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A new world-leading mining and smelting company - New Boliden - is born

12/30/2003 10:27 AM EST - Boliden

Boliden and Outokumpu have today completed the transaction whereby
Boliden acquires Outokumpu's mining and smelting operations within zinc
and copper and sells its fabrication and technology sales operations to
Outokumpu. New Boliden becomes one of the world-leading mining and
smelting companies within zinc and copper. New Boliden starts operations
on January 1, 2004.

- There is a...

Court approval of decided write-down of share premium reserve

12/30/2003 6:03 AM EST - Eniro

At Eniro's Extraordinary General Meeting, on September 25, 2003, it was decided that restricted reserves should be transferred to unrestricted reserves through a write-down of the company's share premium reserve by SEK 1,000,000,000 from SEK 1,751,944,653 to SEK 751,944,653. The decision was conditional upon court approval. On the 4th of December 2003, the City Court of Stockholm decided to approve the write-down....

CHRISTMAS'S ECONOMIC IMPACT LEAVES GERMAN CONSUMERS COLD / FINDINGS OF THE GFK C...

12/30/2003 5:06 AM EST - news aktuell

Christmas's economic impact leaves German consumers cold

Findings of the GfK consumer climate survey in December 2003

Five percent less Christmas business than in the previous year - the
consumer's mood was not as up in December as trade had been hoping for
up until the end of November. GfK's consumer climate study confirmed
this in December. In the last month of the year 2003...

TeliaSonera and Tele2 will buy 3G license in Sweden

12/29/2003 10:00 AM EST - TeliaSonera

The company Svenska UMTS-nät AB, jointly owned by TeliaSonera and Tele2,
has agreed with Orange Sverige AB to purchase the fourth 3G license in
Sweden.

"We believe the mobile Internet - email and web surfing from mobile
phones - is going to go over big with our customers. And when it does,
we will need the extra capacity that this license gives us", says Marie
Ehrling, CEO of...

TELE2 AND TELIASONERA ACQUIRE FOURTH SWEDISH 3G LICENSE

12/29/2003 10:00 AM EST - Tele2

New York and Stockholm - Tele2 AB, ("Tele2"), (Nasdaq Stock Market: TLTOA and TLTOB and Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, today announced that Svenska UMTS-Nät AB intends to acquire the fourth Swedish 3G license from Orange. Svenska UMTS-Nät is a 50-50 joint venture between Tele2 and Teliasonera. The company already owns one of the four licenses and...

WM-data has 90.02% in Novo Group - completes the Tender Offer

12/29/2003 9:41 AM EST - Logica

WM-data's Tender Offer for all shares of Novo Group has, based on a
final calculation of acceptances received, been accepted by holders
representing approximately 90.02% of total outstanding shares and votes.
WM-data will therefore complete the Tender Offer. Based on the number of
tendered Novo Group shares WM-data will need to issue approximately 49
million shares of series B...

Telelogic Signs E640 k License Agreement with NEC Technologies (UK) Ltd

12/29/2003 7:35 AM EST - Telelogic

MALMÖ, Sweden - December 29, 2003 - Telelogic (Stockholm Exchange/TLOG), the leading global provider of solutions for advanced systems and software development today announced that it has signed a three year license agreement worth E640 k with NEC Technologies (UK) Ltd. NEC Technologies (UK) Ltd. is part of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) and concentrates on software development for mobile phone...

Karlshamns acquires technical oils from Raisio

12/29/2003 6:14 AM EST - Karlshamns

Karlshamns subsidiary Binol AB has reached an agreement with Raisio
Chemicals Ltd to the effect that Binol AB acquires Raisio Chemicals'
operations related to biodegradable lubricants. The business in question
has an annual turnover of approximately SEK 25 million, and the
acquisition will give a positive contribution to Binol's earnings in the
first year already. The take-over comes into...

Extraordinay shareholders' meeting of Tornet

12/29/2003 3:33 AM EST - Tornet

Extraordinary shareholders' meeting of Tornet

Due to the changes in ownership that have taken place in Tornet, through
which Tornet has a new main owner, Tornet's board has decided to resign
and intends to call an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to elect a
new board. The nominations committee notified by the board consists of
Lars Gårdö, the current chairman of the board, Arne...

Skandia announces sale of Japanese operations

12/24/2003 1:33 AM EST - Skandia AB

After the acquisition by Millea Holdings Skandia will be able to
further develop its international businesses

Skandia announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement with
Millea Holdings, under which The Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.
will acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Skandia Japan. The
transaction, valued at 20 billion...

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