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Cardo has decided to concentrate its operations in the rail sector to the product areas currently covered by Cardo BSI Rail, in which Cardo has a 60-percent holding and Thyssen 40 percent.

The operations that lie outside Cardo BSI Rail are Tebel, which makes train doors, and the 25-percent shareholding in AAE Cargo in Switzerland. This company owns and leases out rail cars for freight transport.

Cardo has...

and makes net capital gain of
approx. SEK 150 million.

Cardo has decided to concentrate its operations in the rail sector to the
product areas currently covered by Cardo BSI Rail, in which Cardo has a 60-
percent holding and Thyssen 40 percent.

The operations that lie outside Cardo BSI Rail are Tebel, which makes train
doors, and the 25-percent shareholding in AAE Cargo in...

Cardo makes acquisition in Germany and becomes largest in Europe in dock loading equipment
Cardo Door AB has acquired all the shares in the German company Hafa
- Alten Gerätebau GmbH and its subsidiaries - which is Europe's largest manufacturer of dock loading equipment. Hafa has approximately 170 employees and turnover in 1997 amounted to about DEM 110 million. The vendor is the Alten family. This acquisition...

Cardo makes acquisition in Germany and becomes largest in Europe in dock
loading equipment

Cardo Door AB has acquired all the shares in the German company Hafa
- Alten Gerätebau GmbH and its subsidiaries - which is Europe's largest
manufacturer of dock loading equipment. Hafa has approximately 170 employees
and turnover in 1997 amounted to about DEM 110 million. The vendor is the

During 1999, Cardo AB will publish financial reports as follows:

February 18 Year-end report,1998
Late March Annual Report
April 19 Annual General Meeting
May 3 Interim Report, January - March 1999
August 19 Interim Report, January - June 1999
November 2 Interim Report, January - September 1999

Malmö, December 9,...

During 1999, Cardo AB will publish financial reports as follows: February 18 Year-end report,1998 Late March Annual Report April 19 Annual General Meeting May 3 Interim Report, January - March 1999 August 19 Interim Report, January - June 1999 November 2 Interim Report, January - September 1999 Malmö, December 9, 1998 Cardo AB (publ)

Interim report, January - September 1998

Earnings after financial items and minority interest amounted to SEK 276
million (349). The third quarter accounted for SEK 130 million (127).

Earnings per share after full tax stood at SEK 6.47 (8.28). Shareholders'
equity per share amounted to SEK 70.51 (65.16).

The forecast of whole-year earnings after financial items and...

* Earnings after financial items and minority interest amounted to SEK 276 million (349). The third quarter accounted for SEK 130 million (127).

* Earnings per share after full tax stood at SEK 6.47 (8.28). Shareholders' equity per share amounted to SEK 70.51 (65.16).

* The forecast of whole-year earnings after financial items and minority interest on a par with last year (SEK 511 million) remains...

· Earnings after financial items and minority interest amounted to SEK 146 million (222). The fall in earnings is mainly attributable to Cardo Rail, which is currently undergoing extensive restructuring.

· Earnings per share after full tax stood at SEK 3.79 (5.26) and shareholders' equity per share at SEK 67.48 (62.44).

· For the whole year 1998, Group earnings after financial items and minority interest are...