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Half-year Report 2020

JANUARY 1 – JUNE 30, 2020(compared with the corresponding period a year ago) · Net sales declined 1.0% to SEK 62,119m (62,724) · Organic net sales declined 0.9% · Essity has increased market shares in many markets and increased online sales · Sales were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns · In emerging markets, which accounted for 36% of net sales, organic net sales increased 2.3% · Operating profit before amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (EBITA) increased 43% to SEK 9,159m (6,412) · Adjusted EBITA increased 32% to

Volati’s results better than expected

Volati announces that the Group’s results for Q2 2020 are better than it believes the market is expecting. According to preliminary figures for Q2, the Group’s net sales increased by 6 percent to SEK 1,889 (1,776) million and EBITA increased by 41 percent to SEK 181 (129) million compared with the same quarter the previous year. For the first six months, EBITA increased by 46 percent to SEK 243 (166) million compared with the same period the previous year.  “Volati has continued to develop positively in the second quarter with very strong earnings growth. Since the IPO in 2016, we have

Orkla ASA: Strong growth for Orkla’s brands

Orkla’s operating profit (EBIT adj.) increased by 8.7% to NOK 1,205 million in the second quarter of 2020. Operating revenues rose by 5.3% to NOK 11,099 million. Adjusted earnings per share increased in the quarter by 18% to NOK 1.10.Orkla’s Branded Consumer Goods operations, including Headquarters, had a 16% improvement in operating profit. The improvement is a result of factors including cost-cutting measures related to the coronavirus pandemic, productivity improvements and positive currency translation effects. Four out of five business areas had a marked improvement in operating

Instalco expands its heating & plumbing operations in Finland

Instalco has acquired Uudenmaan Lämpötekniikka Oy (ULT) in Helsinki, thereby expanding its heating & plumbing operations in Finland.The company has 46 employees and its sales for the 2018/2019 financial year were approximately SEK 75 million. This acquisition brings the total to 12 subsidiaries owned by Instalco in Finland, of which 6 offer heating & plumbing installations and 6 work with electrical installations. “ULT is a specialist company that fits nicely with the Instalco model and is a good match with our other subsidiaries in Finland. We expect that there will be many

Lantmännen’s harvest forecast: A normal harvest for 2020

Lantmännen forecasts that the annual harvest will amount to 6.1 million tons in total. The coronavirus pandemic has clearly shown how important Swedish agriculture and a functioning food chain are for Sweden’s ability to be self-sufficient, and the Swedish harvest is the basis for this.Lantmännen’s forecast for the annual harvest of grain, oilseed crops and pulses amounts to 6.1 million tons, which is lower than last year’s bumper harvest but slightly above the five-year average. “We are expecting a good harvest in Sweden this year, in terms of both volume and quality, although there

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Early publication of Essity’s Half-year Report 2020

Essity’s Half-year Report for 2020 will be published on Monday, July 13 at approximately 7:00 a.m. CET instead of Friday, July 17 as previously communicated. The reason for the earlier publishing date is the uncertainty entailed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In conjunction with publication, a telephone and web presentation will be held on July 13 at 9:00 a.m. CET where President and CEO Magnus Groth will present the report and answer questions.Presentation:Date: Monday, July 13, 2020Time: 9:00 a.m. CETLink to web presentation: https://essity.videosync.fi/2020-07-13Telephone: +44

Scandion Oncology announces that the results of the 4 SCO-101 clinical phase I trials have been published in the journal “Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxocology”.

