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UPM continues developing Pulp Business by investing in efficiency and competitiveness of the Kaukas pulp mill

(UPM, Helsinki, 20 June 2017 at 09:30 EET) - UPM will further improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the Kaukas pulp mill in Lappeenranta, Finland, by upgrading the mill's production process with a EUR 30 million investment. The upgrade will be targeted in the mill's fibre lines, recovery boiler, evaporation, bailing and wood handling. Erection of the main equipment and start-up are scheduled for the spring of 2018. "Last year at the Kaukas mill we successfully completed a EUR 50 million investment, where we renewed both the pulp drying machines. Now that we have met targets with

Tupy expands Compacted Graphite Iron production capability in Mexico

· High volume CGI series production order secured · System 3000 Plus upgrade at Tupy foundry in Saltillo, Mexico · SinterCast-CGI series production capability on five different production lines[Joinville, Saltillo and Stockholm, 20 June 2017] – Tupy, the world’s largest cast iron cylinder block and head foundry group, has received a new order for a high volume Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) passenger vehicle cylinder block, to be produced at its North American production base in Saltillo, Mexico.  In order to support pre-production activities, and in preparation for the start of series

First patient treated in Phase II study with IdeS in anti-GBM antibody disease

Hansa Medical AB (publ) today announced that the first patient has been treated with the company lead drug candidate IdeS in an investigator initiated Phase II study in severe anti-GBM antibody disease.Anti-GBM antibody disease, also known as Goodpasture’s disease, is a rare autoimmune disease where autoantibodies directed against type IV collagen cause acute inflammation of the kidney and/or the lungs. In severe anti-GBM, the disease may progress to renal failure or death. The study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT03157037) is an open label investigator initiated Phase II study in

Hafslund – change in financial calendar

Reference is made to stock exchange announcements 26 April 2017, where it was announced that the City of Oslo, through a new wholly-owned company, will make a voluntary offer for the purchase of all shares in Hafslund ASA, which will be followed by a compulsory acquisition. Due to the announced offer with subsequent delisting of Hafslund ASA from Oslo Børs, Hafslund ASA's financial calendar is amended as follows: ·Hafslund ASA will publish shareholders' report for Q2 2017 on Tuesday 11 July 2017, as announced in the stock exchange announcement of 6 September 2016. However, analytical

Sale of shares in AcadeMedia AB (publ)

Press release, 20 June 2017 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. Marvin Holding Limited (a holding company owned by EQT V Limited and its co-investors) (“Marvin”) has sold 15,000,000 shares in AcadeMedia AB (publ) (“AcadeMedia”) through an accelerated bookbuilding process to Swedish and international institutional investors at a price of SEK 57 per share (the “Placing”). Following the Placing, Marvin

MTG to acquire U.S. cross platform games publisher & developer Kongregate

· MTG adds further dimension to digital gaming vertical with acquisition of San Francisco based Kongregate   · Kongregate attracts up to 14 million monthly active users across all platforms, with more than 100,000 games on own browser platform and more than 100 million downloads of 45 games from app stores · Kongregate also expanding into first party game development · Kongregate expected to generate net sales of at least USD 50 million in 2017 with an EBITDA margin of approximately 10% MTG is acquiring 100% of U.S. games publisher and developer Kongregate Inc. 

Konecranes donates EUR 200,000 to Aalto University

According to the resolutions of Konecranes Annual General Meeting 2017, Konecranes has donated a total of EUR 200,000 to Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. The donation is split in two parts, one is designated to the field of science and technology, and the other part is focusing on business and economics.“These donations are a continuation of our earlier cooperation with Aalto University,” says Panu Routila, Konecranes President and CEO. “Technology is shaping the future like never before and companies need to find new talented employees to secure this development. With these

Halton Group acquired Diffus'Air, specialised in indoor air for professional kitchens

Halton Group has agreed to acquire the French Diffus'Air company that delivers turnkey indoor air solutions. The privately held company was established in 1996, and they have long experience with especially chain restaurant customer relationships in the market in France. The contract for the acquisition was signed on 6 June.Chain customers have proved to offer good growth potential for Halton's Foodservice business in America and Asia. This acquisition provides Halton with new opportunities for developing chain customer relationships in the French market. "Diffus'Air is a successful and

