Scribona has received acceptances for a total of 92.5% and extends the offer period for PC LAN´s shareholders to Friday

Scribona has received acceptances for a total of 92.5% and extends the offer period for PC LAN´s shareholders to Friday March 30 In connection with Scribona AB's voluntary offer to acquire all outstanding shares of PC LAN ASA, Scribona has received acceptances for a total of 66,824,394 shares, corresponding to a shareholding of 92.5% of the outstanding shares of PC LAN. These reported preliminary numbers of shares under acceptances are subject to any corrections in connection with the final registration of the acceptances with the Norwegian Registry of Securities ("VPS"). The acceptance rate confirmed by the VPS comprises less than 90% of the outstanding shares of PC LAN, as all received acceptances have not yet been registered with the VPS, and consequently Scribona extends the offer period by eight days. Accordingly the deadline for acceptance of the offer is set to Friday March 30, 2001 at 4 pm (Norwegian time). Facts about Scribona AB Scribona is the Nordic leader in the market for IT products, offering the customers cutting-edge product expertise, the industry's leading e- commerce systems, optimized product availability and a wide range of complementary services. Scribona's operations are organized in three business areas: * Scribona Solutions - value added distribution of IT infrastructure * Scribona Distribution - effective volume distribution of IT products * Scribona Brand Alliance - exclusive agency for leading brands For further information, please contact: Lennart Svantesson, President and CEO, tel +46-8-734 35 76 Anders Bley, Vice president, tel +46-8-734 35 55 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/22/20010322BIT01590/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/22/20010322BIT01590/bit0001.pdf