Trade of Tornet's shares suspended -- information by Monday at the latest


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 17, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Due to trading in Fastighets AB Tornet's shares being suspended since today, Friday, it is notified that more information will be provided at the latest by 9.30 am on Monday, 20 October.


Fastighets AB Tornet (publ)
Sverker Lerheden, Managing Director
+46-8-544 905 00, +46-70-513 02 88

Britt-Marie Einar, IR Manager
+46-8-544 905 08, +46-70-576 92 08

Fastighets AB Tornet is one of Sweden's major listed property companies. Its Swedish holding has a lettable area of around 2.8 million square metres and a book value of over SEK 19 billion. Almost 97 per cent of the property holdings, measured as book value, are in Sweden and mainly concentrated in Sweden's six largest cities and in Norrkoping and Karlstad. The properties are owned and managed by the subsidiaries ArosTornet, Malmstaden, MalarTornet, SkansTornet and Euro Tower.

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