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Biohit responds to health organizations’ position paper

Biohit Oyj April 24, 2013 at 9:30 A.M. local time (EET)   Biohit has launched the Acetium lozenge, which removes carcinogenic acetaldehyde from the saliva of smokers. The Finnish Breathing Association, the Finnish Heart Association and Cancer Societies of Finland made a statement on the product (April 23, 2013) and wanted to draw attention to the harm caused by smoking. “Biohit shares the concern expressed by the organizations and recommends quitting smoking because of its health hazards. However, we are aware that not all smokers are capable of stopping altogether because of

VTT involved in developing cellulose-based ethanol production in Brazil

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland exports its expertise as a developer of biomass processing technology to Brazil. Odebrecht, a conglomerate and one of the southern hemisphere's largest enterprises, is making preparations for second generation ethanol production and plans to construct a demonstration plant. VTT acts as Odebrecht's research partner, tasked with developing the technology used in the company's processes. VTT makes use of its experience in the development of biomass processing technology, applying it to the Brazilian sugar cane biomass processing industry. VTT's

PRELIMINARY RESULT IN THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIR OFFERING

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, HONG KONG OR THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS STOCK EXCHANGE NOTICE.Oslo, 24 April 2013 Reference is made to the stock exchange notices published by DiaGenic ASA (the “Company”) regarding the subsequent repair offering (the “Subsequent Offering”) of up to 11,666,666 new shares (the “Offer Shares”) in the Company at a subscription price of

PA Resources’ Interim Report January - March 2013

SUMMARY · Group revenue for the first quarter totalled SEK 446 million (650). · EBITDA for the quarter was SEK 242 million (395). · Profit before tax for the quarter was SEK 110 million (68). · A profit of SEK 34 million (-31) was reported for the period. · The completed rights issue raised SEK 604 million for PA Resources, net after issue costs. · At the end of March, an exploration well was spudded on the Carla South prospect in Block I in Equatorial Guinea. · After the end of the quarter, PA Resources was granted an additional 50% of the Mer Profonde Sud licence in

Strong first quarterly report after the acquisition of NextGenTel

Press release from Telio Oslo, Norway, 24 April 2013 Telio experienced continued strong revenue growth and increased profitability in the first quarter. The acquisition of NextGenTel AS was completed on 31 January 2013 and the company and its subsidiaries are consolidated in the Telio Group financial statements from 1 February 2013. Telio improved profitability significantly from Q4 2012 and NextGenTel over-performed compared to plan. Revenues for Telio Group in the first quarter ended at NOK 260.7 million compared to NOK 98.2 million in the year-ago quarter.-    Revenue growth for

KONECRANES PLC: ALL-TIME HIGH ORDER INTAKE, SERVICE PROFITABILITY IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES, EQUIPMENT PROFITABILITY NOT YET SATISFACTORY

KONECRANES PLC INTERIM REPORT April 24, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Figures in brackets, unless otherwise stated, refer to the same period a year earlier. FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS - Order intake EUR 582.5 million (534.6), +9.0 percent; Service -0.9 percent and Equipment +13.7 percent.- Order book EUR 1,084.0 million (1,075.6) at the end of March, 0.8 percent higher than a year ago, 15.0 percent higher than at the end of 2012.- Sales EUR 495.9 million (474.0), +4.6 percent; Service +1.3 percent and Equipment +7.6 percent.- Operating profit before restructuring costs EUR 23.1 million (24.

Eniro signs commitment letter on long-term financing

This has been made possible by Eniro’s profit level and strong cash flow. Eniro has more than a year before expiry of its current loan agreement renegotiated its long-term financing. All six banks in the company’s current banking consortium (Danske Bank, DNB, Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB and Swedbank) have signed the commitment letter. The commitment letter entails a more flexible annual repayment rate, increased operational flexibility and a continued possibility of future dividends on the company’s common shares.More than a year before its current bank loans expire, Eniro has signed a

CONCENTRIC INTERIM REPORT JANUARY – MARCH 2013

First quarter of 2013: Modest sequential sales growth · Sales for Q1 up 7% sequentially on Q4 last year in constant currency – 3% increase after adjusting for more working days · Sales for Q1 MSEK 449 (610), down 23% year-on-year in constant currency - fall in demand across most end-markets and regions from last year · EBIT and EBIT margin for Q1 MSEK 59 (89) and 13.0% (14.6) respectively 1) · Earnings after tax for Q1 MSEK 37 (55) – EPS before & after dilution SEK 0.84 (1.25) 1) · Group’s net debt and gearing ratio for Q1 MSEK 438 (466) and 69% (69) respectively – includes

