Bure makes capital gain of 240M through sale of Guide shares

Bure makes capital gain of SEK 240M through sale of Guide shares Bure has sold 625,000 shares in Guide with a capital gain of SEK 240M. Bure's holding in Guide now amounts 39.8 per cent of votes and 23.7 per cent of capital. "The price development of Guide has been very positive since Framfab's offer and there is considerable interest in the share on the market. Through the rapid price development the Guide share has an disproportionate weight in Bure's portfolio and we have therefore elected to sell part of our holding," says Roger Holtback, President and CEO of Investment AB Bure. Following the sale, Bure owns 336,250 A shares and 1,351,710 B shares in Guide Konsult AB. Gothenburg, 4 January 2000 Investment AB Bure (publ) For further information, please contact: Ulrika Stenson, Head of Investor Relations +46 705-90 07 23 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/01/10/20000110BIT00150/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/01/10/20000110BIT00150/bit0002.pdf