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New VP for Supply Chain Management in Atea Group

Lorna Stangeland (50) is appointed VP of Supply Chain Management in the Atea Group. She brings executive experience and a proven track record of leadership within logistics and supply chain management.  Lorna joins Atea from the logistics company Vectura AS, where she has worked as Chief Executive Officer since 2013.  Prior to this, she has worked as the Nordic Logistics manager for JF Hildebrand, and as the Nordic Managing Director for VSD Logistics.  She has also previously held management positions for the IT and consumer electronics companies Thorn, Getronics and InfoCare."We are

Jonas Gustavsson appointed new President and CEO of ÅF

The board of directors of ÅF has appointed Jonas Gustavsson as new President and CEO. Mr Gustavsson will assume the post by August 1[st], replacing Jonas Wiström who is stepping down after 15 successful years at the helm. "I am pleased and proud to present Jonas Gustavsson as new President and CEO," says Chairman Anders Narvinger. "He is a capable leader who, in his role as head of Sandvik Machining Solutions, has demonstrated his profound understanding of how to generate growth in a complex, innovation-driven business. I am confident that he will be able to further develop what Jonas

Q-FREE - DIVESTMENT OF SECURITY DIVISION

Q-Free has entered into an agreement to sell all assets related to its security business Prometheus Security Group Inc. (PSG) located in Austin, Texas. The net consideration is NOK 10 million. Q-Free expects the transaction to be closed during February 2017, upon which all contracts, employees, and other assets will be transferred to the new owner. Consequently, PSG will be taken out of Q-Free’s consolidated accounts with effect from fourth quarter 2016 and reported as “discontinued operations”.- As communicated in our Q3 report, the security division is not part of Q-Free’s core business

Financial Statements Release 2016: UPM finishes a record-strong year with a good quarter

UPM-Kymmene Corporation      Financial Statements Release         31 January 2017 at 9:35 EET Financial Statements Release 2016: UPM finishes a record-strong year with a good quarter Q4 2016 highlights · Comparable EBIT increased by 15% to EUR 283 million (247 million). · High maintenance activity resulted in temporarily higher fixed costs and lower operational efficiency. · Growth projects contributed significantly to earnings. · Strong operating cash flow at EUR 405 million (390 million). · The Otepää plywood mill expansion and UPM Kaukas pulp mill

Change in number of shares and votes in Alligator Bioscience AB (publ)

During December, the number of shares and votes in Alligator Bioscience AB (publ) has increased due to that 700,000 warrants in the warrant program 2014/2017 issued pursuant to the resolution by the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on 5 November 2013 have been excercised for subscription of 700,000 new shares. As of January 31, 2017, the number of shares and votes in Alligator Bioscience AB amounts to 70,813,615.About AlligatorAlligator is a research-based biotechnology company that develops innovative immune activating antibody drugs for tumor-directed immunotherapy. The Company is

Aker Solutions Wins Hook-Up Contract for Johan Sverdrup Oil Field

January 31, 2017 - Aker Solutions won a contract from Statoil for the hook-up of the riser platform for the Johan Sverdrup field, Norway's largest offshore development in the past three decades. The company will work closely with subcontractor Kvaerner on joining together the platform's seven modules, which will be transported to Norway in the second quarter of 2018. The scope also covers planning, management and prefabrication.  The contract value is approximately NOK 900 million and will be split about equally between Aker Solutions and Kvaerner. Aker Solutions' share will be booked

Kvaerner ASA: Kvaerner awarded contract for offshore hook-up of the Johan Sverdrup riser platform

31 January 2017 - Kvaerner has together with Aker Solutions been awarded a contract for offshore hook-up of the riser platform for the Johan Sverdrup field. Kvaerner and Aker Solutions will work integrated with Statoil and assist in all parts of the project execution. The scope will primarily consist of planning, management and hook-up of the seven platform modules, scheduled to arrive in Norway in second quarter 2018. Kvaerner will formally operate as a subcontractor to Aker Solutions. The contract has an estimated value for Kvaerner of approximately NOK 450 million. "We are very

Year-End Report 2016

Highlights during the fourth quarter · Net asset value* amounted to SEK 300,077 m. (SEK 393 per share) on December 31, 2016, an increase of SEK 9,394 m. (SEK 13 per share) during the quarter, corresponding to a change of 3 percent. · Listed Core Investments generated a total return* of 3 percent. Shares in Ericssson were purchased for SEK 1,011 m., increasing our ownership to 5.9 percent of the capital and 21.8 percent of the votes. · On January 16, 2017, Atlas Copco proposed a split of the Group into two market-leading companies. As the main owner of Atlas Copco, Investor fully

Starbreeze and Behaviour Digital brings asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight to consoles in 2017

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (January 31, 2017) Starbreeze AB and Behaviour Digital have agreed to bring asymmetrical multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight to PlayStation®4 and Xbox One in digital format later this year. Released on PC in June 2016, Dead by Daylight has already sold more than 1.8 million copies on the digital distribution platform Steam and became an instant favourite with streamers on Twitch and other streaming platforms. “We’re proud of Behaviour Digital’s success with Dead by Daylight and can’t wait to deliver it to consoles together.” said Mikael Nermark, Starbreeze CoO.

