Hakon Invest has on the 28th of April 2008 acquired 725,738 shares in Hemtex AB (ISIN code SE0000698268). During the period 14th of February until the 25th of April Hakon Invest acquired a total of 814,200 shares, equivalent to 2.8 percent of the votes and share capital. Hakon Invest's total ownership in Hemtex AB after yesterday's acquisition amounts to 5,069,738 shares, equivalent to 17.3 percent of the votes and share capital. This transaction report has also been publicly announced by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Solna 29th of April 2008 Hakon Invest AB (org. nr. 556048-2837) Box 1508 171 29 Solna This information is of the sort that Hakon Invest AB is required to announce by the act of trade of financial instruments (Sw: lagen om handeln med finansiella instrument.) The information was publicly announced on the 29th of April 2008 at 08.30 am. For more information, contact: Stein-Petter Ski, Senior Investment Manager, phone. +46 8 55 33 99 44 Pernilla Linger, Head of Investor Relations, phone. +46 8-55 33 99 55 Hakon Invest, which is listed on the Large Cap list of the Nordic Exchange, conducts active and long-term investment operations in retail-oriented companies in the Nordic region. Hakon Invest owns 40% of ICA AB, the Nordic region's leading retail company with focus on food. Hakon Invest also has holdings in Forma Publishing Group, Kjell& Company, Hemma, Cervera, inkClub and Hemtex. For more information about Hakon Invest, visit www.hakoninvest.se
Transaction reporting - Hemtex AB
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