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Protect Data featured on Attract 40 listing

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 15, 2004 – The Stockholm Stock Exchange has announced that Protect Data (PROT) has qualified for the Attract 40 segment, as one of 13 companies added to this group in the latest revision. Attract 40 is a subset of the O-list, comprised of the most traded shares, designed to facilitate for investors to find the most interesting O-list shares. The revised listing, based on trading statistics for the past six months, will be introduced on the first day of trading in 2005. ”We are very pleased to observe an increasing number of investors discovering Protect Data and

Swedish tax authority appeals tax decision

In October 2004, the County Administrative Court decided in favour of the appeal by Holmen’s subsidiary MoDo Capital against the 1997 tax assessment. Holmen presented the contents of the court’s decision in a press release of 12 October 2004. The Swedish tax authority had decided in 2002 to raise the company’s tax assessment by a total of MSEK 538. Holmen appealed against the decision in 2003, and the County Administrative Court decided in the company’s favour. The tax authority has now appealed against the decision of the County Administrative Court to the Administrative Court of Appeal.

NOTE listed on Attract40

NOTE, one of Scandinavia’s leading contract manufacturers of electronics, has qualified for listing on the Attract40 list.The Stockholm Stock Exchange made public today which companies had qualified for listing on Attract40 for the first half of 2005. Among the new companies qualifying was contract manufacturer NOTE, which was introduced onto the Stockholm Stock Exchange's O-list on June 23 this year. “It’s very flattering that we have qualified for Attract40 after only 6 months on the O-list,” says Erik Stenfors, CEO and President of NOTE AB. ”It’s always a pleasure to welcome new

HSE: STORA ENSO OYJ: CONVERSION OF A SHARE INTO R SHARE

EXCHANGE NOTICE 508/2004, 15 December 2004 SHARESSTORA ENSO OYJ: CONVERSION OF A SHARE INTO R SHARE A total of 8 654 A shares converted into R shares of willbe traded together with the R shares of Stora Enso Oyj asof 16 December 2004. Identifiers of Stora Enso Oyj's A and R share: Trading code: STEAVISIN code: FI0009005953Orderbook id: 24359Number of shares: 179 048 523 Trading code: STERVISIN code: FI0009005961Orderbook id:

Exel to incorporate its Sport division's consumer products into a separate company

EXEL OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15.12.2004 at 13.30 1 (1) EXEL TO INCORPORATE ITS SPORT DIVISION’S CONSUMER PRODUCTS INTO A SEPARATE COMPANY Exel Oyj’s Sport division’s brand/consumer products have a strong growth potential especially in Nordic Walking. To be able to respond to the challenge set out by the markets by means of more focused and strong operations, Exel has decided to incorporate the marketing, sales, logistics and product development operations of the Sport division’s consumer products (poles and floorball) into a separate company. Poles and floorball clubs will be continued

Exel to incorporate its Sport division's consumer producs into a separate company

EXEL OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15.12.2004 at 13.30 1 (1)EXEL TO INCORPORATE ITS SPORT DIVISION’S CONSUMER PRODUCTS INTO ASEPARATE COMPANY Exel Oyj’s Sport division’s brand/consumer products have a stronggrowth potential especially in Nordic Walking. To be able to respondto the challenge set out by the markets by means of more focused andstrong operations, Exel has decided to incorporate the marketing,sales, logistics and product development operations of the Sportdivision’s consumer products (poles and floorball) into a separatecompany. Poles and floorball clubs will be

M-real signed EUR 500 million syndicated loan agreement

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 15.12.2004 at 4.45 p.m.M-real Corporation has today signed a EUR 500 million syndicated revolvingcredit facility agreement. The facility replaces facility agreement of EUR 700million signed in 2000. The term of the facility is five years and the mandatedlead arrangers are Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Danske Bank, andNordea. The amount of banks participating in the transaction is 21. M-REAL CORPORATION Corporate Communications For additional information contact M-real's Chief Financial Officer JuhaniPöhö, tel. +358 10 469

SUBSCRIPTION OF FISKARS CORPORATION CAPITAL LOAN 2004

Fiskars Corporation Stock Exchange Release December 15, 2004, 12.30 a.m.SUBSCRIPTION OF FISKARS CORPORATION CAPITAL LOAN 2004 The Board of Directors of Fiskars Corporation resolved the amount of the capitalloan directed to shareholders to be EUR 45,110,000. The preliminary maximum amount of the loan, EUR 30,000,000, was oversubscribed.More than 1600 shareholders subscribed for the loan. The Board of Directors ofFiskars Corporation increased the maximum amount of the loan in accordance withthe terms and conditions of the loan so that the

