Industriförvaltnings AB Kinnevik ("Kinnevik") acquires all the shares in Transcom WorldWide S.A. ("Transcom")

Industriförvaltnings AB Kinnevik ("Kinnevik") acquires all the shares in Transcom WorldWide S.A. ("Transcom") By acquiring 37% from NetCom's subsidiary Société Européenne de Communication S.A. and 12% from Great Universal Inc., Transcom becomes a wholly owned subsidiary to Kinnevik. "Kinnevik now becomes the holder of 100% of the shares and a future tax-free dividend to the shareholders is possible if the Annual General Meeting resolves in favour of this" says the CEO of Kinnevik and Transcom, Vigo Carlund. During 2000, Transcom opened five new callcenters and employed another 1,857 people. "We are very satisfied with Transcom's growth rate and result and we see the potential of continuing our fast expansion during 2001" Vigo Carlund says. Already during the month of January two more callcenters are going to be opened; in Leon (Spain) and Casablanca (Morocco). Transcom WorldWide is present in Luxembourg, Sweden, France, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Morocco, and Estonia. Transcom is expanding fast throughout Europe. With a total of 22 call centers, all under expansion, Transcom WorldWide employs approximately 5,500 employees. Transcom WorldWide, with headquarters in Luxembourg, is a company within the Industriförvaltnings AB Kinnevik Group. The company handles Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions for companies in various industries like e-commerce, telecommunication, travel & tourism, retail, finance and energy. Transcom offers clients a broad array of relationship management services, including inbound and outbound calls, Interactive Voice Response, Internet Services, e-mail processing and broadcast fax. Client programs are tailor made and range from single applications to complex programs, which are offered both on a domestic and international basis in as many as 37 languages. Stockholm, January 8, 2001 INDUSTRIFÖRVALTNINGS AB KINNEVIK For further information: Vigo Carlund, president and CEO, phone +46 8 562 000 00 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/01/08/20010108BIT00550/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/01/08/20010108BIT00550/bit0002.pdf