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Pressrelease EMCEF-congress

PRESS RELEASE EMCEF CONGRESS 8 - 10 JUNE 2004 STOCKHOLM From 8 to 10 June 1004, the European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers' Federation (EMCEF) holds its 3rd Congress, in Scandic InfraCity, Kanalvägen 10, Upplands Väsby upon an invitation by the Swedish affiliates of EMCEF. At this event, over 260 participants from 90 member organisations in 30 European countries participate. Furthermore, various guest from other European institutions and other International and European Trade Union organisations will attend the Congress. Mr Hans Karlsson, Swedish Minister for Employment, Mr Bernhard

Trade subject to notification

Orkla has on June 4, 2004, in connection with a maturing contract, closed a new transaction in cash settled financial derivative linked to the development in the Orkla share price with the equivalent of 100,000 shares. The transaction has been closed based on a share price equal to NOK 172.10. The transaction does not change the exposure in cash settled financial derivative in the Orkla share.   After this transaction Orkla has through cash settled financial derivatives a position equivalent to 450,000 shares linked to hedging of its share price based bonus programme.   Orkla

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF OBDUCAT AB (PUBL) ON JUNE 4, 2004

When adopting the voting list at the Friday’s AGM some minor shareholders questioned whether a facsimile power of attorney was valid or not. In spite of three present lawyers claiming its validity, said shareholders - supported by a representative of the Swedish Association of Share savers - maintained an opposite opinion. As a consequence, it was resolved to withdraw from the agenda the proposal regarding a directed share issue authorization.It was further resolved to adopt the income statements and balance sheets for the Parent Company and the Group, to approve the proposal that no

Disclosure Notice

DISCLOSURE NOTICE Industrivärden's interim report for the first quarter of 2004 reported a shareholding in Ossur hf of 52,000,000 shares as per April 30, 2004. Industrivärden has acquired an additional 8,000,000 shares in Ossur hf. Industrivärden's total holding thus amounts to 60,000,000 shares, corresponding to 18.8% of the votes and capital. Stockholm, June 7, 2004 AB INDUSTRIVÄRDEN (publ) ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.

Swedish Rescue Services Agency extends general agreement with Mandator

Mandator has signed a new general agreement with the Swedish Rescue Services Agency, relating to systems development.The services relate to support for the Swedish Rescue Services Agency's IT operation. In the main, it involves systems development and system maintenance measures in the form of pilot studies, requirement specifications, database design, and programming. The agreement runs until 30 April 2005, with an option to extend by a further year."It is most heartening to have the renewed confidence of the Swedish Rescue Services Agency. The public sector continues to be a vital

HÖGANÄS SELLS COPPER POWDER OPERATIONS IN THE U.S.

Höganäs AB announced today that one of its North American subsidiaries had completed the sale of its copper powder operations in a cash transaction totalling about MUSD 41 (about MSEK 310). The sale involves part of the assets of the former SCM Metal Products, Inc., a company acquired by Höganäs early last year. The purchaser was a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Group of Buffalo, New York.The transaction involved the sale of product lines for copper and copper-based powders, including a manufacturing facility at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.The Höganäs subsidiary involved in the

Securitas recommended cash offer for Bell Group plc.- unconditional in all respects

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA OR JAPANThe board of Securitas announces that as at 3.00 p.m. (London. time) on 4 June 2004, the first closing date of the Offer, valid acceptances of the Offer had been received in respect of a total of 47,301,606 Bell Group Shares representing, in aggregate, approximately 88.67 per cent of the current issued share capital of Bell Group.Prior to making the Offer, Securitas had received irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer in respect of 14,980,023 Bell Group Shares representing, in aggregate,

ELISA CORPORATION HAS SIGNED A LETTER OF

ELISA CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 7 JUNE 2004 AT 9:30 a.m.ELISA CORPORATION HAS SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT WITH FUJITSU FOROUTSOURCING OF DESKTOP AND DATA CENTRE SERVICES Elisa Corporation and Fujitsu Services Oy have today signed aletter of intent of outsourcing Elisa’s desktop and data centreservices to Fujitsu. Under the agreement, the management andmaintenance of approximately 5,500 desktops and 1,300 servers aretransferred to Fujitsu. The seven-year agreement is expected to become effective on July1st, 2004. At the same time, approximately 100 Elisa employeeswill

BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS, SWEDEN AND RAPISCAN SECURITY PRODUCTS, USA SIGNS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS, SWEDEN AND RAPISCAN SECURITY PRODUCTS, USA SIGNS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Los Angeles and Stockholm, (May 6, 2004) -- Biosensor Applications Sweden AB ("Biosensor") and Rapiscan Security Products ("Rapiscan"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OSI Systems, Inc., today signed an agreement under which Rapiscan will have exclusive marketing and distribution rights to Biosensor's BIOSENS-D/E drug/explosive detection system in Americas, Europe, Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand and Korea. "The distribution agreement with Rapiscan is a breakthrough for Biosensor now that

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS New York, Stockholm, London and Luxembourg - June 5, 2004 - Millicom International Cellular S.A. ("Millicom") (Nasdaq Stock Market: MICC, Stockholmsbörsen: MIC), today announces that, in consideration of the quorum required by law not having been reached at the annual general meeting of shareholders of MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A. (the "Company") held on May 25, 2004 to consider and vote on the below agenda item, a second general meeting of shareholders of the Company will be held at the registered office of the Company on July 7, 2004 at 2.

Veidekke to Refurbish the Steen & Strøm Department Store in Oslo

Veidekke Entreprenør AS has been commissioned by SK Steen & Strøm AS to refurbish the 'old' Steen & Strøm department store in the centre of Oslo. The contract has a value of approximately NOK 80 million excluding VAT.The refurbishment of the department store is designed to restore Steen & Strøm to its original identity and position. Over the last 10 - 15 years the department store has been transformed into a mixture of a department store and a shopping centre. Famous international department stores such as NK and Åhlens in Stockholm, Magasin Du Nord in Copenhagen, Harrods and Harvey Nichols

Odd Eiken to leave Skandia

Odd Eiken to leave Skandia Odd Eiken, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Communication, has announced that he will be leaving the company after the summer. He joined Skandia in November 2002. Odd Eiken comments: "These have been two very intensive years of crisis management. Now that Skandia is reasonably beyond the most intensive period of this, hopefully the need of the role I have had will decrease. "Following last year's turbulence, we have worked intensively this spring on confidence issues and on Skandia's future market communication. This work feels solid and is proceeding well

Breakthrough for Volvo Buses in Lithuania

Breakthrough for Volvo Buses in Lithuania Volvo Buses has received an order for 90 city buses from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. This is Volvo Buses' first order for new city buses in Lithuania and is a breakthrough for the company in another of the new EU countries. The new EU countries of eastern Europe are expected to be some of the fastest growing markets in the world for buses over the coming years, which is why Volvo Buses is investing heavily in marketing its products in these countries. At the end of last year Volvo Buses was the first foreign company to receive a city bus

Nocom appoints Remium Securities as market maker

Nocom AB (publ) has appointed Remium Securities as the market maker for its shares that are quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list. The goal is to improve share liquidity within the framework for market makers set by the Stockholm Stock Exchange’s trading system. The appointment comes into force on June 4, 2003 For more information, please contact: Stefan Ström CFO, Nocom cell phone: +46 708-65 10 68 e-mail: stefan.strom@nocom.se Björn Garat Remium Securities tel: +46 (0)8 - 454 32 91 e-mail: bjorn.garat@remium.com

IBM and Pricer sign agreement for the United States

IBM and Pricer sign agreement for the United States Pricer Inc., US subsidiary of Pricer AB, and IBM Global Services have signed an agreement for ESL (Electronic Shelf Label) systems. The agreement gives IBM the right to promote and support the Pricer ESL systems to selected customers in the top end of the US retail market (Tier 1). "Teaming up with IBM for selected customers in the US market will give Pricer a strategic and strong presence with the larger retailers in the US, and is a strong compliment to our existing operations in the Tier 3 and 4 segments", says Jan Forssjö, President

MultiQ wins an order in the UK valued at SEK 3.3 mill

MultiQ has, through its partner Anker Systems in the UK, won an order with at total value of SEK 3.3 mill The order is for deliveries to four different end customers, all within the retail segment. The end customers include TJ Huges, Aquascutum and The Perfume Shop, in total four major retail chains in the UK. The deliveries are for screens with touch solution and are a part of a complete cash register solution delivered by Anker Systems. Some of the screens will also be delivered with the customer’s logotype printed on the back of the screen. For Aquascutum and The Perfume Shop the current