Annika Falkengren CEO of SEB January 1, 2006

· The Board of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has appointed Annika Falkengren (Bolin) as President and Group Chief Executive starting January 1, 2006. The current President and Group Chief Executive, Lars H Thunell, will retire in 2006.   · Annika Falkengren leaves her present position as Head of Corporate & Institutions on February 9, 2005 allowing her to concentrate fully on her role as Deputy Group Chief Executive until assuming her new position.   · Magnus Carlsson, deputy Head of Corporate & Institutions, is appointed  Head of the division. Carlsson is also appointed

NOTE gets record order from Neonode

NOTE, one of Scandinavia’s leading electronics manufacturers, has been selected as a volume supplier for its mobile phone Neonode N1. With an order value of around SEK 200 million in 2005, the order is one of NOTE’s biggest and means that NOTE will be responsible for everything from manufacturing to distribution.Neonode Sweden AB has become well known for its innovative multi-media phone, Neonode N1, which is challenging mobile phone giants like SonyEricsson and Nokia. Sales have just started through the company’s web shop at neonode.com and in conjunction with this, Neonode has selected

Tranche II of HiQ's staff warrants programme

Tranche II (Warrants 2004/2006) of HiQ´s staff warrants programme, decided by the AGM on the 29th of April 2004, has been issued. Pursuant to the regulations for resale, a total of 305 700 warrants have been allocated. Each warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for 1 share. Subscription for shares can take place from 1 November to 31 November 2006, at issue price SEK 17.90. Total dilution of share capital after all outstanding warrants programmes is 1.7 per cent. For further information, please contact: Fredrik Malm, CFO HiQ, tel: +46 8 588 90 000 Annika Larsson, CIO HiQ, tel: +46 8 588

Deutsche Bahn uses Carmen to improve productivity

Deutsche Bahn's Passenger Division went to Carmen Systems for a new way of planning more than 30,000 of the company's crew members.The Carmen software automatically produces optimal crew shifts and rosters, and has progressively been taken into production at Deutsche Bahn, since 2002. In the long-distance operation, the project is close to finishing, whilst in the regional area the roll-out is ongoing at full speed. Union and legal rules are considered in the process, as well as social and other quality issues. The software has now been used to do large improvements in crew efficiency

Annika Falkengren CEO of SEB January 1, 2006

· The Board of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has appointed Annika Falkengren (Bolin) as President and Group Chief Executive starting January 1, 2006. The current President and Group Chief Executive, Lars H Thunell, will retire in 2006.   · Annika Falkengren leaves her present position as Head of Corporate & Institutions on February 9, 2005 allowing her to concentrate fully on her role as Deputy Group Chief Executive until assuming her new position.   · Magnus Carlsson, deputy Head of Corporate & Institutions, is appointed  Head of the division. Carlsson is also appointed

Stora Enso shares converted and North American stock options

STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Announcement 15 December 2004 at 11.00Stora Enso shares converted and North American stock optionsexercised Conversion of A shares into R shares During the 1–30 November 2004 conversion period there were 3conversions and a total of 8 654 A shares were converted intoR shares. The shares were recorded in the Finnish trade registertoday, 15 December 2004, and trading in the new R shares willstart on 16 December 2004. Breakdown of shares after conversion: A shares 179 048 523R shares 658 194 876Total 837 243 399 Stora Enso North America Option

Skanska to construct bridge in Virginia - contract valued at SEK 600 M (USD 89 M)

Skanska has been awarded a bridge construction project in West Point, Virginia. The contract is valued at about SEK 600 M (USD 89 M). The contract amount is included in order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2004. The customer is the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).The assignment is for a new bascule bridge spanning the Pamunkey River in West Point, Virginia. The new bridge replaces a 50-year-old bridge on the Route 33 highway. The existing bridge is only two lanes, while the new bridge will be four lanes plus a separate outside shoulder for bicycle traffic. The bridge will

