Skanska awarded hospital renovation contract in Michigan worth SEK 460 M

Skanska has received a contract for management, design and building services for the renovation of William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. The contract value is approximately SEK 460 M (USD 66.8 M) and will be included in order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2004. The customer is William Beaumont Hospital.Skanska USA Building’s contract is for construction management services for the entire project, including the design and build assignments. The project comprises comprehensive renovation of the hospital’s main building, Central Tower, and four of the hospital’s wings. In

TECNOMEN'S FINANCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tecnomen Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 24 November 2004 at 9.15 amTECNOMEN'S FINANCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tecnomen Corporation will publish its financial statements for 2004 on Wednesday16 February 2005. In 2005 Tecnomen's Interim Reports will be released according to the followingschedule: - 1-3/2005 Wednesday 4 May- 1-6/2005 Wednesday 17 August- 1-9/2005 Wednesday 2 November A briefing will be held for analysts and media after the publication of thesereports. Tecnomen publishes

OMX's financial targets

OMX has undergone a number of significant changes during the past year. The company has been restructured and merged with HEX. As a part of this process of change and in conjunction with its Capital Markets Day, OMX announces the following financial targets: OMX’s primary objective is to deliver long-term shareholder value through creating value for customers, employees and other interested parties. OMX aims to create profitable growth with returns exceeding the markets’ required rate of return. To reach this objective in the medium term, a new set of financial targets has been established

RAISIO GROUP SUPERVISORY BOARD DECISIONS

Raisio Group plc Stock Exchange Release 23 November 2004 at 17.40 Finnish timeRAISIO GROUP SUPERVISORY BOARD DECISIONS Juha Saura appointed the new chairman of the Supervisory Board Raisio Group Supervisory Board decided to appoint Mr Juha Saura to become the newchairman from 23 November 2004 to 31 December 2005. Mr Ola Rosendahl willcontinue as the deputy chairman. He has been acting as the chairman since Mr VesaLammela, the former Chairman, resigned in spring 2004. Mr Michael Ramm-Schmidt has been appointed to Raisio Group Board as a new member.Mr Jörgen Grandell, Mr Christoffer

Nordic private equity and venture capital make impressive recovery as mid-market returns to form

Nordic Intelligence Report 2004 is produced in association with Nordic…unquote”, the specialist newsletter for the Nordic private equity and venture capital markets Nordic private equity and venture capital make impressive recovery as mid-market returns to formKey highlights • The Nordic region has demonstrated a strong recovery in terms of private equity investments. By the end of October 2004, the value of the buyout market had already reached EUR 3.2bn, exceeding the total for the entire of 2003. The first 10 months of 2004 also saw a total of 47 buyouts across the region, representing a

New version of Renault Magnum to be launched in 2005

AB Volvo’s subsidiary Renault Trucks plans to launch a new version of its Renault Magnum tractor unit for long-haul transports at the beginning of next year.The launch of the new version of Renault Magnum is the latest example of the extensive product-renewal process under way at Renault Trucks. The updated Magnum will have a new driveline and be equipped with new engines and gearboxes. Great care has also been taken to improve the driver’s cab. The press showing of the new truck is expected to take place in early February 2005. November 23, 2004 For further information, please contact

Broadband network inaugurated in Municipality of Hylte

The majority of the residents of the Municipality of Hylte, in southwest Sweden, will gain access to the municipality’s new broadband network just in time for Christmas this year. The build-out is basically finished and the network was officially inaugurated on Tuesday, November 23. The network currently provides broadband to 98 percent of the people living in the municipality. When the last stage is finished in the beginning of 2005, the broadband penetration rate will basically be 100 percent.In June this year, the Municipality of Hylte signed an agreement with TeliaSonera Network Sales

