Bure wins tax case in the Administrative Court of Appeal of SEK 187M

Bure wins tax case in the Administrative Court of Appeal of SEK 187M Bure has received judgement from the Administrative Court of Appeal in Gothenburg regarding its status as investment company in 1993. The Administrative Court of Appeal confirms the decision of the County Administrative Court and rejects the Tax Authority's appeal. The County Administrative Court is therefore in line with Bure and decides that the Company will be taxed as an investment company for the 1993 full-year. In Bure's 1999 Annual Report, SEK 187M has been booked under contingent liabilities as the cost that Bure would have suffered if the tax had case been lost. Gothenburg, 2 May 2000 Investment AB Bure (publ) ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/02/20000502BIT00420/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/02/20000502BIT00420/bit0002.pdf