Karlshamns sells its shareholding in Swiss company

Karlshamns AB sells its 20-percent participation in the Swiss sales company AKOLEO, to the company’s main shareholder Oleotrading. Karlshamns has held its 20-percent shareholding ever since AKOLEO was established in 1986. AKOLEO has functioned as a base for sales activities in Eastern Europe as well as in Northern Africa. - AKOLEO’s operations have changed over the years, as have business conditions in its targeted markets. We have thus decided to sell our share of the company, to focus fully on our core operations, says Karlshamns’ President and C.E.O. Jerker Hartwall. When selling its

Stay in contact with your family or office on Scandinavian Airlines long-haul flights

Effective March 2005, Scandinavian Airlines will be the first airline in the world to be able to offer its passengers the possibility to connect to the Internet onboard using wireless broadband on all of the airline’s long-haul aircraft. This possibility is already available on two Airbus 340 aircraft that serve Scandinavian Airlines intercontinental destinations and as of mid-February it will be available on all flights to Asia and Seattle. The service, SAS Net Access, is available throughout the cabin and is provided by the company Connexion by Boeing. The cost is USD 29.95 for an entire

Changes in Most Traded and ATTRACT40 segments at Stockholm Stock Exchange

Stockholm Stock Exchange’s segments Most Traded and Attract40™ will be updated as of January 1, 2005. The Most Traded segment of the A List will remain unchanged. The O List segment, ATTRACT40, will have 13 new companies, while 13 will be removed from the segment.Every six months, an update of the Most Traded and ATTRACT40 segments is conducted on the basis of trading statistics. This ensures that the Most Traded and ATTRACT40 segments reflect the companies that have been of greatest interest to investors during the immediately preceding year and half-year. From January 1 2005, the Most

Trade subject to notification

These options were exercised by Portfolio Manager Ola Uhre, Orkla ASA.   Moreover Ola Uhre has sold 5,415 shares at NOK 192.  Uhre's total holdings after these transactions are 5,434 shares and 33,666 options in Orkla ASA.   After these transactions Orkla holds 6,521,071 own share and a total of 1,924,845 options have currently been issued. Moreover, Orkla has an exposure through a cash-settled financial derivative of 450,000 underlying shares in the hedge position related to the remaining part of the cash bonus programme.

Biotage issues 5.7 million new shares to Catella Healthcare

Contact: Jeff Bork, President and CEO Tel: +46 734-22 16 60 Mikael Widell, Head of Communications, Catella Holding AB Tel: +46 703-11 99 60 Mikael.widell@invics.se Uppsala December 15, 2004. On 14 December 2004, the board of Biotage AB resolved to increase the company’s share capital by means of a new issue of 5.7 million shares to Catella Healthcare AB. The resolution was based on the authorization to the board by the extra ordinary general meeting on 20 July 2004.By the new issue, the share capital is increased by SEK 5.7 million to SEK 64,042,108 through an issue of 5.7 million shares.

Sales development, November

Press ReleaseTurnover for the H&M Group increased in November 2004 by 24 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year. Sales increase per month in per cent excluding currency rate changes: 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 December 7 10 16 11 January 22 8 18 14 February 16 16 10 13 March 27 16 8 7 April 15 12 12 13 May 20 11 9 7 June 21 19 8 15 July 18 18 8 14 August 26 16 5 15 September 34 8 6 10 October 18 26 10 9 November 20 14 4 24 Whole year 20 14 9 12 Sales development in the month of December will be published together with the full year results on 28th January 2005 at 8.

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 Tuesday, December 14, acquired 300,000 series B shares. The shares were traded between SEK 267.50 and 269.50 with an average price of SEK 268.78. And has acquired 15,000 series A shares. The shares were traded between SEK 257.50 and 260.00 with an average price of SEK 258.51.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

SETTLEMENT WITH SWEDISH PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETY; NEW PROGRAMME INVENTORY ACCOUNTING POLICY; BENEFICIAL RIGHTS WRITE DOWN IN MODERN ENTERTAINMENT

Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment-broadcasting group, today announced that TV3 Sweden has reached an agreement with The Swedish Performing Rights Society (STIM) with regard to outstanding royalty payments for music broadcast by TV3 between 1 July 1993 and 31 December 2004. TV3 Sweden has also reached an agreement with STIM on the structure for royalty payments to be made for the future period from 1 January 2005 until the end of 2007. The payments to be made are approximately SEK 55 million lower than the provisions already booked by TV3 and also take into account

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