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Akzo Nobel's Diosynth Biotechnology and Human Genome Sciences sign antibody manufacturing agreement

Akzo Nobel's Diosynth Biotechnology and Human Genome Sciences sign antibody manufacturing agreement Arnhem / Oss, the Netherlands, June 10, 2004 - Akzo Nobel's Diosynth Biotechnology business and Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGSI) have reached an agreement on the process development and production of clinical quantities of a therapeutic monoclonal antibody. Under the agreement, Diosynth Biotechnology will be responsible for technology transfer, scaling-up and production in Diosynth's new large-scale cell culture facility in Oss, the Netherlands. Financial terms of the agreement were not

Veidekke to Build 448 new Startbo Dwellings

Startbo and Veidekke Eiendom have started construction of two new Startbo projects in Oslo and Bergen. In August, construction on a third project will start in Stavanger. The three projects have a total value of NOK 784 million. The contract work will be carried out by Veidekke Entreprenør AS at a total price of NOK 430 million excluding VAT.The Startbo concept is especially designed for young people who are establishing themselves in the housing market. The flats are centrally situated, and most of them have a special section that can be rented out. As income from the rental section is tax

SUBSCRIPTION OF LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC?S SHA

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE June 10, 2004, at 5;00 pmSUBSCRIPTION OF LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC’S SHARES AND PURCHASE OF SHARES INKUOPION KALATUKKU OY Lännen Tehtaat plc and Antti Räsänen entered into an agreement in Mayconcerning the acquisition by Lännen Tehtaat plc of the majority ofthe shares in Kuopion Kalatukku Oy from Antti Räsänen. The acquisitionwas agreed to be carried out as a share exchange by issuing 195,000new shares of Lännen Tehtaat plc as purchase price for subscription byAntti Räsänen. As part of the transaction it was agreed that all theshares of Tresko

M-REAL CORPORATION TAKES ACTION TO RESPO

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 10 June 2004 at 4.45 p.m. M-REAL CORPORATION TAKES ACTION TO RESPOND TO THE COMPETITIONAUTHORITY INVESTIGATIONS M-real continues its actions to respond to the competition authorityinvestigations, which include the inspections made to the group’spremises in Finland. M-real has appointed the law firm Herbert Smithto review the documents, which were handed over to the competitionauthorities in connection with the inspections, and to assist thecompany in internal investigations. M-real has been informed that a class action complaint has been

Framfabs New Share Issue Fully Subscribed

Framfabs New Share Issue Fully Subscribed Framfab AB (publ) has finalized its new share issue with preferential rights for existing shareholders. The rights issue, which closed on Wednesday, June 9, 2004, has, taking into consideration the subscription guarantee, been fully subscribed. This provides the company with approximately SEK 164 million prior to transaction costs. Additional information regarding the allocation between subscription with preferential rights, subscription without preferential rights, and utilisation of the subscription guarantee, will be announced after the

Sony Ericsson Z600 still top of the list

Sony Ericsson Z600 still top of the list The Vodafone live! mobile phone Sony Ericsson Z600 topped the list of bestselling models in Vodafone Sweden's stores in May. But this is hardly a surprise - it's been No. 1 every single month this year. "The Sony Ericsson Z600 is very popular with our customers and looks like consolidating its position on the list even in June. Quite a few of the mobile phones on our list are advanced. We believe that this trend will continue to gather pace now when we offer the best handsets also with Vodafone Prepaid," says Paul Moonga, Director of Consumer Market

www.tradix.com is growing rapidly

www.tradix.com is growing rapidly The recently started trading place for EVERYTHING. House vendors can in there ads show a video with the interior of all rooms. The buyer who wants to negotiate about the price of an antique chair can connect himself from the ad and chat directly with the vendor. Tradix has in a short time succeeded in attracting advertisers to its Internet service from companies as well as private persons. The great interest in Tradix depends on the fact that private people advertise free of charge. Moreover you can only attach pictures and home made videos for their ads.

