LUND, Sweden, June 6, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- On April 24, 2002, the Annual General Meeting of Wilh. Sonesson resolved to focus the operations of the Group on the Consumer Healthcare sector (that is, pharmaceuticals, naturopathic preparations and personal care products) by selling the other operations, which are combined in the company Active Capital, to shareholders.
The previously published schedule was based on the assumption that the Listing Committee of Stockholmsborsen (Stockholm Exchange) would address the issue of the Company's listing on the Exchange's O-List at the Committee's meeting on June 11, 2002. Since Active Capital's Board and organization were first formalized on April 8, the matter cannot be dealt with until the next Committee meeting on August 19. This is due to the rule stating that a Board must have been operational for at least three months before the Committee may consider the matter. This means that Active Capital will be listed on the "Nya Marknaden" (new market) list and then listed in Stockholmsborsen's O-List, preliminarily effective August 26.
Summary of terms and conditions and schedule for subscription of shares in Active Capital
Selling price: SEK 4 per share
Preferential One (1) existing share in Wilh. Sonesson entitles the
rights: holder to one (1) purchase right. One (1) purchase
right carries the right to purchase one new Active
Capital share of the same class.
June 12 Final day for trading in Wilh. Sonesson shares including
purchase rights
June 13 Wilh. Sonesson shares traded ex-rights
June 17 Record date for receipt of purchase rights
June 20 - July 2 Trading in purchase rights
June 20 - July 5 Application period for the offering
July 22 (prel.) First day of listing for Active Capital on
Stockholmsborsen's "Nya Marknaden"
August 26 Listing of Active Capital on Stockholmsborsen's O-List
(prel.)
Erik Penser Fondkommission is advisor to Wilh. Sonesson in connection with the listing of Active Capital. Prospectuses can be ordered through the share issues department on +46 8-463 80 00, or from emission@penser.se.
Lund, June 5, 2002
Wilh. Sonesson AB (publ) Active Capital AB (publ)
For further information, contact:
Fredrik Lindgren, Executive Vice President, Wilh. Sonesson, tel +46 46-280 81 00, mobile +46 705-61 61 77, fredrik.lindgren@wilhsonesson.com
"Wilh. Sonesson's vision is to become a leading Consumer Healthcarecompany in the Nordic region with selected and well documented productsin pharmaceuticals, naturopathic preparations and personal careproducts."
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