ELEKTA INITIATES REPURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

PRESS RELEASE
Stockholm, March 13, 2007

Elekta has on March 12, 2007, repurchased 247,800 B shares at an average price of SEK 134.10. Elekta’s current holding of own shares (treasury stock) amounts to 247,800 B shares. The total number of shares in Elekta as of February 28, 2007 is 93,791,176.

The repurchases currently being carried out are in line with the Board’s decision on March 8, 2007, to mandate executive management to initiate on appropriate occasions the repurchase of shares amounting up to SEK 100 M, but maximized to 900,000 shares.

For information regarding implementation of additional purchases within this mandate, Elekta offers reference continually to http://omxgroup.com/nordicexchange.

Purchases will be made on the Nordic Exchange and at a price within the registered price interval at the time of each purchase. Purchases may be made during the period until the next Annual General Meeting. Elekta’s Board intends to suggest to the AGM that repurchased shares are cancelled.

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