Increased sales and strengthened operating profit

The MQ Group continues to develop in the right direction. Sales increased in both physical stores and online shopping. The rapid upgrade of Joy’s stores continues, with a strong sales trend as a result. The gross margin was strengthened and operating profit was improved. The work to reposition the Group to become a prominent omni-channel player in the Swedish market is continuing.   Joy is included in the consolidated statements starting in May 2016. Third quarter (March 2017–May 2017)   ·  Net sales amounted to SEK 424 million (379), up 11.9 percent. Like-for-like sales

Jaana Tuominen leaves the position as CEO for Paulig Group

After nine years as the CEO Jaana Tuominen has announced that she will leave Paulig Group to become President and CEO of Fiskars Corporation.During Jaana Tuominen’s leadership, Paulig Group has strengthened its position as an international company with several, strong brands in the portfolio. At the same time, the group has developed into an increasingly stable and profitable business with four divisions led by skilled leaders.  Jaana Tuominen has also set a strong focus on the corporate culture, which enables a strong and good foundation for the company’s future success. “Together

Hafslund - The Board of Directors recommends not to accept the announced offer from the City of Oslo

The Board of Directors of Hafslund ASA has in a preliminary statement advised the shareholders not to accept the announced offer from the City of Oslo. The estimated value in the independent valuation from SpareBank 1 Markets is significantly higher than the offer price of NOK 96.75 per share.On 26 April 2017, it was announced that the City of Oslo and Fortum had entered into a transaction agreement whereby the City of Oslo would put forward a voluntary offer to purchase all of the shares in Hafslund ASA, subject to certain conditions, including the approval of Oslo City Council. On 14 June

Jaana Tuominen appointed President and CEO of Fiskars Corporation

Fiskars CorporationStock Exchange ReleaseJune 20, 2017 at 08:00 a.m. EEST Jaana Tuominen appointed President and CEO of Fiskars Corporation The Board of Directors of Fiskars Corporation has appointed M.Sc. (Chem. Eng) Jaana Tuominen (born 1960) as President and CEO of Fiskars Corporation. She will start in the position on January 1, 2018, at the latest.  Jaana Tuominen joins Fiskars from Paulig Group where she has worked since 2008 as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, she held global leadership positions at GE Healthcare. She is also a member of the Board of Directors at

Diös Fastigheter in real estate transaction with Norrlandspojkarna

Diös Fastigheter acquires two central located properties in Sundsvall and sells three industry properties in Birsta Sundsvall. The underlying property value of the acquisition amount to SEK 43 million and for the sale SEK 33 million. Change of possession will be on 1 September.The two acquired properties are one commercial property at Norrmalm in Sundsvall and one mixed property at Stenstaden in Sundsvall. The commercial property has an area of 1 600 square meters and the largest tenant is Engelska Skolan. The mixed property is recently renovated and contain both offices and apartments with

Insurers Encourage Storm Preparation for “Invest 93-L”

Tallahassee, Fla. — Chances are good that tropical disturbance “Invest 93-L” will be a major rain maker for several states along the Gulf of Mexico and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is urging those along the coast to take steps now to prepare. “PCI encourages property owners to take precautions to protect themselves and their belongings for direct and indirect impacts that Invest 93-L could have on homes and businesses,” said Logan McFaddin, PCI’s Florida regional manager. “This system could bring some major flooding to areas along the Gulf Coast. This is

Avarda signs an agreement with a large Nordic merchant

Avarda AB, a subsidiary till TF Bank, has signed an agreement with a large Nordic merchant. Fully implemented, the total volume from this agreement is expected to be around 500 million SEK.The agreement extends over a minimum of 18 months from the launch date, which is expected to be during the fourth quarter 2017. "We are obviously very happy that Avarda was chosen. It is further proof that we have a competitive product." - Declan Mac Guinness, CEO, TF Bank.