HANNU ANTTILA APPOINTED PRESIDENT & CEO

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 10 June 2004, at 02.15p.m. HANNU ANTTILA APPOINTED PRESIDENT & CEO OF M-REAL CORPORATION AS FROM1 JANUARY 2005 The Board of Directors of M-real Corporation have today appointedHannu Anttila, 49, as President and CEO. Anttila will begin on 1 July2004 as M-real´s Senior Executive Vice President. October 1, 2004 hewill start as Chief Operating Officer and on 1 January 2005 asPresident and CEO, when M-real´s current President and CEO Jouko M.Jaakkola retires. Anttila has previously worked as CFO of Metsä-Serla Corporation,Senior Executive

Stora Enso announces the Exchange Spread

STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Release 10 June 2004 at 14.00Stora Enso announces the Exchange Spread and the New IssueSpread of its Exchange Offer for its 6.375% Notes due June 2007 This Announcement must be read in conjunction with the ExchangeOffer Memorandum dated 4 June 2004 (the "Exchange OfferMemorandum") which has been prepared by Stora Enso Oyj ("StoraEnso" or the "Company") in relation to the Exchange Offer. On 4 June 2004, Stora Enso announced the launch of an ExchangeOffer for its 6.375% Euro Medium Term Notes maturing 29 June2007 (the "Existing Notes"). Under the terms

NCC sells Frösunda Front office property for SEK 640 million

NCC sells Frösunda Front office property for SEK 640 million NCC Property Development has today sold the Frösunda Front office property in Stockholm Solna. The sales price of SEK 640 million will have a favorable impact on the NCC Group's earnings in the second quarter of 2004. The purchaser is a German real estate fund that wishes to remain anonymous for the time being. Frösunda Front is a property-development project located in Solna, just outside the City of Stockholm. The property, whose registered name is Hilton 3, consists of three buildings with a total of approximately 18,000 square

ETTEPLAN ACQUIRED A MAJORITY STAKE IN SW

ETTEPLAN OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 10 June 2004 13.00 p.m. 1(1)ETTEPLAN ACQUIRED A MAJORITY STAKE IN SWEDISH TIMATEC AB Etteplan Oyj and the owners of Swedish Timatec AB have signed anagreement according to which Etteplan acquires a majority stake inTimatec. The company operates in Karlstad, Sweden providingmechanical and automation design services especially for themachinery and device manufacturers in the wood processing industry.The annual net sales of the company in 2003 was 8,8 million SEKand it employs currently 15 persons. The management of the company are the sellers from

ATRIA EXPANDS ITS CONVENIENCE FOODS BUSI

Atria Group plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 10 June 2004 13:00ATRIA EXPANDS ITS CONVENIENCE FOODS BUSINESS As the market for pre-made meal solutions is seeing strong growth, Atria willestablish a new production unit for the manufacture of HMR products (Home MealReplacement). The quality of HMR foods matches that of home-made meals and assuch they are different from traditional convenience foods. The unit will be established in Karkkila and it will operate as part of AtriaOy's Meat Product and Convenience Food Industries. Atria owns a propertysuitable for the unit in Karkkila. The

ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 2, PARA

EXEL OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 10.6.2004 at 12.45ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 2, PARAGRAPH 10 OF THE FINNISHSECURITIES MARKET ACT Exel Oyj has been notified that Metso Capital Oy’s (business code0110636-3) ownership share has fallen below one-tenth of Exel Oyj’sshare capital and voting rights as a result of share transactions madeon 9 June 2004. Metso Capital sold 550,000 shares of the company.After the transactions Metso Capital owns no Exel shares. Mäntyharju, 10 June 2004 Exel Oyj Ari JokelainenPresident Further information:President Ari Jokelainen, Exel

Marathon awards European subsea frame agreement to Aker Kvaerner

The first delivery under the new frame agreement will be to Marathon's Alvheim project, subject to Alvheim project approval by the license owners, and application and approval of the Plan of Development and Operation (PDO). KOP would play a central role in initiating the first oil from this development.  The initial order on this project would have a value of NOK 250 million and consist of subsea production equipment for 11 wells.  Located off the coast of Norway, the Alvheim project is part of the PL203 development that includes Kameleon, Boa, Kneler and East Kameleon.  Raymond

Institut National de l'Audiovisuel invests in equipment for film restoration from Digital Vision

Institut National de l'Audiovisuel invests in equipment for film restoration from Digital Vision Stockholm, June 10, 2004 - The public French company INA, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel, has placed an order for film restoration equipment from Digital Vision. The order is comprised of 2 complete workstations with DVNR image processing and Valhall control system. The sale was made through SAV, Système Audiofréquence Vidéonique, Digital Vision's distributor in France since 1990. "When we needed a real time video processor with an efficient and intuitive user interface for our restoration

