Stockholm, May 3, 2012
Elekta invites equity analysts, investors and media representatives to a Capital Markets Day in Stockholm, June 19. Tomas Puusepp, President and CEO, and other members of Elekta's management team will give presentations focusing on Elekta's strategy and development. Lunch will be served from 12:15 CET and the presentations will start at 13:00 and end at approximately 15:30. The venue is Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden.
To attend this Capital Markets Day, please register by e-mail to johan. [..] Read more.
On March 30, 2012, Björn Borg AB (publ) announced that the company had issued a five-year, unsecured, bond loan of SEK 200 million. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the bond loan, Björn Borg has undertaken to apply for listing of the bonds on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. In connection with listing of the bonds, Björn Borg has prepared a prospectus.
The prospectus has been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and Björn Borg has applied for listing of the bonds on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. [..] Read more.
Robert Dackeskog has been appointed new Director Business Area Consumer at Duni. He replaces Ketil Årdal who left his position for another appointment in January 2012. Read more.
Boliden has launched a pilot study for a new expansion at the Aitik mine and is now also investigating a new copper mineralisation - Laver - in Norrbotten, Sweden. Preliminary estimates have classified the Laver deposit as an Exploration Result, and not - as yet - as a Mineral Resource. Read more.
Trelleborg has completed the divestment of its operation that produces high-technology protective products for professional users. Operations are mainly based in Sweden and Lithuania and were part of Trelleborg Engineered Systems. The buyer is Ansell Limited whose operational head office is in Red Bank, New Jersey, in the US. The purchase consideration amounted to approximately SEK 210 M and is expected to lead to a capital gain in accounting terms of approximately SEK 130 M after tax. [..] Read more.
Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ.) (`MTG' or `the Group'), the international entertainment broadcasting group, has published its 2011 Modern Responsibility Report on its corporate website at www.mtg.se. The report is available as a downloadable PDF document and as an online publication. Read more.
Aspiro TV, Scandinavia's leading Multi-screen and OTT TV & Video enabler announced today that it has extended its agreement with Swedish operator 3 for services in Sweden & Denmark. The service agreement will provide Aspiro with revenues in the range of 6-8 MSEK over a period of two years. Read more.
Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has won an order from a Korean engineering company to supply heat exchangers for a natural gas project in Saudi Arabia. The order value is approximately SEK 80 million and delivery is scheduled for 2013. Read more.
Boliden's revenues for the first quarter totalled SEK 10,321 million (SEK 10,158 m). Metal prices were somewhat lower and volumes produced somewhat higher in comparison with the previous year. The Group's operating profit (excluding revaluation of process inventory) totalled SEK 1,217 million (SEK 1,500 m).
"We have seen a slight fall in demand for base metals, both globally and in Europe, in comparison with the fourth quarter of 2011. Weak global production meant prices were still slightly higher," explained Boliden's President, Lennart Evrell. [..] Read more.
Q1 2012
· Revenues totalled SEK 10,321 million (SEK 10,158 m).
· The operating profit totalled SEK 1,499 million (SEK 1,359 m).
- Excluding the revaluation of process inventory, the operating profit totalled SEK 1,217 million (SEK 1,500 m).
· Free cash flow totalled SEK 888 million (SEK 448 m).
· Earnings per share totalled SEK 3.98 (SEK 3.51).
· New electronic recycling facility commissioned. [..] Read more.
PRESS RELEASE
May 2, 2012 - A consortium of private equity funds led by Nordic Capital Funds V and VI ("Nordic Capital"), including DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (a Credit Suisse affiliate) and Avista Capital Partners, today announced a definitive agreement to sell Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Fougera" or "the Company") to Sandoz, the generics division of Novartis, at a transaction value of USD 1,525 million on a debt and cash free basis. Read more.
The Östen Mäkitalo Sholarship Award (http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/) was today presented to the Swedish project SMSlivräddare in Stockholm and the company Icomera for ground-breaking innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives in telecommunications. The award winners will receive SEK 100 000 each. Read more.
Major items approved by today's Annual General Meeting include:
· Dividend of 6.50 SEK per share
· Mandate to repurchase up to 10 percent of the shares in the Company
· Withdrawal of 7 million shares repurchased by the Company
· Re-election of KPMG AB as auditor
At the Annual General Meeting of Swedish Match on 2 May, it was resolved in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors to pay a dividend of 6.50 SEK per share. The record date for entitlement to receive a cash dividend is 7 May, 2012. [..] Read more.
Cybercom Group AB (publ) held its AGM on Wednesday, 2 May 2012. The AGM appointed Jan-Erik Karlsson and Dag Sundman as new members of the board. Read more.
Luxembourg, 2 May 2012 - Transcom WorldWide S.A. today announced that the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Disciplinary Committee ("the Committee") has announced a decision to impose a fine on Transcom amounting to three times the annual fee paid to NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, corresponding to approximately EUR 65 thousand.
The Committee finds that Transcom has committed a breach of the disclosure rules in the Exchange's Rulebook for Issuers by not disclosing information in a timely manner about tax proceedings in Italy. [..] Read more.
