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Unibet Group plc listed on Stockholmsbörsen

Unibet Group plc listed on Stockholmsbörsen As of today, the gambling operator Unibet Group plc is listed on Stockholmsbörsen's O list. Unibet is one of the largest on-line gambling operators in the Nordic market. The company is mainly focusing on the Nordic region and a few other European markets. In 2003 Unibet reported a turnover of over SEK 1.85 billion. "We warmly welcome Unibet to Stockholmsbörsen," says Kerstin Hessius, Stockholmsbörsen's President. Pontus Lesse, CEO of Unibet, comments: "Unibet has a strong position in the growing on-line market. Our Listing will increase our

Alfa Laval - New regional structure leading to changes in Group Management.

Alfa Laval - New regional structure leading to changes in Group Management. Swedish multi-national engineering group Alfa Laval - a world leader in centrifugal separation, heat transfer and fluid handling - announces today a new regional structure and two new members of the Alfa Laval Group Management. Commenting on the new regional structure, Sigge Haraldsson, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group, says: "Today's regional structure has been in place for about five years and has been an important tool to drive the increase of our profitability, i.e. the operating margin from 6.5% to 12%.

Disclosure notice

Disclosure notice Today AB Volvo's distribution of Ainax AB is concluded. Ainax AB holds 27,320,838 Series A shares in Scania AB, corresponding to 24.8 percent of the votes and 13.7 of the capital. For more information, please contact: Mariana Burenstam Linder, managing director, tel +46 8 611 8810, mobile +46 70 595 2250 Mats Löfgren, CFO, tel + 46 709 200 999 www.ainax.se Ainax AB (publ), reg. no. 556579-4459, Hovslagargatan 5B, SE-111 48 Stockholm, Sweden At the Annual General Meeting in Volvo held on April 16, 2004, it was resolved to transfer Volvo's 27,320,838 Series A shares in

Skanska awarded railway contract in Slovakia valued at SEK 680 M

Skanska awarded railway contract in Slovakia valued at SEK 680 M Skanska has received a railway assignment in Slovakia. The contract is valued at SEK 1,360 M (CZK 4.67 billion). Skanska has 50 percent of the order total, corresponding to SEK 680 M (CZK 2.33 billion). The contract is included in order bookings for the second quarter of 2004. The customer is the Slovakian railway company Zeleznice Slovenské Republiky. The project is partly financed through the EU's ISPA program that provides support for environment and infrastructure in the new EU countries. The assignment concerns the

Divestment of Scania A shares completed

Divestment of Scania A shares completed Through distribution on June 8 of Ainax AB, Volvo has divested 27,320,838 Scania A shares, corresponding to 24.8% of the votes and 13.7% of the capital in Scania AB. Since May 16, 2004, Ainax has been the owner of 27,320,838 Scania A shares, corresponding to 24.8% of the votes and 13.7% of the capital in Scania AB. Following this divestment, Volvo no longer holds any shares in Scania AB. June 8, 2004 For further information, please contact: Media Relations: Mårten Wikforss, +46 31 66 11 27 or +46 705 59 11 49 Investor Relations: Fredrik Brunell, +46

Capital Market Day at Q-Med

Capital Market Day at Q-Med Today, June 8, Q-Med is holding a capital market day for journalists, analysts and investors on the company premises in Uppsala. All the business unit Vice Presidents will present their areas and the focus will be on developments within new and existing products. The following will be covered during the day: Esthetics: Anna Tenstam Lundvall presents the new products that are being launched during the year, RESTYLANE Touch, RESTYLANE SubQ and RESTYLANE Vital. Today a hundred European doctors have been trained in the use of RESTYLANE SubQ, a product which shapes

SEK 3,3 billion transferred to Fabege´s shareholders through redemption

SEK 3.3 billion transferred to Fabege's shareholders through redemption The acceptance period for Fabege's share redemption offer concluded on May 27, 2004. The offer allowed shareholders to redeem one of every four of their Fabege shares for SEK 150 per share. In total, the offer comprised 22,241,172 shares, corresponding to SEK 3.3 billion. The final tally shows that a total of 21,967,404 shares have been tendered for redemption, corresponding to 98.84 percent of the maximum number of shares that could be tendered as part of the offer. The redemption amount, SEK 3,295,110,600, is expected