Stora Enso takes action to respond to th

STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Release 10 June 2004 at 12.00Stora Enso takes action to respond to the competition authorityinvestigations Following the inspections carried out at its locations in Europeand receipt of the subpoenas in the USA, Stora Enso is takingsteps to respond to the investigations. The Group has appointedthe law firms of Van Bael & Bellis in Brussels and Sivenius &Suvanto in Helsinki to review the documents given to theEuropean Commission and the Finnish Competition Authority. Inthe USA, the law firm McDermott, Will & Emery is assisting theGroup in preparing the

Payment uncertainty obstacle to growth in international trade

Payment uncertainty obstacle to growth in international trade Late payments are holding back the European economy, a broad business survey made by Intrum Justitia, Europe's largest credit management company, shows. Companies surveyed cited payment uncertainty as the most significant obstacle to growth in international trade. Long payment delays - or no payment at all - is making companies think twice before doing business in another country, thereby hampering the single market and harming EU competitiveness. Jan Roxendal, Intrum Justitia's president and CEO, today launched the European

Volvo sells its shares in Ainax

Volvo sells its shares in Ainax AB Volvo has sold all of its remaining shares in Ainax, a total of 259 880 shares, corresponding to approximately 1% of the votes and the share capital. The sale was carried out yesterday at an average price of SEK 232 per share. As a result of the transaction Volvo receives about 60 million SEK. Through the sale, Volvo has fulfilled its undertaking to sell the shares that were surplus following the distribution of Ainax to the share holdes of Volvo. Following this divestment, Volvo no longer holds any shares in Ainax. June 10, 2004 For further information,

HiQ signs 3-year framework agreement with leading telecom supplier

HiQ signs 3-year framework agreement with leading telecom supplier HiQ is signing a 3-year framework agreement with Ericsson. The agreement relates to consulting services within research and development as well as technical documentation. It is a comprehensive framework agreement that covers all HiQ's subsidiaries. "We have been working with Ericsson - one of the world's leading players in telecoms - ever since HiQ started in 1995. We see the agreement as confirmation that both we and Ericsson are pleased with the cooperation. We are now looking forward to developing the business together

TERRAPLAY SYSTEMS RAISES E6.5 MILLION FOR CONTINUED EXPANSION

TERRAPLAY SYSTEMS RAISES E6.5 MILLION FOR CONTINUED EXPANSION Stockholm June 10, 2004 Terraplay Systems has completed its financing round raising E6.5 million from Nordic Venture Partners and existing shareholders The market for mobile and fixed multiplayer gaming continues to develop rapidly. Terraplay has made substantial progress in this market over the last twelve months. The first real-time mobile and console based commercial services were launched by its customers in the first quarter of 2004. The company's solution is key to the deployment of profitable gaming services and this

New Senior Vice President Corporate Communications at NCC Group

New Senior Vice President Corporate Communications at NCC Group Annica Gerentz will assume the position of Senior Vice President Corporate Communications of the NCC Group during the autumn, succeeding Hans-Olof Karlsson. Annica Gerentz, an MBA born in 1960, has been Investor Relations Manager in the NCC Group's Corporate Communications Department since March 1, 2000. Prior to joining NCC, Annica Gerentz had been mainly active as a journalist for such publications as the Dagens Industri business daily, the Nyhetsbyrån Direkt news agency, where she was managing editor, and the Börsveckan

60 Volvo buses to Senegal

60 Volvo buses to Senegal Volvo Buses has received an order from Senegal in West Africa for 60 city buses. The buses will go into service in the capital, Dakar. This is Volvo's first order from Senegal for city buses. The order has come about in close cooperation with SIDA.(Swedish Interantional Development Cooperation Agency) The purchaser is the Senegalese finance ministry, who will lease the buses to a local operator in Dakar. There are currently no modern city buses in Dakar. Public transport for most people means a van with wooden benches in the back for passengers to sit on. Improved

Acceptance of share redemption offer 99%

Acceptance of share redemption offer 99% (ELUX) The application period for participation in the Electrolux redemption offer expired on June 1, 2004. During the application period 497,725 A-shares and 14,681,967 B-shares or a total of 15,179,692 shares in Electrolux have been tendered for redemption. This corresponds to an acceptance level in the redemption offer of 99.02%. Provided that the Extraordinary General Meeting on June 16, 2004 passes the requisite resolutions for the implementation of the redemption offer and that these resolutions are registered by the Swedish Patent and

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