Castellum signs 10-year leasing contract for 28,000 sq.m. of logistics premises in Gothenburg

Castellum has signed a 10-year lease with Speed Group for a logistics facility of 28,000 sq.m. adjacent to the Port of Gothenburg.Speed Group is one of the leading logistics operators in Gothenburg and Borås. "It is gratifying that a big company like Speed Group chooses to re-enter into a long term contract with us - and we look forward to continued good cooperation", says Cecilia Fasth, Managing Director Region West Castellum. The demand for warehouse and logistics premises is large in the Gothenburg area. Castellum announced in November 2016 a new construction of a fully leased

New number of shares in Handelsbanken

Due to an exchange of convertible notes in Svenska Handelsbanken AB, the number of Class A shares has increased by 21 736 shares and the number of votes has increased by 21 736. Following the increase, the total number of shares in Handelsbanken is 1 944 173 136 of which 1 908 921 807 are Class A shares and 35 251 329 are Class B shares. The total number of votes in Handelsbanken is 1 912 446 939,90. The share capital amounts to SEK 3 013 468 360,80 after the increase.For further information, please contact:Klas Tollstadius, Head of Corporate Governance, +46 8–701 29 01, +46 70–576 76

Catella represented Guy Hands in the acquisition of McDonald's Nordic operations

Catella acted as exclusive financial advisor to Guy Hands in raising financing for the acquisition of McDonald’s Nordic operations. The parties have signed a share sale and purchase agreement and agreed on the Master Franchise Agreement. Mr. Hands will become the Development Licensee (DL) for the Nordic markets.The Nordic countries consist of approximately 435 restaurants, of which more than 95% are franchised, and is the clear number one QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) operator in the region. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. Under the DL structure, McDonald’s

Coor signs new Nordic IFM agreement with ABB

Coor has won a new assignment from ABB regarding delivery and development of several FM services to ABB in Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Baltics. The total estimated contract value is over SEK 1,000 m.ABB, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Following an extensive tendering process, ABB has signed an agreement with Coor relating to the coordination, delivery and development of a large

New number of votes in Bonava AB due to conversion

The number of votes in Bonava AB has changed due to conversions of a total of 197,413 shares of series A to a total of 197,413 shares of series B.According to Bonava’s articles of association, owner of a share of series A has the right to request that such share is converted to a share of series B. In January, 197,413 shares of series A shares were converted to 197,413 shares of series B at the request of shareholders. Following the conversions, there were, as of January 31, the last trading day of the month, a total of 108,435,822 registered shares in Bonava AB. Of these 14,177,425 are

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Full-year report

Full-year (1 December 2015 — 30 November 2016)  · The H&M group’s sales including VAT increased by 7 percent in local currencies during the financial year. Converted into SEK, sales including VAT increased by 6 percent to SEK 222,865 m (209,921). Sales excluding VAT amounted to SEK 192,267 m (180,861). · Gross profit increased to SEK 106,177 m (103,167). This corresponds to a gross margin of 55.2 percent (57.0). · Profit after financial items amounted to SEK 24,039 m (27,242). The group’s profit after tax amounted to SEK 18,636 m (20,898), corresponding to SEK 11.26 (12.63) per

Nordnet Year-End report January-December 2016

October-December 2016 · Operating income decreased by 3 percent to SEK 314.0 million (322.4) · Operating profit decreased by 5 percent to SEK 107.7 million (113.2)  · Profit after tax for the period was unchanged and amounted to SEK 87.4 million (87.5) · Earnings per share before and after dilution were unchanged and amounted to SEK 0.50 (0.50) January – December 2016 · Operating income decreased by 3 percent to SEK 1,196.0 million (1,238.1) · Operating profit decreased by 18 percent to SEK 367.7 million (448.6)  · Profit after tax for the period fell by 17

New number of shares and votes in Serneke

Following the exchange of convertibles in Serneke Group AB (“Serneke”), the number of shares increased by 62,500 Series B shares and the number of votes by 6,250 during January 2017.As per 31 January 2017, the total number of shares in Serneke amounts to 22,777,352, of which 5,360,000 are Series A shares and 17,417,352 are Series B shares. The total number of votes in Serneke amounts to 7,101,735.2. Following the increase, the share capital amounts to SEK 2,277,735.20. For additional information, please contact:Anders Antonsson, Investor RelationsTel: +46 709 994 970anders.