*PONSSE OYJ: RIGHT TO BONUS ISSUE

EXCHANGE NOTICE 459/2004, 23 November 2004 SHARESPONSSE OYJ: RIGHT TO BONUS ISSUE The shares of Ponsse Oyj are traded without rightto bonus issue as of 25 November 2004. There will be no After Market Trading II with the shares ofPonsse Oyj on Thursday morning 25 November 2004. Trading code: PON1VISIN code: FI0009005078Orderbook id: 24332Ratio: 1:1Ex-date: 25 November 2004Record date: 29 November 2004 Presuming that the Extraordinary

Alfa Laval develops collaboration with Unilever

After an extended review of suppliers of thermal products, Unilever has signed an agreement with Alfa Laval as one of its key suppliers for heat exchangers and service solutions.One decisive factor was that Alfa Laval was deemed to have one of the most complete product portfolios in combination with service and spare parts. In its initial stage, the agreement concerns all of Unilever's production plants in Europe and some countries in the Middle East, with Asia added in the second stage. The agreement takes effect on December 1, 2004 and applies for two years. Alfa Laval then has the option

Nocom distribution of Sybari products expands to the Baltic States

Nocom has signed a contract with Sybari Software Inc. for the distribution of the company’s security solutions on the Baltic market. The companies already work together in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. Sybari offers advanced anti-virus and anti-spam solutions. In addition, Nocom will provide support services for Sybari’s products. Sybari’s Antigen for Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Microsoft SharePoint, SMTP Gateway, and Microsoft Live Communications Server protects companies from e-mail viruses, worms, and malicious code. Antigen is a server-level antivirus solution that delivers

Interim report January - September 2004

Lundbergs is reported from a cash flow and net asset value perspective on pages 2-5 (see accounting principles, page 3) and in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act (AAA) on pages 7-11. Since the cash flow and net asset value perspective provides a more accurate impression of Lundbergs’ development, this perspective is reported first in this interim report in terms of both the introductory bullets and other aspects of the report.· On September 30, 2004, net asset value after deferred tax amounted to SEK 19.0 billion (SEK 306 per share), compared with SEK 18.0 billion (SEK 290 per share)

Who will be the Scandinavian of the Year? And who are the winners of the Scanorama Awards 2004?

This year the Scanorama Awards is presented for the third time in connection with the announcement of the Scandinavian of the Year. The winners and runners-up are announced on November 25th through a press-release and at a reception at Volvo Showroom in Stockholm at 5.30 p.m. You are welcome to cover the event!The award is comprised of the following categories: Business, Culinary, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and the honorary mention Scandinavian of the Year, i.e. the Scandinavian who our readers consider to have been the foremost representative for Scandinavia and has had a

Trade subject to notification - Joachim Malling

Trade subject to notification - Shares for employees 2004

The following primary insiders have bought 100 shares in Orkla at NOK 144.00 on the 22 November 2004:   Group Chief Executive Finn Jebsen, Orkla ASA, increases his total shareholding to 239,676 shares and 225,000 options. Executive Vice-President Halvor Stenstadvold, Orkla ASA, increases his total shareholding to  12,600 shares and 90,000 options Executive Vice-President Roar Engeland, Orkla ASA, increases his total shareholding to  13,102 shares and 130,000 options Executive Vice-President Dag J. Opedal, Orkla ASA, increases his total shareholding to  16,713 shares and 130,

More than 1 million MMS users in Telia's mobile network

A growing number of people are buying camera phones and more and more mobile users are starting to send pictures over the mobile network. In October, Telia broke through the one-million-barrier for the number of registered MMS users (1.1 million in November). There are approximately 1.3 million MMS-enabled mobile handsets in Telia’s network today, and during October, seven out of ten handsets on the “top ten list” of best-selling mobile phones at Telia’s retail stores were also camera phones.In June, July and August 2004, an average of 1.3 million MMS messages were sent per month in Telia’s

RE-FOCUSING SYSOPEN - A NEW PLAN FOR 2005-2007

SysOpen Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23.10 2004 at 10.15 a.m.RE-FOCUSING SYSOPEN - A NEW PLAN FOR 2005-2007 SysOpen Plc's Board of Directors has revised the company's mission, vision,service concept, goals and strategy. MISSION 'Integrating information, people and processes' In the future, information technology will be ubiquitous. Providing services inthis environment requires seamless and effective integration between informationsystems, processes and players in such a way that each and every can see theimpacts of one's own and others' decisions. SysOpen provides

