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Boss Media delivers Internet casino system to Bowman International

Boss Media delivers Internet casino system to Bowman International On October 15, 2003, Boss Media announced that it had sold a casino system to a well-established betting company. For competitive reasons, the customer requested to remain anonymous at that time. Boss Media can now announce that an Internet casino system has recently been delivered to Bowman International - a company that started in 1985 as a telephone betting service. Software from Boss Media has replaced Bowman's earlier casino software on www.bowmans.com. The new Internet casino, which is available as a downloadable

Boliden hedges copper production

Boliden hedges copper production Boliden has hedged 40 percent of its planned mined copper production in Sweden from April 2004 to end March 2005 at an average price of 2 790 USD/tonne (1,27 USD/lb). The reason for hedging part of the mined copper production is that the current price level, the highest in nine years, is well above Boliden's planning prices. Since end 2003/beginning 2004 the copper price has risen by 25 percent. During 2003 the price increased by 51 percent. Boliden's mines produced 93 706 tonnes copper during 2003. Boliden has already hedged part of its silver production

BT INDUSTRIES, January-December 2003

BT INDUSTRIES, January-December 2003 Global lift truck market rebounding. January - December Amounts in SEK m. 2003 2002 Orders received 12,083 12,556 Net sales 11,877 12,329 Income after net 736 796 financial items Net income 471 478 Number of employees 8,026 7,794 Positive market development Global demand for lift trucks rose by nearly 7% in 2003, with the largest share attributable to combustion-powered counterbalanced trucks. The most substantial increases were outside mature markets in Europe and North America. The total market is estimated at 633,000 trucks (594,000). Of this amount,

Anoto, Dai Nippon Printing, Maxell and WAO launch education application in Japan to be used by schools

Anoto, Dai Nippon Printing, Maxell and WAO launch education application in Japan to be used by schools Anoto, DNP, Maxell and WAO have jointly developed an education system enabling Anoto functionality. This is the first commercial case implemented in Japan. The system is a test-marking application. Students fill in a test paper with a pencil. Marking papers with a digital pen makes it possible to receive digital data of each question automatically, immediately and calculate total scores. WAO will in April start using the system at its cram school "Nokai Center". WAO provides digital pens

Investor's 2003 Annual Report

Investor's 2003 Annual Report now available online Today, Investor announced that the company's complete Annual Report for 2003 in English and Swedish is now available as PDF documents for downloading or reading at www.investorab.com. The printed versions will soon be available for distribution. Investor's Annual General Meeting will be held March 23, 2004. For further information: Fredrik Lindgren, Vice President, Corporate Communications, +46 8 614 2031, +46 735 24 2031 IR-Group + 46 8 614 28 00 or: ir@investorab.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This

Schneider Electric chooses ReadSoft's INVOICES software to process 500,000 invoices in their SAP Business System

Schneider Electric chooses ReadSoft's INVOICES software to process 500,000 invoices in their SAP Business System ReadSoft's software for electronic invoice processing has been chosen by Schneider Electric France to automate the processing of 500,000 invoices annually from 8,500 suppliers. After the launch, Schneider Electric plans to extend the solution to the majority of its French subsidiaries and increase the volume to 750,000 invoices annually. Schneider Electric is the world's Power & Control specialist in electrical supply, with distribution in 130 countries. The headquarter is

Trade subject to notification - option exercise

After exercise of options, Orkla's holding of Orkla shares is reduced to 7,681,854. A total of 2,082,171 options have currently been issued. 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.   The following of the above transactions concern primary insiders:   +--------+---------+--------------------+-----------------------+------------+|Name |Options |Assigned new options|Total number of options|Orkla-shares|| |exercised|

New members of the Board of Directors of SSAB

New members of the Board of Directors of SSAB At SSAB´s Annual Shareholders´ Meeting (AGM) in Borlänge the 21 of April, the Nomination Committee of SSAB will recommend the AGM to re- elect Board Members Sverker Martin-Löf, Anders G Carlberg, Per-Olof Eriksson, Marianne Nivert, Anders Nyrén and Anders Ullberg. Sven-Åke Johansson and Jan Sjöqvist have declined re-election. For new members of the board, the Nomination Committee will recommend Carl Bennet and Matti Sundberg. Carl Benett is Chairman of the Board of Getinge and Elanders and Deputy Chairman of Boliden and Telia Sonera. He is also

Proposal regarding split presented to Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

Proposal regarding split presented to Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders The Board of Directors of SkiStar AB (publ) have resolved to propose a share split 2:1 of the SkiStar share at an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders. The split entails that each shareholder shall receive two new shares for every one old share. The share split shall take place in order to improve the liquidity of the company's share. In addition, it will be possible for a greater number of shareholders to utilise SkiStar's favourable shareholder discounts. The shareholder discount implies that

RESTRUCTRING PROCESS ADVANCES AT RAISIO

Raisio Group plc Stock Exchange Release 5 March 2004 at 9.50 Finnish timeRESTRUCTRING PROCESS ADVANCES AT RAISIO GROUPNegotiations on selling Raisio Chemicals ongoing On the basis of thorough evaluation and discussions with potentialbuyers, the best restructuring alternative for Raisio Group isconsidered to be the sale of Raisio Chemicals to an industrial buyer. The Supervisory Board of Raisio Group has in its meeting authorizedthe Board of Directors to sell Raisio Chemicals. The negotiations areexpected to be completed in the second or third quarter of 2004.