Volvo Construction Equipment continues its LB Smith divestment

Volvo Construction Equipment continues its LB Smith divestment As part of its stated intention to divest the territories and assets of its former US dealer, LB Smith, Volvo Construction Equipment, VCE, has sold its Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, market areas to its Louisiana dealer, Scott Construction Equipment Company. The appointment of Scott Equipment as an authorized Volvo CE dealer for this area is effective May 28, 2004. The company will serve its new market areas from current LB Smith branch facilities in Nashville and Memphis. In conjunction with this appointment, Scott Equipment

Telelogic Expands and Strengthens Asian Operations

Telelogic Expands and Strengthens Asian Operations - Opens New Offices in Bangkok and New Delhi; Expands Services in Shanghai and Beijing - Irvine, CA and Bangkok, THAILAND - June 7, 2004 - Telelogic, the leading global provider of solutions for advanced software and systems development, today announced that it has expanded its operations in the Asia/Pacific region by opening new representative offices in Bangkok, Thailand and New Delhi, India. The company also recently expanded its Shanghai office to better serve the Eastern China region and enhanced its presence in Northern China by

Biotage receives largest committed order in history

Biotage receives largest committed order in history 7 June, 2004 Biotage received the company's largest committed order in history to one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The order value represents approximately 1.5 MUSD. The order comprises a minimum of 53 instruments including the new separation and purification systems Sp1 and Sp4 as well as the newly launched Initiator for microwave synthesis. The systems are to be delivered during the summer 2004. . About Biotage Biotage is a global company active in life science research with strong technologies, a broad range of

MTG LAUNCHES SIX TV1000 CHANNELS

MTG LAUNCHES SIX TV1000 CHANNELS Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international media group, today announced that Viasat Broadcasting will launch four new premium TV1000 channels in the Nordic territories. Viasat will therefore broadcast a total of six premium movie channels from 1 September 2004 and clearly establish a leading position in the provision of premium movie content to TV viewers in the region. TV1000, TV1000+1, TV1000 Nordic, TV1000 Classic, TV1000 Action, and TV1000 Family will be broadcast 24 hours a day in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. All channels will be available on

TeliaSonera HomeRun in Wi-Fi cooperation in Portugal

TeliaSonera HomeRun in Wi-Fi cooperation in Portugal Just in time for European football championship, Euro2004, TeliaSonera has signed a roaming agreement for wireless broadband (W-LAN or Wi-Fi) with PT Wi-Fi and TMN, members of The Portugal Telecom Group, Portugal's leading telecom company. PT Wi-Fi currently offers Wi-Fi service at more than 200 hot spots in Portugal, among others at several hotels at Euro2004-cities, McDonalds restaurants and airports. PT Wi-Fi expects the number of Portuguese hot spots to grow to approximately 350 by year-end. With its new collaboration with PT Wi-Fi,

IBS announces the acquisition of Janis Group Inc.´s Supply Chain Division (JGI)

IBS announces the acquisition of Janis Group Inc.´s Supply Chain Division (JGI) IBS, International Business Systems, (XSSE: IBS B) has signed an agreement, based on the previously announced Letter of Intent, regarding the acquisition of the Supply Chain Division of JGI. With 35 employees, the division is involved in sales and implementation of business software solutions for supply chain management. The consultants average over 10 years´ employment with JGI and have in- depth knowledge in the fields of manufacturing and distribution as well as strong application and consulting expertise in

NCC leases 2,600 square meters of space at Kista Science Tower

NCC leases 2,600 square meters of space at Kista Science Tower NCC Property Development has signed agreements with additional companies regarding the leasing of office premises in Kista Science Tower. Including these leases, approximately 40 percent of Kista Science Tower has been leased. NCC Property Development has signed agreements with additional companies regarding the leasing of office premises in Kista Science Tower. Including these leases, approximately 40 percent of Kista Science Tower has been leased. Portwise is to relocate from Högbergsgatan in central Stockholm to Floor 22 of

Nocom Drift broadens collaboration with Stockholm County Council

Nocom Drift has signed a new contract with the Stockholm County Council for hosting and support of several websites for Drug Management and Informatics. The contract represents a widening of the collaboration between Nocom Drift and the Stockholm County Council that was initiated at the beginning of 2002. "Our goal is to increase accessibility to our websites at the same time as we free resources. To achieve this, we are now letting Nocom Drift take total responsibility for the platform rather than only handling hosting for a number of servers," says Tommy Säll from the Stockholm County

IBS announces the acquisition of Janis Group Inc.´s Supply Chain Division (JGI)