New Number of Shares and Votes in Tobii

After the completion of the rights issue, the number of shares and votes in Tobii AB increased by 8,814,003 in January 2017. Tobii announced by press release on December 29 that the rights issue, for which the subscription period ended December 22, 2016, was fully subscribed and 8,814,003 new shares were issued. These shares were introduced in the Euroclear Sweden's share register in January 2017. Today, the last trading day of the month, the total number of shares and votes in Tobii amounts to 96,954,036. Following the rights issue, the share capital increased by approximately 63,962.63

DermoScan and SciBase to co-promote integrated workflow solution for Digital dermoscopy and Nevisense

SciBase has signed an agreement with the German medical device company DermoScan to link Nevisense with its EIS measurement for early detection of malignant melanoma, with DermoScan’s digital dermoscopy system DermoGenius Ultra. DermoScan’s systems are used by several hundred clinics in Germany and other markets.DermoScan is one of Europe’s foremost manufacturers of digital dermoscopy systems. The agreement means that EIS measurements from Nevisense will be integrated as a standard option in DermoGenius Ultra. The result is that both patient data and Nevisense (EIS) measurements can be

Nordax invites to presentation of the year-end report for January-December 2016

Nordax Group AB (publ) publishes its year-end report for the period January-December 2016 on Wednesday, February 8, 7.30am CET. Media, analysts and investors are welcome to take part in a conference call at 8.15am CET.Conference call CEO Morten Falch and CFO Camilla Wirth will present the results. After the presentation there will be a Q&A session. Call-in numbers: Sweden: +46 8 566 426 98  UK: +44 203 008 98 07  US: +1 855 831 59 44  Link to audiocast: https://wonderland.videosync.fi/nordax-q4-report-2016  You can also follow the presentation on https://www.

People would pay more for tickets to sustainable sporting events, a new survey indicates

Sustainability is a growing demand amongst sports fans, a recent survey finds. More than half of Finns, Swedes and Germans say they would be willing to pay more for events that are fully sustainable. Stora Enso will be cheering on the competitors at Lahti 2017 as the proud presenting sponsor, and through the efforts to showcase sustainability, hope to mark a new mindset among sporting events.Stora Enso asked Finns, Swedes and Germans about how responsibility and the use of renewable materials would affect their experience at sporting events. And, it would seem that event organisers have a

Stora Enso shows in Lahti World Ski Championships what a tree can do

The renewable materials company Stora Enso is the presenting sponsor of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland (22 February − 5 March 2017). Stora Enso and Lahti2017 are together leading the way in promoting and supporting sustainable events, by using renewable raw materials derived from wood and by maximising the recycling and reuse of products.Stora Enso’s theme for Lahti2017 is ‘100% renewable for 100% sports’. “The Centenary World Championships in Lahti will be the biggest and most memorable event during the Finland’s 100th anniversary year of independence. Stora

Zervant Scraps Its Subscription Service to Offer Free Invoicing to Europe’s 20 Million Entrepreneurs

Following on from a successful 2016 - which saw Zervant  close its Series A funding round and sign a major partnership with banking giant ING Belgium - the fintech startup shows no signs of slowing down. It recently hit an impressive user milestone, and has also decided to get rid of its subscription model.The Helsinki-based company currently has more than 150,000 users signed up, with half of this number coming in the last 12 months. Last year also saw Zervant triple its revenue. Now, to make it even easier for

Proposals from Aktia Bank plc's Nomination Committee to the Annual General Meeting 2017

Aktia Bank plcStock Exchange Release31/01/2017 at 9 am    Aktia Bank plc's Nomination Committee proposes the Annual General Meeting of Aktia Bank plc to be held on 5 April 2017 that the current members of the Board of Supervisors Christina Gestrin, Patrik Lerche, Håkan Fagerström, Peter Simberg, Solveig Söderback and Peter Karlgren, whose turn it is to step down at the 2017 AGM, should be re-elected. Nina Wilkman, LL.M., and Mats Löfström, B. Soc. Sciences, are proposed to be elected as new members. The number of members in the Board of Supervisors is proposed to be reduced

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