STOCKHOLM, Sweden, January 11, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- A large international institution has acquired 1,460,000 series B shares from Sectra's founders and main owner group. This corresponds to 4.5 % of the share capital and 2.6 % of the votes.
"I consider an international distribution of ownership of Sectra shares as being of value to our international business development. Having an additional major international institution in our ownership structure is particularly valuable," says Jan-Olof Bruer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sectra AB.
This transaction causes four of the main owners, of which three are founders, to announce decreased holdings. Robert Forchheimer and Thomas Ericson decrease their holdings from 5.1% to 4.7 % of capital, Ingemar Ingemarsson from 5.1% to 4.3% of capital and Viiveke Fak from 5.0% to 4.6% of capital.
H&Q Technology handled the transaction.
For further information, please contact: Dr. Jan-Olof Bruer, President and CEO Sectra AB, + 46 13 23 52 09, job@sectra.se or Torbjorn Gunnarsson, Hagstromer & Qviberg Fondkommission AB, +46 8 696 17 18
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Sectra's operations Sectra has its roots in Linkoping Technical University and is one of Sweden's fastest growing high-tech companies in the IT area. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of high-technology medical IT and telecommunications products. Today, the business includes products in medical systems, secure communication systems and wireless information systems.
Business is conducted in six countries with a total of 218 employees. Sales for the fiscal year May 2000-April 2001 reached SEK 292 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O list of the OM Stockholm Exchange.
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