AarhusKarlshamn AB [AAK] to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, June 13, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

AarhusKarlshamn AB [ AAK], a Swedish company and producer of high-value added vegetable oils and fats, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the occasion, Arne Frank, President & CEO, will ring the Opening Bell.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Friday, June 14, 2013 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET

Contact: Fredrik Nilsson Director Group Controlling and Investor Relations 46 40 627 8234 [e-mail]

NASDAQ MarketSite: Christine Barna [phone] [e-mail]

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx.

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About AarhusKarlshamn AB [AAK]:

AarhusKarlshamn is one of the world's leading producers of high value-added specialty vegetable fats.These fats are characterized by a high technological content and are used as substitute for butter-fat and cocoa butter, transfree solutions for fillings in chocolate and confectionery products, and in the cosmetics industry. AarhusKarlshamn has production facilities in Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, Uruguay and the US. The company is organised in three Business Areas; Food Ingredients, Chocolate and Confectionery Fats and Technical Products & Feed. Further information on AarhusKarlshamn can be found on the company's website www.aak.com.

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