Sale of A-train closed

Sale of A-train closed The sale by NCC, Vattenfall, Alstom and Mowlem of all of the shares in A- Train to Macquarie Bank was finalized today. A-Banan Projekt AB, the Swedish government's holding company, and the lenders have now approved the sale. Macquarie Bank will take over A- Train and account for the company's future operation. For its 20 per cent interest in A-Train AB, Vattenfall received in total MSEK 80, through both cash payments and loan and guarantee transfers. The closing of the deal marks a further step for Vattenfall in divesting its interest outside the non-core and focussing on energy. A-Train operates Arlanda Express, the express rail service between Stockholm's Central Station and Stockholm's Arlanda Airport. A-Train, which launched its traffic operations in November 1999, employed 180 employees in December 2003. In 2002, Arlanda Express carried approx. 2.4 million passengers. From Vattenfall's Press Office, telephone: +46 8 739 50 10. For more information, please contact: Göran Dandanell, phone +46 (8) 739 75 18, mobile +46 (70) 539 65 18 Martin May, phone +46 (8) 739 52 70, mobile +46 (70) 539 52 70 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/01/15/20040115BIT00940/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/01/15/20040115BIT00940/wkr0002.pdf