Commencement of cash tender offer for all the issued and outstanding shares of NovAtel and closing of private placement transaction

Commencement of cash tender offer for all the issued and outstanding shares of
NovAtel and closing of private placement transaction

On 19 October 2007, Hexagon Canada Acquisition Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Hexagon, commenced a tender offer to acquire all the issued and outstanding
common shares of NovAtel Inc. (NASDAQ: NGPS), at a price per share of USD 50 in
cash, pursuant to a previously announced definitive agreement dated 8 October
2007. The Board of Directors of NovAtel has unanimously recommended that the
holders of NovAtel shares accept the offer, and NovAtel's senior officers and
directors have expressed their intent to tender their shares.

The tender offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase referenced below, including, without limitation, that at least 66 2/3
per cent of the shares calculated on a fully diluted basis (excluding any shares
owned by Hexagon and its affiliates) have been tendered and the required
regulatory approvals have been obtained.

The tender offer and any withdrawal rights to which NovAtel's shareholders may
be entitled will expire at 5:00 p.m. EST on 27 November 2007, unless the offer
is extended.

The complete terms and conditions of the tender offer are set forth in the Offer
to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and other related materials filed by Hexagon
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 19 October
2007. NovAtel filed a Directors' Circular on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC on 19
October 2007 relating to the tender offer. Copies of the Offer to Purchase,
Directors' Circular on Schedule 14D-9, Letter of Transmittal and other related
materials are available free of charge from Morrow & Co., LLC, the Information
Agent for the tender offer, toll-free at +1 800 607-0088, or Morgan Stanley &
Co. Incorporated, the Dealer Manager for the tender offer, toll-free at +1 877
219-1920. Mellon Investor Services LLC is acting as the Depositary for the
tender offer. 

In addition, on 17 October 2007, Hexagon completed a private placement
transaction pursuant to the previously announced definitive agreement dated 8
October 2007. Under the terms of the agreement, Hexagon acquired NovAtel shares
and a debenture convertible into NovAtel shares at a purchase price of USD 50
per share. Excluding the shares to be acquired in the tender offer and after
giving effect to the shares issued and issuable to Hexagon in the private
placement transaction, Hexagon will own 16.6 per cent of the issued and
outstanding shares.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains projections and other forward-looking statements
regarding expected performance of Hexagon following completion of the
acquisition, including statements related to Hexagon's product and service
offerings and the future of the precision global navigation satellite system
markets. Statement regarding future events are based on the parties' current
expectations and are necessarily subject to associated risks related to, among
other things, obtaining a sufficient number of tendered shares of common stock
and regulatory approval of the merger, the potential impact on the business of
NovAtel due to the uncertainty about the acquisition, the retention of employees
of NovAtel and the ability of Hexagon to successfully integrate NovAtel and to
achieve expected benefits. Actual results may differ materially from those in
the projections or other forward-looking statements. For information regarding
other related risks, please see the Hexagon's Annual Report by going to
Hexagon's Investors Website at www.hexagon.se. 


For further information please contact:
Sara Kraft, IR Manager, Hexagon AB, +46 8 601 26 27, ir@hexagon.se

Hexagon AB is a global technology group with strong market positions within
measurement technologies and polymers. Hexagon's vision is to be number one or
number two in each strategic business area. The group has about 9 400 employees
in 30 countries and net sales of about 14 000 MSEK.