Final agreement on the sale of JCP Izolacie

Final agreement on the sale of JCP Izolacie AssiDomän Sturovo a.s. and Icopal a/s have today signed an agreement on the sale of AssiDomän Sturovo's subsidiary JCP Izolacie a.s. The parties have agreed not to make the purchase price public. JCP Izolacie is the leading producer and supplier of asphalt-impregnated roofing and insulation materials in Slovakia. The company has an annual turnover of SKK 1.2 billion (SEK 240 million) and about 400 employees. 2 Production amounts to 40 million m of asphalt-impregnated materials per year. AssiDomän decided to sell JCP Izolacie because the company does not fit in with AssiDomän's structure and other operations. AssiDomän AB Corporate Communications June 22, 2000 AssiDomän is one of Europe's leading forest products companies. Production is concentrated on sawn timber, packaging paper and packaging. The Group had a turnover of approximately SEK 24.5 billion in 1999 and has 17,000 employees. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/22/20000622BIT01070/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/22/20000622BIT01070/bit0002.pdf