Nominations to Framfab's Board of Directors

Nominations to Framfab's Board of Directors Framfab's nominating committee, consisting of Gunnar Ek, Swedish Association of Share Investors, Ned Stringham, CEO of SBI Group Inc., Markus Winkler Board Chairman of Vermoegensverwaltungs-Gesellschaft Zurich and Sven Skarendahl, Board Chairman of Framfab AB, proposes that the March 25 annual general meeting re-appoint current Board members Kaj Green, Bob Gogel, Ty Mattingly and Sven Skarendahl. Shareholders representing more than 10% of Framfab AB's shares and votes support the proposal. For additional information, please contact: Sven

Componenta acquires De Globe

Componenta acquires De Globe Componenta acquires 55% of the shares and votes of De Globe, a Dutch foundry company. Componenta also has an option to acquire the remaining De Globe shares by the end of 2007. Componenta and De Globe complement each other operationally very well and together they form a major European supplier of casting solutions. The combined net sales of the companies in 2003 are EUR 259 million. In the transaction the Dutch private equity fund NIB Capital is selling all of its shares, representing 50% of the shares in De Globe and Industriebank LIOF is selling 5% of the

Componenta acquires De Globe

Componenta Corporation Stock Exchange Release 5.3.2004 at 9.30Componenta acquires De Globe Componenta acquires 55% of the shares and votes of De Globe, a Dutchfoundry company. Componenta also has an option to acquire the remainingDe Globe shares by the end of 2007. Componenta and De Globe complementeach other operationally very well and together they form a majorEuropean supplier of casting solutions. The combined net sales of thecompanies in 2003 are EUR 259 million. In the transaction the Dutch private equity fund NIB Capital is sellingall of its shares, representing 50% of

RAISIO GROUP PLC'S INVITATION TO ANNUAL

Raisio Group plc Stock Exchange Release 5 March 2004 at 9.15 Finnish timeRAISIO GROUP PLC’S INVITATION TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Raisio Group shareholders are invited to attend the Annual GeneralMeeting to be held at Fair and Congress Center, Messukentänkatu 9-13 Turku on 26 March 2004 at 2 p.m. Finnish time. Listing of theregistered shareholders will start at 1 p.m. The following matters will be on the agenda of the Meeting. 1. Matters pertaining to the Annual General Meeting specified inArticle 13 of the Company’s Articles of Association

Resolutions made at Axfood AB's Annual General Meeting

Resolutions made at Axfood AB's Annual General Meeting Election of directors The Annual General Meeting of Axfood resolved on 4 March 2004 that the Company's board shall consist of nine directors. The Meeting resolved to re-elect Göran Ennerfelt, Antonia Ax:son Johnson, Marcus Storch, Gösta Törnroth, Peggy Bruzelius, Annika Åhnberg, Maria Curman, Gunnar Söderling and Mats Jansson. Per Bergman and Ola Forsberg were elected as auditors for terms extending up until the 2008 Annual General Meeting. Purchases and transfers of own stock The Meeting resolved to authorize the Board, on one or more

INVITATION TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tecnomen Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 5 March 2004 at 8.30 amINVITATION TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS The shareholders of Tecnomen Corporation are invited to the AnnualGeneral Meeting of Shareholders which is to be held on Wednesday,24 March 2004 at 3 p.m., in Adams-Sali, Erottajankatu 15-17,Helsinki. Registration for the meeting begins at 2 p.m. The following matters are on the agenda of the Annual General Meetingof Shareholders: 1) Matters to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

AB Volvo sells its Scania B shares

AB Volvo sells its Scania B shares AB Volvo has sold all its B shares in Scania AB to Deutsche Bank for placement in a marketed offering. As a result of the transaction, Volvo receives about SEK 15 billion. Volvo's holding of B shares in Scania AB totaled 63.7 million shares, corresponding to about 5.8% of the votes and 31.8% of the capital. The transaction was carried out as part of Volvo's commitment to the EU Commission to divest its Scania shares not later than April 23 this year. After the sale, AB Volvo owns about 27.3 million A shares in Scania AB, corresponding to about 24.8% of the

SUMMONS TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHA

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC Stock Exchange Announcement March 5, 2004SUMMONS TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Company shareholders are hereby invited to the Annual GeneralMeeting, which will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, startingat 2:00 p.m. in the Lännen Tehtaat staff restaurant in Iso-Vimma,Säkylä. The AGM will deal with the following: 1. Items to be dealt with by the AGM under section 11 of the Articles of Association. 2. A Board of Directors proposal that the Board be authorized to decide to raise the share capital in one or more new share issues

Skandia's nominating committee

Skandia's nominating committee Skandia's nominating committee today decided that Bo Eklöf, who represents Robur, will take over as chairman of the committee after Björn Wahlroos, who has left his seat on the committee as a result of Sampo's sale of its shares in Skandia. At the meeting, the committee also decided to co-opt Lars Idermark, CEO of the Second National Pension Insurance Fund, to the committee. Corporate Communications S-103 50 Stockholm, Sweden Telephone +46-8-788 10 00 Telefax +46-8-788 23 80 www.skandia.com Office: Sveavägen 44 --------------------------------------------------

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