Scandion Oncology A/S (“Scandion Oncology”) announces that the results from the 4 SCO-101 phase I clinical trials have been published in the International peer-reviewed journal” Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology”.“An important part of drug development is to publish the results from the different development phases in order to allow a more detailed evaluation of the development. I am very happy that we can now present the data from the 4 clinical phase I studies that were performed by the former owner of SCO-101. As previously announced, SCO-101

Selvaag Bolig ASA: Purchase of treasury shares

Selvaag Bolig ASA purchased 21 330 treasury shares on 10 July 2020. The shares were purchased at an average price of price of NOK 54.0933. The shares were purchased for the company's share programmes for employees. After the transaction, Selvaag Bolig owns 484 745 treasury shares.   Further information fromSverre Molvik, CFO, Selvaag Bolig ASATelephone: +47 401 00 585, e-mail: smo@selvaagbolig.no  Selvaag Bolig ASA is a residential property developer which controls the entire value chain from acquisition of land to sale of turnkey homes. The company has several thousand

Bambuser continues US growth – enters into agreement with fashion discovery platform Moda Operandi

Bambuser AB continues to grow in the US market with yet another new multi-brand retailer in the luxury segment. Today, Bambuser has entered into an agreement with Moda Operandi, one of the world's leading platforms for fashion discovery.   Moda Operandi (modaoperandi.com) is one of the world's leading platforms for designer fashion discovery. With an innovative mix of commerce and content, Moda Operandi offers more than 1,000 luxury brands and designers across fashion, fine jewelry and home, and ships to 125 countries. Bambuser has today signed a new agreement with Moda

Primary insider disclosure

The following primary insiders (or their related parties as described below) have, as part of the company's incentive program, committed to acquire shares in Ocean Yield ASA (the "Company" or "Ocean Yield"): · Lars Solbakken, CEO of Ocean Yield ASA, has through his wholly owned company Finmarine AS acquired 50,000 shares in Ocean Yield. Upon completion of such acquisition, Lars Solbakken will own, directly or indirectly, 1,640,880 shares in the Company. ·  Marius Magelie, SVP Finance & Investor Relations, has through his wholly owned company MGM Invest AS committed to acquire 7,500

Simris rights issue was oversubscribed

Simris (FNSE: SIMRIS) has concluded its rights issue of units which was announced on 12 June 2020. The subscription rate was circa 101.6 percent in total, of which circa 61.2 percent was subscribed with unit rights and circa 40.4 percent without unit rights. Consequently, underwriting commitments will not be called on. Simris receives circa SEK 29.1 million before transaction costs from the rights issue, of which circa SEK 2.2 million will be funded through offset of debt.IMPORTANT INFORMATION: NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR TO AUSTRALA, HONGKONG,

BioStock: Aptahem comments on the new Covid-19 project

Last night, Malmö-based Aptahem announced that they have entered a preclinical collaboration with the University Health Network in Toronto. The collaboration will be anchored in Aptahem’s previously indicative positive preclinical data, and the objective is to evaluate whether the company’s drug candidate Apta-1 can show a positive treatment effect on the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome that can affect severe cases of Covid-19. BioStock contacted Aptahem’s CSO Dr Luiza Jedlina for a comment.Read the full interview at biostock.se: https://www.biostock.se/en/aptahem-comments-on-the-new-

Flowscape wins new orders in Australia

One of Flowscapes global customers is expanding their installations in Australia with a new office in Brisbane and a complementing order for their Sydney office. The Flowscape solution will be an important part for a safe return to the offices after the Covid-19 lock down. The order value is 1.3 MSEK first year and thereafter SEK 300,000 annually."Over the past month, we have seen a great interest from several countries for our new Covid-19 solution for safe social distancing at the office. With this order, our system will be used in two large offices in Australia with a total of over 1000

Vator Securities: CREATE Health delivers another exciting tech, ProMIS, which potentially could open up a world of new IP for Immunovia

In our latest research update on Immunovia (link to report ), we presented our forecast of a future diagnostic regimen including a combination of proteomics and genomics-based techs to generate timely and correct diagnosis of cancer. Published in the impactful Nature Communication Biology, (link to article ), Immunovia’s research arm and collaborator CREATE Health demonstrates the powerful combination of the two techs in its novel academic research project, the ProMIS platform. The

