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Volvo Trucks inaugurates factory in China

Volvo Trucks inaugurates factory in China Volvo Truck Corporation is today inaugurating a new factory in Jinan together with its Chinese partner, China National Heavy Truck Corporation (CNHTC). The new factory will build Volvo trucks for the growing Chinese market. The factory has initially a capacity of about 1,200 trucks a year. Of all the Western truck makes in China, Volvo has made a unique name for itself by developing and expanding a strong dealership network. Sales have increased quickly and in the space of just a few years, Volvo has forged an extremely strong position for itself on

Scania presents news

Scania presents news Today, Wednesday 31 March, at CET 13:00 Scania will launch a new range of trucks. The presentation takes place in conjunction with a capital markets day in Södertälje, Sweden. At the news presentation, which will be webcasted live on the Internet, Scania also presents the market development for the first quarter of 2004. The news presentation at the Marcus Wallenberg Hall in Södertälje will be webcasted live on Scania's homepage www.scania.com from CET 13:00. At the same time, press releases and illustrations about Scania's product news will be published on the homepage.

Invitation to Annual General Meeting 2004

Shareholders in Seco Tools Aktiebolag are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 2:00 p.m., in Folkets Hus, Fagersta, Sweden. Notification Shareholders intending to participate in the Meeting must notify the Board, in writing to Seco Tools AB, Finance Department, SE-737 82 Fagersta, Sweden; by telephone at +46-(0)223-401 21, weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.; or by fax, at +46-(0)223-402 00. Notification must be received by Seco Tools AB not later than Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at 3:00 p.m. To be eligible to participate in the Meeting,

ARTEMIS INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT (10-K)

Proha Plc Stock Exchange Bulletin March 31,2004 at 8.30 a.m. ARTEMIS INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT (10-K) Proha's 80% owned sub-group Artemis International Solutions Corporation filed its annual report (USGAAP) on March 30, 2004, after the markets were closed in New York. The financial information of Artemis are included in the Proha financial statements for 2003 released on March 4, 2004. The Artemis SEC Filing (FORM 10-K) can be seen on the SEC website www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html with the name Artemis International. Proha Plc Pekka Pere CEO For

New Wave Group intend to acquire Jobman Workwear and make a new issue of shares

New Wave Group intend to acquire Jobman Workwear and make a new issue of shares Today, New Wave Group has made a Letter of Intent with Jobman Holding AB and Ulf Svensson regarding an acquisition of Jobman Workwear AB and Jobman Workwear Ltd (Hong Kong) and connected trademarks. The fixed part of the purchase sum is estimated to about 175 MSEK with an additional purchase sum depending on the companies' profit development during 2004 - 2006. 20 MSEK of the fixed part of the purchase sum will be paid through a non-cash issue of new B-shares in New Wave Group for a share price of 180 SEK each,

DNBNOR - DNB NOR ANNOUNCES SALE OF ELCON TO SANTANDER

DNB NOR ANNOUNCES SALE OF ELCON TO SANTANDER Consumer http://www.newsweb.no/index.asp?melding_ID=91144 Finance DnB NOR Bank ASA announces that it has entered into an agreement with Santander Consumer Finance, a subsidiary of the leading Spanish banking group Grupo Santander, for the sale of ELCON Finans AS. DnB NOR will receive a total consideration of approximately NOK 3,600 million, which includes profits generated by ELCON in 2004 until the transaction is completed. (Expected within three months.) DnB NOR Bank ASA announces that is has entered into an agreement with Santander Consumer

ELISA DIVESTS ITS GERMANY-BASED BUSINESS

ELISA CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 31 March 2004 AT 09:00ELISA DIVESTS ITS GERMANY-BASED BUSINESS Elisa and the minority shareholders of Tropolys GmbH have signeda definitive sale and purchase agreement, which states that Elisasells its entire ownership in its fully-owned subsidiary ElisaKommunikation GmbH to a consortium led by Apax Private EquityFunds and comprising the minority shareholders of Tropolys. The sale price is EUR 70 million. EUR 30 million will be paid incash and EUR 40 million during 2006–2008. The

Eniro Annnual General Meeting

· Dividend increased from SEK 1.40 to 1.80 per share · Decision to reduce share capital through redemption and transfer of some SEK 800 M to the shareholders · Authorization for repurchase of own shares up to about SEK 400 M · Erik Engström elected to the Board of Directors · John Abrahamson declined re-election - other members re-electedThe Chairman of the Board and Acting CEO Lars Berg summarized Eniro's development and the preceding year 2003 in his presentation to the Annual General Meeting.  "The preceding year was characterized by a weak economy and lower consumption, which naturally

