Gambro won tax ruling

Gambro won tax ruling Stockholm, Sweden, July 10, 2000 - Gambro AB (OM Stockholm Exchange: GAMBaST, GAMBbST), a leading international medical technology and healthcare company, today announced that the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favor of a wholly owned subsidiary of Gambro AB regarding the manner in which the tax base for ABB shares, which were sold in 1998, should be calculated by Gambro. The tax base for the ABB shares has previously been questioned by the tax authorities. The Gambro Group has made reservations for tax related to the sale of ABB shares in 1997 and 1998 according to conservative accounting principles. The ruling by the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court means that Gambro will resolve a provision for taxes of about SEK 900M (USD 103 M) for these transactions. For further information please contact: Lars Granlöf, Sr Vice President and CFO, tel. + 46-70-513 65 48 For further information on Gambro please contact: Bengt Modéer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, tel. +46-70-513 65 33 Anna Augustson, European Investor Relations Manager, tel. +46-8-613 65 35, +46-70-513 65 34 Cindy Lyman or Kerry Schneider, Citigate Dewe Rogerson, New York , tel. +1- 212-688 6840 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/07/10/20000710BIT00220/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/07/10/20000710BIT00220/bit0002.pdf