Disclosure notice: Skanditek's holding in PartnerTech is 39.9 percent

Disclosure notice: Skanditek's holding in PartnerTech is 39.9 percent An Extraordinary General Meeting in PartnerTech AB on December 6, 2001, decided to acquire Skanditek's subsidiary Vellinge Electronics with payment in 2,900,000 newly issued shares. Day of taking possession was December 7, 2001. The General Meeting in PartnerTech decided to issue a further 211,903 shares due to other acquisitions. The total number of shares in PartnerTech is there-after 11,422,903 shares. Skanditek sold 340,000 shares in PartnerTech on December 7 with a view to reach a holding below 40 percent. When the sale of Vellinge Electronics was published, the Securities Council decided to permit Skanditek an exception to the rule about obligation to make a bid on all outstanding shares. Skanditek's ambition has although been not to remain with a holding exceeding the bid limit. Skanditek's holding in PartnerTech, after the transactions mentioned above, amounts to 4,552,600 shares, corresponding to 39.9 percent of the companies share capital and number of votes. PartnerTech is listed on the Stockholm Exchange's O list within the Attract 40 segment. Stockholm, December 10, 2001 SKANDITEK INDUSTRIFÖRVALTNING AB (publ) Patrik Tigerschiöld President For further information, contact: Patrik Tigerschiöld, President, phone +46 8 614 00 20, mobile +46 70 777 71 90, e-mail patrik.tigerschiold@skanditek.se Håkan Dahlin, Financial Manager, phone +46 8 614 00 29, mobile +46 709 28 06 52, e-mail hakan.dahlin@skanditek.se Skanditek is an industrial holding company owning stock in Swedish companies. The business concept is to be an active and long-term stockholder and to further the portfolio companies' development by providing industrial and financial competence at board and management level. The portfolio comprises 13 companies within electronics, information technology, biotechnology and services. The major holdings are in Axis (14%), LGP Telecom Holding (10%), Mydata Automation (39%), PartnerTech (40%) and Vitrolife (35%). Skanditek is listed on the Stockholm Exchange's O list. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/12/10/20040928BIT22040/wkr0001.pdf