"Top ten" in mobile phone sales at Telia´s retail stores

"Top ten" in mobile phone sales at Telia's retail stores At Telia's retail outlets in Sweden, the Nokia 3310 - a mobile phone with prepaid card (Telia Refill) that sold well already in April - was the best-selling handset for the month of May, capturing first place. Total sales of mobile handsets shot up sharply in May. Compared with the 2003, handset sales were 25 percent higher in May 2004. The winner in April, the Samsung SGH-E700, is still selling well and was the second best-selling phone in May. Sony Ericsson's shipments of mobile handsets started to come in more smoothly during the

Celsius Metech becomes Saab Metech

Celsius Metech becomes Saab Metech Saab company Celsius Metech is now changing name to Saab Metech. The change applies to all Metech companies in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Germany. "We will benefit greatly from being called Saab Metech in our sales of full-service solutions in testing technology and metrology, because Saab is a well-known brand with a good reputation. This is particularly true on the international market, which accounts for half our net sales," says Thomas Eriksson, President of Saab Metech. Saab Metech is one of Europe's leading independent suppliers in testing

NCC awarded construction contracts in Sollentuna totaling SEK 170 million

NCC awarded construction contracts in Sollentuna totaling SEK 170 million NCC has been commissioned by Sollentunahem to construct, refurbish and extend a large number of residential apartments in the Edsbergs Centrum shopping center, and to refurbish a residential center for senior citizens on Malmvägen in Sollentuna. The Edsbergs Centrum project will also include the refurbishment of commercial premises. The assignment has a total order value approximately SEK 170 million. The Edsbergs Centrum project, which is worth about SEK 133 million, represents the third phase of the Etiketten

Powerwave listed on Stockholmsbörsen

Powerwave listed on Stockholmsbörsen As of today, international Powerwave Technologies, Inc. is listed on Stockholmsbörsen's O list. Powerwave, primary market listed on NASDAQ, is a global telecommunication company. The company supplies wireless solutions in Antenna Systems, Base Station Systems and Coverage Systems, for wireless communications networks in over 50 countries in four continents. In 2003, Powerwave reported revenues of USD 239 million. Powerwave Technologies acquired the Swedish company LGP Allgon in May, 2004. LGP Allgon was listed on Stockholmsbörsen until June 1, 2004. "We

Trading in Ainax shares on Nya Marknaden

Trading in Ainax shares on Nya Marknaden Trading in Ainax shares will commence on June 8, 2004 on Nya Marknaden ("New Market"). A trading lot will consist of 100 shares. However, it will also be possible to buy and sell shares in smaller lots. Nya Marknaden is an unofficial marketplace where shares can be traded in Stockholmsbörsen's trading system, SAXESS. The trading is computerized and is conducted in the same way as for companies whose shares are listed on Stockholmsbörsen. Information regarding prices, volumes and order depth is published in real time through the same channels as for

Volvo regains position as largest employer in Sweden

Volvo regains position as largest employer in Sweden The Volvo Group is again the largest employer in the private sector in Sweden. While most companies in recent years have downsized the number of employees, Volvo has increased and regained the lead. Today, a total of 26,000 people work within Volvo in Sweden. Following the sale of Volvo Cars to Ford in 1999, the number of employees in the Volvo Group fell sharply, in Sweden and abroad. However, the strategy that Volvo then chose, involving streamlining of operations toward commercial transports, resulted in the number of employees within

Stora Enso launches Exchange Offer for i

STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Release 4 June 2004 at 09.30Stora Enso launches Exchange Offer for its 6.375% Notes due June2007 Stora Enso Oyj ("Stora Enso" or the "Company") today announcedthe launch of an Exchange Offer for its 6.375% Euro Medium TermNotes maturing 29 June 2007 (the "Existing Notes").The purpose of the Exchange Offer is to lengthen the Company’sdebt maturity profile and to take advantage of current marketconditions as well as to create a new liquid longer datedbenchmark in the public credit market.Under the terms of the Exchange Offer, all holders (subject to

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