Releases - Hexagon

INTERIM REPORT

The first nine months of 1998

* Earnings after financial items rose by 9 per cent to MSEK 238 (219).The
capital gains in connection with the listing of Svedbergs have been excluded
from the previous year's earnings

* Invoiced sales rose to MSEK 3 572 (3 060)

* Seven corporate acquisitions have been completed with a total turnover
on a whole...

Today Gislaved Gummi AB, a member of the Hexagon Group, has acquired 53.5 % of
the shares in Elastomeric Engineering Company Ltd, Sri Lanka (EEC).

EEC, listed on the Columbo Stock Exchange market, is an industrial rubber
company.
In 1998, the turnover is estimated to approximately MSEK 60. The company has
480 employees.

"The acquisition is another step in Gislaved Gummi...

Through its subsidiary, Gustaf Fagerberg Holding AB, Hexagon has acquired Teck
Instrument AS in Tranby, Norway. As a result of this acquisition of Teck
Instrument,
Gustaf Fagerberg has become the largest company within the Nordic region in
the field of temperature measurement for industrial applications. This means
that together with the Swedish company, Pentronic, the annual turnover...

Through the subsidiary FDS - Food and Drink Suppliers AB, Hexagon has signed a contract entailing the acquisition of Bech & Kjeldahl A/S in Herlev, outside Copenhagen.
The acquisition of Bech & Kjeldahl, which become a part of the Hexagon Group as from 1 July 1998, is of strategic importance since it entails an important stage in the build-up of FDS on a Nordic basis. By this acquisition, FDS has become one of...

An offer to all shareholders in Konverta AB having share holdings in Hexagon AB, being the equivalent of 38% of the number of votes per share
On the initiative of Torbjörn Ek and other major shareholders in Konverta, an offer has been made today by Melker Schörling (via the company) for the acquisition of all shares in Konverta. The Board of Konverta has unanimously recommended the shareholders to accept the...