The building materials group Scancem will be de-registered from the
Stockholm Stock Exchange on December 23, 1999. The company's trade on the
Stock Exchange started in 1900 under the name of Skånska
Cementaktiebolaget and now ends almost 100 years later under the name
Scancem.

Scancem's Board of Directors has requested for a de-registration since
Heidelberger Zement's offer for all shares outstanding has been accepted
by more than 99.8 percent of the shareholders in Scancem. They were
offered SEK 397.30 per A share and SEK 378.15 per
B share.

December 22, 1999, is the last day that the Scancem share will be traded.

For additional information, please contact
Anders Antonsson, Vice President Communications & Public Affairs,
tel: +46 40 16 51 91 or mobile: +46 708 16 51 91.

 
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