Extract from CEO Åke Svensson's address to Saab's Annual General Meeting in Stockholm, March 30, 2004

Extract from CEO Åke Svensson's address to Saab's Annual General Meeting in Stockholm, March 30, 2004 In his address to Saab's Annual General Meeting in Stockholm today, President and CEO Åke Svensson described last year as a show of strength by the company. Profitability improved and the order backlog at year-end was record-high. He also stressed the role of the defence industry in creating good protection against the threats to Sweden's security, while at the same time serving as a growth engine for the economy. 2003 - a show of strength Åke Svensson opened his address at today's Annual

Speech by CEO Åke Svensson at Saab's Annual General Meeting in Stockholm, March 30, 2004

Speech by CEO Åke Svensson at Saab's Annual General Meeting in Stockholm, March 30, 2004 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen. It is with great pride and confidence that I address you, Saab's shareholders, here today. Pride because last year was a show of strength in a number of important respects, as I will soon explain. The future always entails risks, especially in times of great change. But today, as Sweden debates this year's major defence decision, I also feel confident because I see so many opportunities for Saab. And I'm certain you agree, since you're shareholders. The film we just

Press information from Saab AB's Annual General Meeting on March 30, 2004

Press information from Saab AB's Annual General Meeting on March 30, 2004 The Annual General Meeting approved the proposed shareholder dividend of SEK 3.50 per share. Friday, April 2, 2004 was set as record day. The dividend is expected to be sent out on Wednesday, April 7, 2004. The Board's proposal for acquisition and transfer of the company's own shares was approved by the Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting resolved that the nomination process for the 2005 Annual General Meeting will proceed in that, during the last quarter of the year, the largest shareholders appoint

Report from Skanska's Annual General Meeting

Report from Skanska's Annual General Meeting Skanska's Annual General Meeting in Stockholm today decided the following: · The dividend for 2003 of SEK 3.00 (SEK 2.00 in preceding year) was approved in accordance with the Board proposal. The record date for distribution is April 2, 2004. · Sverker Martin-Löf, Roger Flanagan, Ulrika Francke, Jane F. Garvey, Stuart Graham, Sören Gyll, Finn Johnsson, Arne Mårtensson and Anders Nyrén were re-elected members of the Board. · The Meeting also resolved to authorize the Chairman of the Board to convene a Nominating Committee for the period until the

Offer from Powerwave and revised date for AGM

Powerwave's offer to the shareholders of LGP Allgon and revised date of LGP Allgon's AGM 2004 LGP Allgon has been informed that Powerwave has convened a Special Meeting of its shareholders to be held on April 27, 2004. At the Special Meeting, resolutions will be adopted regarding the measures necessary to complete Powerwave's offer to LGP Allgon's shareholders. Prospectus and other registration statements in respect of the offer have been prepared in Swedish and in English and are expected to be distributed to LGP Allgon's shareholders during the next few days. The acceptance period will

Annual General Meeting in HiQ International AB (publ)

Annual General Meeting in HiQ International AB (publ) The Board of Directors in HiQ International AB (publ) hereby gives notice to the Annual General Meeting that will take place on Thursday 29 April 2004 at 6.00 p.m. at the company's new premises in Stockholm at Mäster Samuelsgatan 17, 9th floor. At the general meeting inter alia the following proposals will be presented: - The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 0.45 per share. - The Board of Directors proposes that the Board of Directors shall be authorised to issue no more than 4,650,000 shares against payment in kind, at one

Annual General Meeting of Scribona

Annual General Meeting of Scribona At todays Annual General Meeting the board members MatsOla Palm, Lennart Svantesson, Per-Henrik Berthelius, Stig-Olof Simonsson, Carl Espen Wollebekk, Lisbeth Gustafsson and Tom Ekevall Larsen were re- elected. At the following statutory meeting of the Board, MatsOla Palm was reappointed as Chairman and Lennart Svantesson was appointed Vice Chairman. Ernst & Young AB was elected as the company´s auditors. The Annual General Meeting decided that no dividend be paid to the shareholders. Facts about Scribona Scribona is the leading Nordic player in the market

