Bure Releases Capital on Its Venture Capital Holdings


GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 27, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bure has reinsured some of its holdings related to Innovationskapital. By an agreement with the Third Swedish National Pension Fund (3AP), Bure releases capital of SEK 120M. This will affect this year's profit positively with more than SEK 40M.

This agreement reduces Bure's exposure in the Venture Capital area and fits Bure's current focus of developing and building larger industrial structures in selected sectors.

Gothenburg, 27 June 2002

Bure Equity AB (publ)


For further information, please contact:
Bjorn Boldt Christmas, Senior Investment Manager     +46 705-88 76 85

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