The previously announced priceincreases have not yet had full effect. ? Net income after tax for the July-March 2008/2009 period amounted to SEK 9.2million (26.3) and SEK 6.5 million (11.9) for the quarter. Diluted earnings pershare for the July-March 2008/2009 period was SEK 0.81 kronor (2.31) and SEK0.57 (1.05) for the quarter. ? After the period end Ricoh Holdings Europe PLC made public a cash offer topurchase all the outstanding shares of Carl Lamm Holding AB. The offer which isconditional on that Ricoh becomes the owner of at least 90 percent of the totalnumber of shares in Carl Lamm Holding, is recommended by Carl Lamm`s Board ofDirectors. Shareholders representing 68.1 percent of the votes and shares in thecompany have irrevocably undertaken to accept the Offer.
The price per shareoffered by Ricoh is SEK 37.25, representing a premium of 19.8 percent comparedto the closing price of the Carl Lamm Holding AB share on April 16, 2009. Theacceptance period is expected to commence on April 24 and end on May 15, 2009. CEO commentary “Our total offering continues to be successful and we have seenan increase in sales in all business areas. Sales growth for the quarter wasover 11 percent for the company as a whole and approximately 15 percent forhardware and software. This will lead to even stronger growth in our aftermarketbusiness area in the future. Price increases implemented to counteract currencyrate changes have not yet given full effect, which resulted in lower operatingmargins. 2009 got off to a good start from a sales perspective and ourever-strengthening position on the market allows us to look to the future withconfidence.” Hans Johansson, Group President and CEO The IT company Carl Lamm operates in the document and information managementsector and has a nationwide organization with operations in 26 strategiclocations in Sweden, offering solutions for customers` IT environments.
CarlLamm is the exclusive Swedish distributor for Ricoh products, Philips voicemanagement systems, Francotyp-Postalia`s postage-meter systems and a distributorof Samsung multifunctional products. Furthermore, the company is a HP GoldPartner and a Microsoft Gold Partner. Carl Lamm Holding AB is listed on theNASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange. For further information regarding Carl Lamm Holding,please visit FUTURE REPORTING DATES 2009 year-end report will be published on August 27, 2009. The information in this Interim Report is that which Carl Lamm Holding AB isrequired to disclose under the Securities Market Act and/or the FinancialInstruments Trading Act.
It was released for publication at 08:45 (CET) on April30, 2009. This information was brought to you by Cision http:// Lamm Holding ABHans Johansson, Group President and CEOTel +46 8 734 18 47orCarl-Magnus Ruthberg, CFO, Tel +46 8 734 33 67 Copyright Business Wire 2009. SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(Business Wire)–Pro-Tech Industries, Inc.(OTCBB:MMBW), a leader in design-build infrastructureservices, has announced receiving additional new contracts totalingapproximately $1.5 million in anticipated revenues over the next 9 – 12 monthsfor its fire protection, electrical and flooring business units. The contractsare for projects located in the company`s four primary markets of Sacramento CA,San Diego CA, Reno NV, and Las Vegas NV. Work is scheduled to begin during thesecond quarter of this year with completion of most of these jobs by year end2009. Don Gordon, CEO of Pro-Tech Industries remarked, “Our new lines of businesscontinue to demonstrate opportunity and growth for our organization. With acomplimentary array of services we are able to offer a more complete andefficient package to both existing and new customers.” About Pro-Tech Industries, Inc.:Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Pro-Tech Fire, Inc.
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