLOG), the leading global provider of solutions for advanced systems and software development, today announced that a leading U.S. defense supplier has extended its existing maintenance agreement for Telelogic’s complete application lifecycle management solution in a deal worth US$1.25 million. “The on-going commitment to Telelogic’s DOORS, Telelogic SYNERGY and Telelogic TAU by one of the world's leading defense suppliers

Arca Systems is successful in patent dispute

Steco Logistics GmbH is trying to prevent sales of Arca Systems Ortus returnable transit packaging by claiming that Arca is infringing Steco intellectual property. Arca Systems can now inform that on the 5th April 2004 the appeal court in Florence, Italy, after having appointed technical expertise evaluating both the alleged infringement as well as the validity of the patents in question, overturned completely the preliminary injunction decided by the court of first instance. Accordingly the technical expertise established that Arca Ortus does not infringe Steco’s patent and the validity of

CLINICAL AND REGULATORY CHANGES AT ASTRAZENECA- GUIDANCE FROM SIR TOM McKILLOP, CHIEF EXECUTIVE

AstraZeneca is committed to the development of innovative medicines but Exanta and Iressa, two products based on breakthrough science, have suffered setbacks. Following the non-approval of Exanta by FDA, we accelerated a significant programme of change in the development and regulatory functions, based on the learning from these and other experiences. Today’s announcement of John Patterson’s appointment to the Board as Executive Director responsible for DeveIopment is a further step in this process. John Patterson is highly experienced in clinical and regulatory development and has been

ASTRAZENECA BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT

AstraZeneca PLC today confirms the appointment of Louis Schweitzer as non-executive Chairman with effect from 1 January 2005. Percy Barnevik will retire from the Board as Chairman and a Director on 31 December 2004. The appointment of Louis Schweitzer as Chairman was anticipated in the announcement of his appointment as a non-executive Director on 11 March 2004. The Company also announces the appointment to the Board of Dr John Patterson as an Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2005 with responsibility for Development. Martin Nicklasson will become Executive Vice-President,

GEFITINIB (IRESSA™) LUNG CANCER ISEL TRIAL SHOWS NO OVERALL SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE IN A HIGHLY REFRACTORY POPULATION

AstraZeneca today announced that the initial analysis of the primary endpoint of Study 709, IRESSA Survival Evaluation in Lung cancer (ISEL) with 1692 patients has been conducted, and shows that IRESSA failed to significantly prolong survival in comparison to placebo in the overall population (HR 0.89, p=0.11, Median 5.6 vs 5.1 months), or in patients with adenocarcinoma (HR 0.83, p=0.07, Median 6.3 vs 5.4 months). There was a statistically significant improvement in tumour shrinkage (objective response rate), which did not translate into a statistically significant survival benefit.

Telelogic Signs $1.2 Million License Contract with Leading American Defense/Aerospace Company

World leading producer of large and small jet engines for commercial and military aircraft selects Telelogic SYNERGY™ to replace existing CM solutionsMALMÖ, Sweden – December 17, 2004 – Telelogic, (Stockholm Exchange: TLOG), the leading global provider of solutions for advanced systems and software development, today announced that it has signed a $1.2 Million license and maintenance agreement with a leading American producer of jet engines for commercial and military aircraft. The company is a world leader in the provision of aircraft engines. The five-year contract will deploy Telelogic

PONSSE´S FINANCIAL REPORTING SCHEDULE IN 2005

PONSSE OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 17 DECEMBER 2004 1.00 P.M.PONSSE´S FINANCIAL REPORTING SCHEDULE IN 2005 Ponsse Group will publish its financial statements of the year2004 on 11 February 2005 at 9.00 A.M. and its annual report during week10/2005. Ponsse´s Annual General Meeting will be held on 15 March2005 in Iisalmi. Ponsse will publish three interim reports in 2005: The first quarter on 20 April 2005 at 9.00 A.M.The second quarter on 20 July 2005 at 9.00 A.M.The third quarter on 19 October 2005 at 9.00 A.M. PONSSE OYJ Mikko PaananenCFO Further information:Mikko Paananen,

Sardus acquires two sandwich companies Launches new business unit for light meals

The Sardus foods group, which focuses on sandwich toppings and light meals, has acquired Allt Smörgås, based in Stockholm, and Smörgåsfabriken, based in Norrköping. The acquired companies manufacture and sell ready-to-eat sandwiches and salads, primarily to the convenience foods trade and gas stations. The companies, which are approximately equal in size, are both profitable and in a strong growth phase. In 2004 they had combined net sales of approximately SEK 120 M. The acquisition is part of the Sardus's expansion strategy, which involves a focus on light ready-to-eat meals. The acquisition

Fox Valley Seminar 2004

Fox Valley Seminar 2004The Fox Valley seminar, once again very popular, took place at Fox ValleyTechnical College, Appleton, USA. Some 50 of the participants came from theMiddle West, but there were also a lot of guest from farther away. The main theme was to present technical back-up information for high-qualityprinting. There were presentations on corrugating, corrugator crew motivation,corrugator control and how to handle dust problems. David McKinney (Lewisburg)gave an excellent presentation from a customer's point of view on litho,digital and direct flexo printing. There were

Kemiart Forerunner 2004 award to Box Pak and GSK

Kemiart Forerunner 2004 award to Box Pak and GSKThe Kemiart Forerunner Award 2004 was given to Box Pak (Malaysia) Berhad forits Horlicks malted food drink packaging. The brand owner is GlaxoSmithKlineConsumer Healthcare. Box Pak has truly been a forerunner, in actively marketingpackaging made of coated Kemiart liners to its customers. The competition entries were evaluated from the brand marketing and technicalprinting points of view. The winning entry, the Horlicks corrugated box, hadbeen upgraded from a brown printed box to a coated liner package. The newpackaging conveys a message

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