Previa acquires the remaining 50 per cent of the shares in Örebrohälsan Previa

10/24/2000 11:31 AM EST

Previa acquires the remaining 50 per cent of the shares in
Örebrohälsan Previa

AB Previa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Capio AB, has completed
negociations with Örebro Kommun, Lekebergs Kommun and Föreningen
Örebroföretagens Hälsovård regarding the purchase of the remaining 50 per
cent of the shares in AB Örebrohälsan Previa.

In 1994, Previa acquired 50 per cent of the shares in Örebrohälsan and is
now purchasing the remaining 50 per cent at a purchase-sum of SEK 8.5
million. Örebrohälsan Previas annual net sale rate is approx SEK 28 M.

"The acquisition of Örebrohälsan Previa allows us to co-ordinate
operations with Läkargruppen Örebro as well as to fully integrate the
company into Capio's Business Area Outpatient Healthcare. We are also
going to introduce our new information system for operational support and
medical records within short, parallelly with our other units within
Previa", says Peter Risberg, Head of Business Area Outpatient Healthcare
and Previa's Senior Vice President.

The agreement is valid as soon as it is approved by the local councils of
Örebro and Lekeberg.

Gothenburg 24 October 2000
Capio AB

For more information, please contact:
Peter Risberg, Senior Vice President, Previa, and Head of Business Area
Outpatient Healthcare, Capio 08-627 43 12
Ulrika Stenson, Vice President Corporate Communications, Capio AB 031-732
40 04, 070-590 07 23

Previa is Sweden's market-leading supplier of occupational healthcare. The
company works with everything that affects employees' work environment and
health. Previa is today responsible for occupational healthcare at some
11,000 workplaces, covering more than 500,000 employees. the company's
yearly sales rate is around SEK 500 million and the company employs some
750 people.

Capio provides services in healthcare, diagnostics and elderly care,
representing thirty medical specialist areas. Clients are primarily county
councils, trusts, insurance companies and municipalities, as well as
employers purchasing occupational healthcare services. At the Capio care
units, which have agreements with public sector principals, patients can
obtain care on the same terms as within the public healthcare system, and
the same patient fees and waiting list regulations apply. Capio has an
annual sales rate of SEK 3,300 million. Capio is listed on the O-list of
the OM Stockholm Exchange.