Interim report January - March 2013

Hans Linnarson, President and CEO:“Husqvarna’s first quarter results were impacted by unfavorable weather conditions and continued macroeconomic slowdown in Europe. Earnings were also negatively affected by the strong Swedish Krona which accounted for more than half of the decline in operating income, and reduced manufacturing utilization to meet the lower demand. Improvements in Americas and Construction were not enough to offset the downturn in Europe.    We are pleased with the results coming from operational improvements in our business area Americas. The effects of mix, channel

Rejlers acquires Umeå Industri och Kraftkonsult

Rejlers acquires Umeå Industri och Kraftkonsult AB, IKAB, with 19 employees. IKAB is one of Norrland's largest electrical consultancies with several large energy and industrial companies as customers. During 2012 the company had revenue of 23 MSEK."The acquisition of IKAB strengthens our offering to industrial customers in northern Sweden. IKAB operates as technical consultants in the mining industry, an area where Rejlers now can grow further", says Eva Nygren, president and CEO at Rejlers. "Rejlers is a company with good reputation in the industry. We will be able to offer our staff

Invitation to presentation of Orkla's Q1-13 results, Thursday 2 May

Orkla will report first quarter 2013 results on Thursday, 2 May 2013 at 7.00 a.m. CET. The quarterly report and the presentation materials will be available at this time at www.orkla.com. A presentation of the quarter results will be held at 8.00 a.m. at Vika Atrium Conference Center, Munkedamsveien 45, Oslo. The presentation will be held in English and may be seen live at webcast at www.orkla.com. You may also follow the presentation live by telephone.Dial-in details: +47 21 03 33 94. Pincode: 29228#. Orkla ASAOslo, 24 April 2013 Contact:Anders Kalleberg, Investor Relations

Utilization of transfer authorization in Investor AB to secure costs for the Company’s long-term variable remuneration program

The Annual General Meeting 2013 decided to authorize the Board to decide on the transfer of the Company’s own shares in order to secure costs for Investor’s long-term variable remuneration program. Investor hereby announces that the Company’s Board has decided to utilize the authorization. The transfer of own shares may take place on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm during the period from April 24, 2013, up to and including October 24, 2013 at a price within the from time to time registered price interval. Transfers will not be made during the thirty-day periods prior to ordinary quarterly reports,

Report from Annual General Meeting in Beijer Electronics AB (publ)

Beijer Electronics’ Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the financial year 2012 was held on April 23, 2013. The AGM approved the presented Income Statement and Balance Sheet and the Consolidated Income Statement and Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Board members and Chief Executive Officer were discharged from liability. The Meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposal for an ordinary dividend of SEK 1.25 per share for the financial year 2012. April 26, 2013 was resolved as the record date for the dividend. The dividend is scheduled for disbursement from Euroclear Sweden AB on May 2,

Moelven posts a loss of NOK 64 million

A challenging European export market is the main reason for Moelven's operating loss of NOK 64 million in the first quarter.A weak economy and challenging market conditions in European export markets has dominated the first quarter and led to a decline in both revenue and operating profit compared with the same period last year. Revenues in the first quarter were NOK 1,849 million (NOK 2,165 million in the same period last year) and an operating loss of NOK 64 million (18.7). Low activityCEO Hans Rindal of Moelven Industrier ASA explains that the first quarter ordinarily is the

Storebrand ASA 1Q 2013: Stable growth and improved results

· Group profit of NOK 552 million for 1[st] quarter · 17 per cent growth in premium income for non-guaranteed pensions · 7,4 per cent increase in fee and administration income · Cost measures strengthens financial performance The Board of Director's Interim report for 1Q 2013, 1Q 2013 result presentation and Supplementary Information are attached on http://www.newsweb.no Storebrand will today host a press and analyst conference in Storebrands head office at Lysaker, Professor Kohts vei 9, at 1000 CET (in Norwegian). An international conference call will be hosted at

Ericsson reports first quarter results 2013

First quarter highlights · Sales in the quarter were SEK 52.0 b. For comparable units and adjusted for FX and hedging, sales increased 7% YoY and declined -19% QoQ. · Operating income incl. JV was SEK 2.1 b. with an operating margin of 4.0%. Excluding the restructuring charges related to the reduction of operations in Sweden of SEK 1.4 b. the margin amounted to 6.7%. Last year's margin of 17.8% was positively impacted by a gain of SEK 7.7 b. from the divestment of Sony Ericsson. · Net income was SEK 1.2 (8.8) b. · EPS diluted was SEK 0.37 (2.76). EPS Non-IFRS was SEK 0.