IBS, International Business Systems, (XSSE: IBS B) has signed an agreement, based on the previously announced Letter of Intent, regarding the acquisition of the Supply Chain Division of JGI. With 35 employees, the division is involved in sales and implementation of business software solutions for supply chain management.The consultants average over 10 years´ employment with JGI and have in-depth knowledge in the fields of manufacturing and distribution as well as strong application and consulting expertise in CRM, financials, integration, EDI and business intelligence. The acquisition

IBS wins order in Denmark worth SEK 16 million

IBS has signed an agreement with R98, one of Denmark’s largest waste management companies, for a value of SEK 16 million. The first stage of the order comprises the installation of an entirely new IT system with software and consultancy services.IBS will replace R98’s present system, which was developed in-house, by the latest version of the IBS business software ASW.“We are gearing ourselves to meet stiffer competition. This investment in an effective IT system will have a very short payback time. Our relationship with IBS goes back many years, and we are now appointing them as sole

The SAS Group Traffic figures - May 2004

The SAS Group Traffic figures May 2004 Traffic continues to improve · Total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 15,8% in May 2004 vs 2003. · The SAS Group transported a total of 2,9 million passengers in May 2004 vs 2,7 million in 2003, an increase of 9,1%. · Overall group passenger load factor improved by 3,0 p.u to 64,9% for May 2004 vs. 2003. · Scandinavian Airlines currency adjusted yield for April was down with 19,1% partly due to a technical effect as the proportion of the intercontinental traffic has increased vs. 2003. Market trends and yield development May group total traffic

Radisson SAS enters Macedonia

Brussels, 7 June 2004…. Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, the first class hotel brand of Rezidor SAS Hospitality, has signed an agreement to manage its first hotel in Macedonia. The Radisson SAS Palace Hotel is located in the city center of Ohrid on the Northeastern coast of Lake Ohrid.The hotel will offer 140 guest rooms including 12 penthouse suites on the top floor with spectacular views over lake Ohrid, a bar and two restaurants: one international cuisine restaurant as well as a Macedonian specialty restaurant. The conference center offers a business center as well as 6 meeting rooms.

Ten years of strategic streamlining: Sales up 45%, exports rise 20%, workforce expands

Ten years of strategic streamlining: Sales up 45%, exports rise 20%, workforce expands Ten years after Volvo began to streamline its operations around its automotive operations and five years after the sale of Volvo Cars to Ford, the Volvo Group is now a considerably larger and stronger company. Both sales and exports have risen substantially since 1993. Even the workforce is larger. At the same time, Volvo Cars has developed well and has increased its sales markedly. Since 1993, the Volvo Group's sales have risen from SEK 111.155 billion to SEK 183.291 billion, adjusted for inflation, an

Outokumpu's technology for the largest zinc plant in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Outokumpu's technology for the largest zinc plant in the Islamic Republic of IranOutokumpu Technology will design and supply technology for a 100,000 t/y zinc plant for Iran Zinc Production Company in cooperation with Kahanroba (Iran), ABB (Switzerland) and TAIM (Spain).The cooperation group will deliver the new plant on a turnkey basis. The total contract value is approximately 200 million euros, of which Outokumpu's share is some 40 million. Outokumpu Technology's scope covers the process technology, proprietary equipment, engineering and project services.The new plant will use

Star Alliance approves Blue1, South African Airways and TAP Air Portugal's Membership Application

Star Alliance approves Blue1, South African Airways and TAP Air Portugal's Membership Application At a meeting in Singapore the Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance, unanimously approved the Finnish airline Blue1, South African Airways and TAP Air Portugal's application to join the alliance. Blue1 Blue1 will become the first regional member of the alliance. In terms of customer benefits, regional members will be offering the same advantages as members carriers e.g frequent flyer benefits, lounge access and through check-in. In order to become a regional member, aside from meeting certain

IBS wins order in Denmark worth SEK 16 million

IBS wins order in Denmark worth SEK 16 million IBS has signed an agreement with R98, one of Denmark's largest waste management companies, for a value of SEK 16 million. The first stage of the order comprises the installation of an entirely new IT system with software and consultancy services. IBS will replace R98's present system, which was developed in-house, by the latest version of the IBS business software ASW. "We are gearing ourselves to meet stiffer competition. This investment in an effective IT system will have a very short payback time. Our relationship with IBS goes back many

Trade subject to notification

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.   Orkla currently holds 7,590,423 shares. The resolution adopted by the Annul General Meeting to amortise 1,607,151 shares is expected to be carried out in August this year. When the amortisation has been implemented, Orkla will hold a total of  5,983,272 of its own shares.

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