ALLIANZ TRAVEL INSURANCE VACATION CONFIDENCE INDEX REVEALS MANY AMERICANS WARY OF SELF-DRIVING CARS

In the Future of Travel, Safety Concerns over Autonomous Technology and Flying Vehicles Overshadow Excitement for Innovative PossibilitiesIf the ‘future were now,’ travelers would feel safer on a rocket to space than being a passenger in a self-driving or autonomous vehicle, according to the annual Allianz Travel Insurance Vacation Confidence Index released today. As the Future of Travel quickly approaches with experimental transport technology accelerating at a rapid pace, the vacation vehicle of tomorrow that is closest to reality today – the self-driving car – is among the most

Share-based incentive scheme

The share-based incentive scheme resolved by the 2017 Annual General Meeting where about 27 members of senior management were offered to acquire up to 215,000 call options on repurchased class B shares has been fully subscribed.The call options will be transferred at a price of SEK 13.70 per call option, equivalent to the market value according to an external independent valuation, applying the Black–Scholes-model.The redemption price of the call options amounts to SEK 222.50, equivalent to 120 percent of the volume-weighted average of the paid market price for the shares during the

Ossur Hf : Transactions in relation to share buyback program

Announcement from Össur hf. No. 45/2017Reykjavík, 19 June 2017 On 1 December 2016, Össur hf. initiated a new share buy-back program, see Company announcement no. 96/2016. The purpose of the share buyback program is to reduce the Company's share capital and adjust the capital structure by distributing capital to shareholders in line with the Company's Capital Structure and Dividend Policy. The program will end no later than 30 November 2017. The Company may purchase up to 5,000,000 shares under the program, corresponding to 1.2% of the current share capital. The total consideration

Notice of second quarter 2017 results and conference call

Luxembourg, 19 June 2017 – Millicom will announce its second quarter results for the period ending 30 June 2017, on 19 July 2017 at approximately 10:00 PM (Stockholm) / 9:00 PM (London) / 4:00 PM (New York)This represents a slight change from our previously communicated plan to report on July 20th. The company will host a conference call for the global financial community on 20 July 2017 at 2:00 PM (Stockholm) / 1:00 PM (London) / 8:00 AM (New York). The conference call will be webcast at www.millicom.com Dial-in information: Please dial in 5-10 minutes before the scheduled

Changes to ownership in Seamless

Peter Fredell, CEO of Seamless Distribution AB, has through his wholly owned company Fredell & Co acquired 3.526.334 shares owned by Kinnevik, representing 6,0 % of the outstanding shares in Seamless . After the transaction Fredell & Co owns 9,9 % of the outstanding shares in Seamless. In connection with the transaction, Fredell & Co has entered into an agreement that gives a US fund the right to acquire the shares from Fredell & Co within 3 months. At the same time, Kinnevik has signed an underwriting agreement to acquire shares in the planned listing process of Seamless Distribution

United Bankers Oyj: SHARE REPURCHASE 19.6.2017

United Bankers Oyj     STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT    19.6.2017     SHARE REPURCHASE 19.6.2017   In the Helsinki Stock Exchange       Trade date 19.6.2017Bourse trade BUYShare UNIAVAmount 20 sharesAverage price/ share 35.1000 EURTotal cost 702,00 EUR  United bankers Oyj now holds a total of 8 941 shares including the shares repurchased on 19.6.2017.     On behalf of United Bankers Oyj   Nordea Bank AB (publ), Finnish Branch Janne Sarvikivi

The environmental permit application for project Kölvallen has been denied

Since previously Arise has made public its intention to divest project Kölvallen during 2017. Unfortunately, the Land and Environment Court of Appeal has today notified that the environmental permit application has been denied given the project’s current prerequisites. This means that the project cannot be divested during 2017. Instead a new permitting process needs to be initiated according to the court. Arise plans to initiate such a process. However, at this stage Arise cannot provide any guidance whether a permit eventually will be granted or if so when. Halmstad 19 June, 2017

Contemplated sale of shares in AcadeMedia AB (publ)

Press release, 19 June 2017 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.  Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) (”Carnegie”) and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (”SEB”) have been retained to explore the opportunity to sell shares in AcadeMedia AB (publ) ("AcadeMedia") to Swedish and international institutional investors (the “Placing”). The shares are owned by Marvin Holding Limited (a holding company owned by EQT V

#17- 567 Delisting of instruments issued by Commerzbank AG

After the end of today’s trading, 51 instruments issued by Commerzbank AG will be delisted from NDX Sweden. For more details see attached files. For further information concerning this NDX notice please contact: NDX Listing on +46 8 566 390 10 or at ndxlist@ngm.se Nordic Growth Market NGM ABAbout NDX Nordic derivatives Exchange (NDX) is a market for listing and trading of derivatives and other structured products. The market is operated by Nordic Growth Market (www.ngm.se), a regulated exchange under the supervision of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. NDX offers

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