NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA,
JAPAN, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWITZERLAND OR THE UNITED STATES OR
IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
The prospectus regarding Sobi's rights issue has now been approved by and
registered at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The prospectus is
available on Sobi's website www.sobi.com , Carnegie Investment Bank's website
www.carnegie.se and Handelsbanken Capital Markets' website
www.handelsbanken.se/investmentoffer. It is also available, free of charge, at
Sobi's headquarters at Tomtebodavägen 23A, Solna, Sweden.
The prospectus will be distributed to Sobi's directly registered shareholders
and can also be ordered from Carnegie Investment Bank at +46 8-588 69 487.
For additional information, please contact
Åsa Stenqvist, VP Communications and Investor Relations
Telephone: +46 8-697 20 00
The above information has been made public in accordance with the Swedish
Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was released for public distribution on 5 May 2011 at 16:30 p.m.
CET.
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The information in this press release is not intended for distribution,
publication or public release, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia,
Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, the United
States or any other jurisdiction where the distribution of this press release
may be unlawful. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law
in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other
information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe
any such restriction.
The information in this press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation
to buy shares. This press release is not a prospectus under the Prospectus
Directive 2003/71/EC. A prospectus will be prepared and published in accordance
with the Prospectus Directive and will thereafter be made available by the
Company. Investors shall not subscribe for securities referred to in this press
release other than on the basis of the information which will be included in
such prospectus.
The information in this press release does not constitute or form a part of any
offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United
States. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be,
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act")
or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction in the United
States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities
in the United States.
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"expect", "believe", "estimate", "plan" and "forecast" in this press release are
intended to indicate forward-looking statements. These forward looking
statements reflect the current expectations on future events of the management
at the time such statements are made, but are made subject to risks and
uncertainties. All these forward-looking statements are based on the
expectations and assumptions of the management and are deemed reasonable but
uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ
significantly from the forward looking statements. The Company does not intend,
nor undertakes, to update any such forward looking statements.
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