STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 7, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hufvudstaden:
-- Profit after net financial income and expense amounted to SEK 380.5 million (497.7). Adjusted for items affecting comparability, profit increased to SEK 361.6 million (226.5). -- Profit after tax totalled SEK 482.9 million (368.6), and has been affected by a positive tax item of SEK 102.4 million (-129.1). -- For comparable property holdings, net rents from property management compared with the preceding year increased by 13.0 per cent and the gross profit by 26.8 per cent, or 37.5 per cent excluding special projects. -- Rental level will increase by 57 per cent on leases renegotiated during the year. -- The board proposes an increased dividend to SEK 1.00 (0.85) per share.
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