SYSOPEN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES AN EXTRA DIVIDEND

Sysopen Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23.11.2004 at 10.10 amSYSOPEN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES AN EXTRA DIVIDEND SysOpen's Board of Directors has at its meeting on 23 November 2004 decided toconvene an Extraordinary General Meeting on Monday, 13 December 2004, starting at10 am in SysOpen's headquarters (SysOpen Tower). The Board of Directors proposesthat, in addition to the dividend resolved at the Annual General Meeting on 24March 2004, a dividend of EUR 0.06 per share be distributed for the financialyear ended on 31 December 2003. The proposed total extra dividend

FAST ELISA 3G NETWORK CONNCTIONS UTILISED EASILY AND EFFECTIVELY

ELISA CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 23 November 2004 AT 10.00 a.m.FAST ELISA 3G NETWORK CONNCTIONS UTILISED EASILY AND EFFECTIVELY Today Elisa opened its 3G network for commercial use and, as the first supplierin Finland to do so, is offering the new Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard, which is connected to portable computers. Due to the new network technologythe ease of use, familiar to broadband, is now wireless. With the data card,customers, especially corporate customers, can immediately utilise the networkeffectively. Elisa's third generation mobile communications network and

ELISA AND FUJITSU ENTER INTO EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP

ELISA CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 23 November 2004 AT 10.00 a.m.ELISA AND FUJITSU ENTER INTO EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP Elisa Oyj and Fujitsu Services Oy have signed a contract on establishing anextensive partnership. The partnership aims at providing enterprises with themarket's most comprehensive service package of IT and telecommunicationsolutions, where the competence, strengths and services of the two parties meltinto a seamless integrity. As a result of this collaboration customers will be offered top-notch and easilymanageable total service from a single supplier. It will include

AB Volvo announces share repurchase

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 Monday, November 22, acquired 230,000 series B shares. The shares were traded between SEK 276.50 and 278.00 with an average price of SEK 277.07.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 to exceed a total purchase amount of SEK 4,300,000,000. After the repurchase, AB Volvo is in possession of a total of 6,930,246

Stora Enso share repurchase

STORA ENSO OYJ ANNOUNCEMENT 22.11.2004SHARE REPURCHASE 22.11.2004 Trade date 22.11.2004Bourse Trade BUYShare STERVAmount 278700 sharesTotal cost 3 180 162Average price / share 11,41 Highest price / share 11,43 Lowest price / share 11,37 Stora Enso Oyj holds 12 300 A-shares and 15 144 098 R-sharesincluding the amount repurchased 22.11.2004. On behalf of Stora Enso Oyj Alfred Berg Finland Oyj Abp Timo Nousiainen Ari Kiuru

Lagercrantz Group acquires Frontyard Communications, thereby strengthening its position in the area of Digital Image Tr

Lagercrantz Group AB has concluded an agreement with Frontyard AB’s estate in bankruptcy to acquire all shares outstanding in Frontyard Communications AB, a subsidiary.The acquisition of Frontyard Communications is made in the focal area of Digital Image Transmission in Lagercrantz Group. This area is believed to offer substantial growth and is since October 1, 2004 organized as a business area consisting of subsidiaries STV Video Data and ISG Systems. STV Video Data is the market leader in Sweden in sales of solutions for video conferencing. The acquisition of Frontyard Communications

Swedish Match comments on IARC press release

We understand that many public health groups have in the past taken the position that the only way to reduce tobacco harm is tobacco abstinence. That view certainly deserves consideration. It is repeated in the IARC press release of November 16. However, we believe that the public, especially cigarette smokers, should be given the full facts about the comparative risk data on Swedish snus so they can make an informed choice. For example, in a 2003 report, entitled European Union Policy on Smokeless Tobacco: A Statement in Favor of EvidenceBased Regulation for Public Health, six well reputed