Trelleborg has entered into swap agreements corresponding to a total of 4,910,400 shares
Trelleborg has entered into swap agreements corresponding to a total of 4,910,400 shares Trelleborg AB has been authorized by a Special General Meeting to effect a synthetic share buy-back program comprising a maximum of 20 million shares. As at August 30, 2001, Trelleborg AB had entered into swap agreements corresponding to a total of 4,910,400 shares with its counterpart Svenska Handelsbanken. The number of swap agreements correspond to slightly more than 5 percent of the shares outstanding and during the day, Svenska Handelsbanken released information about its holding in accordance with disclosure regulations. Trelleborg AB publishes the volumes in the swap agreements entered into at the time of each quarterly report. The number of swap agreements in the synthetic buy-back program corresponded to 3,267,600 shares at the most recent reporting date on August 1, 2001. For more information please contact CFO Jan Björck, +46 410 517 78, or Trelleborg's Corporate Communications Department, +46 410 670 00. Trelleborg AB is a global industrial group. Operations are based on spearhead competence within polymer materials and a high level of industrial know-how, combined with functional solutions and systems designed to meet the needs of our customers. Trelleborg AB has consolidated annual sales of SEK 18 billion (pro forma including the most recent acquisitions), with approximately 16,500 employees in 40 countries. The Trelleborg Group consists of four business areas: Trelleborg Automotive, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, Trelleborg Engineered Systems and Trelleborg Building Systems. The Trelleborg share has been quoted on the A list of the OM Stockholm Exchange since 1964. www.trelleborg.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/31/20010831BIT00210/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/31/20010831BIT00210/bit0001.pdf