Storytel acquires the Nordic audiobook production company Earselect

Storytel AB (publ) (“Storytel”), Northern Europe’s leading audiobook and e-book streaming service, is acquiring an 80 percent majority interest in Earselect AB, a Nordic production company offering a dynamic, flexible and scalable cloud based platform specialised in remote audiobook production.With Storytel AB as new majority owner, Earselect’s efficient technology for both traditional production and a remote workflow, will support Storytel’s production line, and also continue to provide high quality and cost-efficient productions to external publishers with full business integrity as

AGENT study update with regards to COVID-19

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, July 10, 2020 – Isofol Medical AB (publ) (Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market: ISOFOL), informs that the outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the general situation of the AGENT study activities. Patient recruitment has been ongoing without interruption during the pandemic, but the effects of COVID-19 may result in a delay of the full enrolment by up to three months.As hospitals, regions and countries have updated their guidelines, Isofol has adapted accordingly to be fully compliant with the new procedures. In order to ensure continuity of the ongoing AGENT study in a

Sold Out Signs Two New Titles

Today, EG7 announces that the subsidiary Sold Out has signed publishing agreements regarding two new titles. The signed publisher agreements concern developer ColePowered Games' upcoming sci-fi title Shadows of Doubt as well as an as a yet unannounced title from Auroch Digital. The two titles join Sold Out's fast-growing portfolio of digital titles. More information will be communicated in the coming months. Comment from Robin Flodin, CEO of EG7: “We are pleased that Sold Out has signed agreements with both ColePowered Games and Auroch Digital, two very talented developers that

Invitation to presentation of Handicares interim report January-June 2020

On the 17[th ]of July at 08.00 AM (CET), Handicare will publish its interim report for January-June 2020. At 09.00 AM (CET) the same day, the company holds a conference call, where President and CEO Johan Ek presents the report together with CFO Pernilla Lindén. After the presentation follows a Q&A session. The conference call will be held in English. The interim report and a presentation will be available on the website, www.handicaregroup.com. After the conclusion of the conference call, there will be a recording on the website. To participate in the conference, please register on the

MPC Container Ships ASA announces allocation of shares to primary insiders

Oslo, 10 July 2020 – Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by MPC Container Ships ASA ("MPCC" or the "Company") on 10 July 2020 regarding the successful completion of a private placement with gross proceeds of NOK 260,000,000 by issuance of 260,000,000 new shares at a subscription price of NOK 1.00 per share (the "Private Placement"). The Private Placement was fully underwritten by existing shareholders and primary insiders in the Company: STAR Spike Ltd. (a fund managed by STAR Capital Partnership LLP) ("STAR"), CSI Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and associated parties

Magnolia Bostad sells 230 residential units in Partille

Magnolia Bostad has sold residential units in the new Partille Port district to Heimstaden Bostad. Around 230 residential units are planned in the property of 12,500 m[2] GFA as well as 3,000 m[2  ]GFA of retail units and an underground garage. The estimated property value upon completion is around SEK 560 million.The sale will be a corporate transaction and refers to the Partille 11:61 property, which is located in Partille Port, a new urban development project just east of Göteborg. The project is part of the framework agreement signed with Heimstaden in June 2018. There is a zoning plan

Vestas expands its multibrand fleet in Europe with service agreement for Senvion turbines in Croatia

News release from Vestas Northern and Central EuropeHamburg, 10 July 2020 Leveraging industry-leading multibrand service capabilities, Vestas has secured a service agreement for the Croatian wind energy project Orjak in northern Croatia from VJETROELEKTRANA ORJAK d.o.o., a daughter company of ECOwind Handels-und Wartungs-GmbH, which is a subsidiary of global renewable energy developer BayWa r.e.     Vestas will deliver the maintenance of the project’s five Senvion MM92-2.05 wind turbines and the 18-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service agreement will commence

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