Medicover: Preliminary Report 2002


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 20, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Medicover (Stockholm:MCOV):

Highlights


 -- Revenue for the full year amounted to EUR35.3 million
    (EUR30.1 million), an increase of 17 percent versus last year.

 -- Revenue for the last quarter amounted to EUR9.2 million
    (EUR8.3 million), a gain of 10 percent versus the corresponding
    period last year.

 -- Prepaid membership rose to 104,000 at year end, an increase of
    12,200 or 13 percent since last year.

 -- The operating loss from continuing operations amounted to EUR1.5 
    million for the full-year, against a loss of EUR2.0 million in 2001.

 -- The operating profit from continuing operations before depreciation 
    and amortisation amounted to EUR1.3 million for the full-year,
    versus EUR0.4 million in 2001.

 -- After the end of the reporting period the shareholders approved the 
    sale of the portfolio of unlisted investments, and this sale has
    now been completed.

 -- The full-year loss for continuing operations amounted to EUR2.8 
    million (EUR3.0 million). The loss per share from continuing 
    operations amounted to EUR0.229 per share (EUR 0.258).

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the more than 1,200 employees we have across the countries for their contribution and commitment to developing Medicover into a strong and successful company.

Fredrik Ragmark, February 2003

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 www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/20/20030219BIT01320/wkr0001.doc
 The full year-end report

 www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/20/20030219BIT01320/wkr0002.pdf
 The full year-end report