STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 30, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- As of today, the consulting company Connecta AB is traded on Stockholm Stock Exchange's O List.
Connecta is a consulting company that combines management and IT expertise in order to help companies and organizations achieve desired results. Connecta had sales of SEK 312.8 million in 2004.
"We warmly welcome Connecta to Stockholm Stock Exchange," says Jukka Ruuska, President of Stockholm Stock Exchange and of OMX Exchanges.
"Being approved by Stockholm Stock Exchange's Listing Committee and accepted onto the O List is a stamp of quality. We hope that it will increase awareness of Connecta and boost share liquidity, now that increasing numbers of institutional investors will be able to invest in the share," says Johan Wieslander, President and Chief Executive Officer of Connecta.
Photos from the welcoming ceremony and a filmed interview with Connecta's President and Chief Executive Officer Johan Wieslander will be available on the www.omxgroup.com/stockholmsborsen website under Corporate actions and Changes in listed companies/Listings.
Connecta will be traded in the information technology sector. Further information about Connecta's industry classification and similar matters is available on www.omxgroup.com/stockholmsborsen under Press and Exchange notices /Search /Equity related information.
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