Tricorona Board of Directors unanimously recommends shareholders to accept the offer from Barclays

  * The cash offer of SEK 8.00 per share represents a premium of 40 percent,
    based on the closing price on the trading day before the announcement of the
    offer
  * Tricorona will be able to further develop its activities through the market
    position of Barclays and its network as one of the worldâ€(TM)s largest
    participants in the market for environmental related instruments
  * Evli Bank has rendered a fairness opinion to the effect that the offer is
    considered to be fair from a financial point of view




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