Holmen's AGM

Holmen's AGM Dividend of SEK 40 per share At Holmen's Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday, the company's shareholders resolved in favour of paying a dividend of SEK 40 per share (SEK 10 ordinary dividend and SEK 30 extra dividend). Lilian Fossum, Ulf Lundahl and Magnus Hall were elected to the Board. Fredrik Lundberg, Carl Kempe, Hans Larsson, Göran Lundin, Arne Mårtensson and Bengt Pettersson were re-elected. At the statutory meeting of the Board, Fredrik Lundberg was re-elected chairman and Carl Kempe deputy chairman. Lilian Fossum has an M.A. (Econ.) and is human resources director at

Mimer Information Technology Joins Symbian Platinum Program

Mimer Information Technology Joins Symbian Platinum Program Uppsala, Sweden - 30 March 2004 - Mimer Information Technology AB announced today that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for smartphones based on Symbian OS(TM). As a Platinum Partner, Mimer Information Technology is extending its Mimer SQL Mobile database technology to the Symbian ecosystem. Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global industry standard operating system for smartphones, to the world's leading handset manufacturers, which account for over 85 per cent of annual mobile

Canbet Sports Bookmakers UK acquires Queen´s Club Casino from Boss Media

Canbet Sports Bookmakers UK acquires Queen´s Club Casino from Boss Media British betting company, Canbet Sports Bookmakers UK Ltd. (www.canbet.com), has agreed to purchase Queen's Club Casino (www.queensclub.com) from Boss Media. Canbet Sports Bookmakers holds a bookmaking license in Great Britain and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canbet Limited, a publicly traded company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The digital casino will be delivered both as a downloadable software application and as a browser-based application. The deal also includes Poker and Bingo software. The Poker

ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT FOR REBUILDING OF UTANSJÖ MILL

The Rottneros Group has received a permit by the Environmental Rights Court in Östersund to build a production plant for the pulp quality CTMP (chemo-thermo-mechanical pulp) at the Utansjö Mill. This is part of Rottneros’ aim to strengthen Utansjö´s market position and profitability. The planned investment will cost SEK 250-300 million. The new plant is planned to start production in early 2005.The project comes as a result of the cost reduction and profitability improvement programme for Utansjö Mill adopted in December 2002. If the company decides to build the planned facility in

Allocation principles in SEB's proposal for employee stock options

SEB's Annual General Meeting, which will be held on Thursday, April 1, will consider the proposal on the continuation of the employee stock option programme, which has been in place for the past five years. The overall proposal has been available on www.sebgroup.com since March 18. Prior to the Annual General Meeting, discussions have taken place with the 17 largest shareholders on the proposal and principles for the allocation of employee stock options.   After consultation with these shareholders, SEB's Board has come to a decision that the final allocation will be result-based for

Telelogic Signs $600,000 License Contract with American Aerospace/Defense Company

Telelogic Signs $600,000 License Contract with American Aerospace/Defense Company - Company Standardizes on Telelogic DOORS® and Telelogic DocExpress® for Major Defense Project - MALMÖ, Sweden - March 30, 2004 - Telelogic (Stockholm Exchange: TLOG), the leading global provider of solutions for advanced systems and software development, today announced that it has signed a $600,000 license agreement with a leading American aerospace and defense systems company. The contract includes licensing fees and maintenance for Telelogic DOORS for requirement management and Telelogic DocExpress for

CORRECTION TO NOTICE OF PROHA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Proha Plc Stock Exchange Bulletin March 30, 2004 at 3.05 p.m. CORRECTION TO NOTICE OF PROHA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS The deadline for the notification of attendance to the Proha Annual General Meeting to be held on April 14, 2004, is Monday April 5, 2004 at 4.00 p.m. The date given in the notice of the Annual General Meeting (Monday, April 4, 2004) is incorrect. We apologize for the error. Proha Plc Pekka Pere President and CEO More information Pekka Pere, Proha Plc, tel. +358 20 4362 000, pekka.pere@proha.com www.proha.com ------------------------------------------------------

Medivir's MIV-150 presented at Microbicides 2004 in London

Medivir's MIV-150 presented at Microbicides 2004 in London At the Microbicides 2004 International Congress in London, Medivir and The Population Council presented preclinical results from a combination of MIV-150 and Carraguard against HIV transmission. MIV-150 is an inhibitor of HIV, developed by Medivir and Carraguard is a gel (microbicide) developed by Population Council and intended to be used by women in order to prevent sexual transmission of HIV. Carraguard is currently in clinical phase III. In July 2003 Medivir outlicensed MIV-150 to The Population Council, a New-York based, non-

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