First Quarter Results 2013

Nordea delivers on its planCEO Christian Clausen’s comments on the results:“Nordea has delivered in line with the financial plan that was presented at the Capital Markets Day on 6 March. I am very pleased that we delivered flat costs for the 10th consecutive quarter. Our focus on capital efficiency led to a further increase in our Core tier 1 ratio to 13.2% despite negative impact from revised IAS 19 rules. Our income-related initiatives had a positive effect and we managed to mitigate the negative effects of low interest rates and low activity level in the corporate sector. We are

Updated financial calendar

Panoro Energy ASA announces that the Company, due to the ongoing strategic processes, has changed the date of the Annual General Meeting from May 15, 2013 to June 20, 2013. The updated financial calendar for the rest of 2013 for Panoro Energy ASA is therefore as follows: Financial Calendar 2013 May 15, 2013First quarter 2013 results June 20, 2013Annual General MeetingAugust 8, 2013Second quarter 2013 resultsNovember 7, 2013Third quarter 2013 results The Company holds presentations open to the public every quarter, and the presentations will also be available through

INTERIM REPORT JANUARY-MARCH 2013

• Consolidated net revenues for the first quarter of 2013 amounted to SEK 1,048 M (956). • Operating earnings (EBIT) amounted to SEK 236 M (160). Operating earnings were burdened by revaluations of purchased debt portfolios amounting to a negative SEK 4 M (negative 41). • The operating margin was 23 percent (17). Excluding revaluations of purchased debt portfolios, the operating margin was 23 percent (20). • Net earnings for the quarter amounted to SEK 155 M (92) and earnings per share were SEK 1.94 (1.16). • Disbursements for investments in purchased debt amounted to SEK 920 M

Handelsbanken’s Interim Report January – March 2013

Summary January – March 2013, compared with January – March 2012 · The period’s profit after tax for total operations went up by 6 per cent to SEK 3,466 million (3,265) and earnings per share increased to SEK 5.47 (5.23)  · Operating profit decreased by 3 per cent to SEK 4,336 million (4,458)  · Return on equity for total operations was 13.8 per cent (14.1)  · Income went down to SEK 8,800 million (8,866)  · Net interest income was SEK 6,541 million (6,560)  · The C/I ratio rose to 47.5 per cent (46.4)  · The loan loss ratio was 0.06 per cent (

ABB Q1: Revenue growth, improved profitability

· Improved portfolio and geographic balance generates solid results in a mixed market · Revenues steady to higher in all divisions[1] ; Thomas & Betts on track · Operational EBITDA[2]  and margin higher, continued solid execution on cost savingsZurich, Switzerland, April 24, 2013 – ABB today reported its first-quarter 2013 results, highlighting revenue growth and improved operational profitability2 despite a weak business environment. “Given the continued uncertainties in the global economy, this is a

Sony Announces the Cyber-shot HX50V: The World’s Smallest and Lightest 30x Optical Zoom Camera

New Compact High-Zoom Camera boasts high-resolution 20.4MP Image sensor, Wi-Fi and moreTORONTO, April 24, 2013 – Today, Sony Canada introduced the Cyber-shot™ HX50 camera – a powerful new compact featuring an impressive 30x optical zoom range and advanced 20.4 MP “Exmor R” CMOS image sensor.  Measuring approximately 4.4”x2.6”x1.2”1 in size and weighing in at approximately 9.6 oz.2, it is the world’s smallest and lightest camera with 30x optical zoom capability3.             “Despite the emergence of smart phone cameras in today’s market, the HX50V model gives photographers plenty of

INVISIO Communications Interim Report January to March 2013

INVISIO Communications (IVSO) has published its Interim Report for January to March 2013. Among the main bullets are that INVISIO shows a positive result this quarter – for the first time in the company's about ten-year history.  The report as a whole can be downloaded as pdf from INVISIO’s website. Lars Højgård Hansen, CEO INVISIO Communications, comments: “It is with great pleasure I inform you that INVISIO shows a positive result this quarter – for the first time* in the company's about ten-year history. The operating profit was SEK 1.6 m this quarter, which also showed the highest

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