Year-End Report Ainax AB (publ) January -- December 2004


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) --



 -- On January 11, 2005, the Board of Ainax announces that it recommends 
    Ainax shareholders to accept Scania's offer

 -- The offer period expired on February 15, 2005

 -- The Ainax share is trading on 300 SEK February 17, 2005, compared to 
    225 when it was introduced on the New Market June 8, 2004

 -- The net result for the period January-December 2004 amounted to SEK 
    -14.5 million (0.0)

 -- The net result per share for the period January-December 2004 amounted 
    to SEK -0.84 (5.17)

 -- Net asset value on December 31, 2004, amounted to SEK 7,271.0 million

 -- Net asset value per share on December 31, 2004, amounted to SEK 266

 -- Net asset value on February 17, 2005, amounted to SEK 8,266.9 million

 -- Net asset value per share on February 17, 2005, amounted to SEK 303

For further information, please contact Mariana Burenstam Linder, CEO, phone +46 8 611 88 10 or +46 70 595 22 50 Mats Lofgren, CFO, phone +46 8 560 368 80 or +46 709 200 999

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