STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 11, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Last day of trading in Elekta redemption shares is expected to be March 16, 2004 and payment of the redemption amount is expected to take place on March 24, 2004.
Elekta's share redemption offer which entitled the shareholders to have every seventeenth share redeemed for a cash payment of SEK 165 per share, approximately SEK 311.5 million in total, is expected to be paid out on March 24, 2004. The last day of trading in the redemption shares on the Stockholm Exchange is expected to be March 16, 2004.
Elekta is a world-leading supplier of advanced and innovative radiation oncology and neurosurgery solutions and services for precise treatment of cancer and brain disorders. Elekta's solutions are clinically effective, cost efficient and gentle to the patient.
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