INTERIM REPORT JANUARY-JUNE 2006 9 August 2006

SIX-MONTH PERIOD - Order intake rose 21 percent to SEK 3,088 M (2,478), adjusted1. - Net sales increased by 21 percent to SEK 2,841 M (2,270), adjusted1. - Net earnings totaled SEK 150 M (80). - Earnings per share amounted to SEK 6.06 (3.26).

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