Review of Most Traded and Attract40

Review of Most Traded and Attract40 Stockholmsbörsen's segment for the most traded shares will be changed from January 1st, 2002. The Most traded-segment on the A-list will be increased by one company while Attract40 will get 16 new companies and loose 16. During the second half of 2001, 46 companies will be included in the Attract40-segment, whereof [of which]16 are new companies. Prior to the end of each half-year period the segments will be changed based on the statistics of the trade. In that way Attract40 and the Most Traded segments will reflect those companies that have been of interest to the investors during the last six months respectively the last year. For example, in the Attract40 segment, the weightings of the IT-companies have been reduced in favour of companies from the Finance and real estate sector. - The Most Traded and Attract40 are indicators for shares with high turnover. Attract40 was launched last year and the companies on the O-list strive to get there. It is positive with the dynamic in the Attract40-segment, says Frank Teneberg, Head of Issuer Sales, Stockholmsbörsen. Most Traded and Attract40 from January 1st, 2002 New on Most Traded: Nobel Biocare AB None of the companies will leave the Most Traded segment New companies on Attract40: AXIS AB, Capio AB, D. Carnegie & Co AB, Elanders AB, HOIST INTERNATIONAL AB, Karlshamns AB, Mandamus Fastigheter AB, Metro International S.A., Perbio Science AB, PyroSequencing AB, SAAB AB, Semcon AB, Teleca AB, Teligent AB, Utfors AB och Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd. Companies that will leave Attract40: Active Biotech AB, Adcore AB, Framtidsfabriken AB, LGP Telecom Holding AB, M2S Sverige AB, Net Insight AB, New Wave Group AB, PartnerTech AB, Lundin Oil AB, ProAct IT Group AB, Protect Data AB, Q-Med AB, ReadSoft AB, TurnIT AB, Fastighets AB Tornet och Viking Telecom AB Fort further information, please contact Frank Teneberg, Head of Issuer Sales, Stockholmsbörsen+46 70 559 52 75 Maria Andark, Head of Corporate Communications, Stockholmsbörsen +46 70 597 52 76 For information about all companies in the segments and about rules for the different segments, please visit www.stockholmsborsen.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/2001/12/18/20011218BIT00320/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/12/18/20011218BIT00320/bit0002.pdf