Management and Board of Directors subscribe for shares in the rights issue in Micronic

This press release is not for release, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Japan or Canada. No offer is being made hereby to any persons whose participation in the offer requires that further prospectus, filing, registration or other measures are taken in addition to those under Swedish law. Täby, Sweden, June 17, 2003 -- Micronic Laser Systems AB (Stockholmsbörsen's Attract 40: MICR), is at the forefront in semiconductor and display laser pattern generators for the production of photomasks to the world wide electronic industries. Management and Board of Directors subscribe for shares in the rights issue in Micronic Management and the Board of Directors intend to subscribe for 302,921 shares in the ongoing rights issue, representing approximately 90 percent of the subscription rights received. To finance participation in the rights issue 138,800 shares and 45,000 subscription rights have been sold. As a result of this, management and the Board of Directors will increase their holdings in Micronic, from 347,921 shares to 512,042 shares, representing approximately one percent of the share capital after accomplished rights issue. Sven Lofquist, CEO and President of Micronic Laser Systems, has sold 39,000 shares to finance subscription of 60,750 shares, corresponding to the entire number of subscription rights received. After completion of the rights issue Sven Lofquist holds 82,500 shares in Micronic. Company contact: Carl-Johan Blomberg CFO Tel: +46 8 638 52 00 carl-johan.blomberg@micronic.se About Micronic Laser Systems AB Micronic Laser Systems is a Swedish high-tech company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of a series of extremely accurate laser pattern generators for the production of photomasks. The technology involved is known as microlithography. Micronic's systems are used by the world's leading electronics companies in the manufacture of television and computer displays, semiconductor circuits and semiconductor packaging components. Micronic is located in Taby, north of Stockholm and at present has subsidiaries in the United States, Japan and Taiwan. Micronic maintains a web site at: http://www.micronic.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/06/18/20030618BIT00130/wkr0001.pdf