HKScan Corporation RELEASE 9 October 2008, at 10am SCAN ACQUIRES HOLDING IN SWEDISH SLAUGHTERHOUSE Scan AB, the company responsible for the HKScan Group's business in Sweden, is acquiring a 35-percent interest in Bertil Erikssons Slakteri AB, a smallish slaughterhouse and current Scan subcontractor located in the central Swedish town of Krylbo. The transaction will be closed on 2 January 2009. The agreement includes an option for Scan AB to acquire the remaining shares in Bertil Erikssons Slakteri on 31 December 2010. HKScan Corporation Kai Seikku CEO Further information is available from managing director Magnus Lagergren, Scan AB, on +46 70 255 5235 DISTRIBUTION: Nasdaq OMX Main media www.hkscan.com