Pergo and HW Industries receive approval

Pergo and HW Industries receive approval As announced previously, Pergo AB and the main shareholder of Witex AG - HW Industries GmbH & Co. KG - have signed a binding agreement concerning a merger between Pergo and Witex. The agreement is that Pergo will acquire all shares in Witex owned by HW Industries. The merger between Pergo and Witex is among other things conditional upon approval from anti-trust authorities in Germany and Sweden. As announced on February 20, the German anti-trust authority has previously approved the merger. An approval from the Swedish anti-trust authority has now also been received. Trelleborg 2003-03-05 Pergo AB Corporate Communication For further information, please contact: CEO - Raimo Issal, phone number +46 410 36 31 00 CFO - Annette Kumlien, phone number +46 410 36 31 00 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/03/05/20030305BIT01060/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/03/05/20030305BIT01060/wkr0002.pdf