A.P. Moeller Maersk is an international shipping company. Co.'s operating segments are: Container shipping and related activities which include global container services, inland transportation, manufacturing and repair of containers and container depots, and logistics and forwarding activities; APM terminals; Tankers, offshore and other shipping activities which include tanker shipping of crude oil, oil products and gas, offshore drilling activities and operation of land rigs, supply vessel activities with anchor handling and platform supply vessels, ferry services and door-to-door transportation in Northern Europe; Oil and gas activities; Retail activity; and Shipyards and other activities.

AAK is a producer of high-value added vegetable oils and fats. Co. operates in three business segments: food ingredients, chocolate and confectionery and technical products and feed.

Equinor is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production activities. Co. is primarily focused on exploration, development and production of oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Co.'s operations are organized into four segments. The Development and Production Norway and Development and Production International segments explore, develop, produce and extract crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The Marketing, Processing and Renewable Energy segment markets, trades, transports and processes oil and natural gas and renewable energy. The Other segment consists of global well and project delivery, research and develpoment, and business development.

Instalco AB Formerly known as Instalco Intressenter AB. Instalco Intressenter AB is a Sweden-based installation and service supplier within areas of heating and plumbing, electrical, ventilation, cooling and industrial solutions. The Company offers installation and regular repairs of district heating, plumbing replacement, new construction and preventive maintenance; design, installation, and maintenance of electrical installation; technical solutions and installation of ventilation solutions for air treatment, air conditioning and indoor climate; design, installation and maintenance of water sprinklers; industrial pipe systems, machinery installation and installations of cooling systems, as well as installation of switchgear, transformers, busbars and power stations, among others. The services are designed mainly for commercial premises, housing, public construction, warehousing, offices and retail trade, as well as process industries. The Company operates in Sweden, Norway and Finland through numerous subsidiaries.

Marine Harvest is a seafood company engaged in the production of farmed salmon. Co. offers fresh and processed salmon and other processed seafood to customers in 70 countries worldwide. Co. focuses on three principal types of production activities: salmon feed production in Norway, fish farming and primary processing of fish in Norway, Scotland, Canada, Chile, Ireland, and the Faroe Islands, and secondary processing of seafood in Norway, Chile, Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, and South Korea.

Novo-Nordisk is a global healthcare company engaged in the innovation of diabetes care. Co. also provides haemophilia care, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy. The Diabetes care business segment includes research, development, manufacturing and marketing of products within the areas of insulin, GLP-1 and related delivery systems, oral antidiabetic products (OAD) and obesity. The Biopharmaceuticals business segment includes research, development, manufacturing and marketing of products within the areas of haemophilia, growth hormone therapy, hormone replacement therapy, inflammation therapy and other therapy areas.

Odfjell is engaged in the global market for transportation and storage of chemicals and other specialty bulk liquids, LPG/Ethylene products as well as a provider of related logistical services. Co.'s principal business is the transportation and storage of organic and inorganic bulk liquid chemicals, acids, animal fats, edible oils, potable alcohols, LPG/Ethylene and clean petroleum products. Co. has three reportable business segments: Chemical Tankers, which involve the servicing ports around the world; Tank Terminals, which engaged in cargo-consolidation programme in combined shipping and storage services; and LPG/ Ethylene, which Co. owns two carriers, Bow Guardian and Bow Gallant.

Okea ASA is a Norway-based oil company engaged in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. The Company contributes to the value creation on the Norwegian continental shelf with development and operation systems through the utilization of the result of previous and ongoing exploration activities in order to bring undeveloped oil on stream in strategic cooperation with service companies. Its services do not involve the exploration for petroleum. The Company operates an office in Trondheim, Norway.

Peab AB is a construction and civil engineering company. Co. has four business areas: Construction, which performs contract work for external customers and the other units and includes construction of homes and premises to renovation and construction maintenance; Civil Engineering, which engages in the local civil engineering market and in infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads and railways and the management and maintenance of streets and roads; Industry, which delivers asphalt, cement, foundations, electricity, transportation, machine and crane services and prefab to external customers and the other units; and Project Development, which develops housing and commercial property.

Rockwool International is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. supplies products and systems based on stone wool. Co.'s operations can be divided into two segments: the Insulation segment and the Systems segment. The Insulation segment produces insulation for the construction sector, but also special insulation for power plants, the process industry and ships. The Systems segment covers the non-insulation business areas: ceilings (Rockfon), crop management products (Grodan), facade panels (Rockpanel), engineered reinforcement fibres (Lapinus Fibres), and outdoor noise and vibration control products (RockDelta).

Skanska is a project development and construction group, concentrated on selected home markets in the Nordic region, European countries and in the Americas. Co.'s business streams are: construction, which includes building and civil construction; residential development, which develops residential projects for immediate sale; commercial property development, which initiates, develops, leases and divests commercial property projects, with project development focusing on office buildings, retail and logistics properties; and infrastructure development, engaged in identifying, developing and investing in privately financed infrastructure projects, such as highways, hospitals and schools.

Sparebank 1 SR Bank is a savings bank. Co.'s core activities are sales and brokering of financial products and services, as well as leasing and real estate brokering. Co. is organized in three divisions: The Retail Market Division; The Corporate Market Division; and The Capital Market Division Co. provides products and services in the fields of financing, investments, money transfers, pensions and life and non-life insurance.

Sparebanken Vest is engaged as an independent banking and financial services group based in Bergen and with branches in the counties of Hordaland and Sogn & Fjordane. Co. also is engaged in estate agency activities and real estate management activities. As of Dec 31, 2002, Co. had total assets of NOK35 billion and total deposits of NOK22 billion. The banks market area comprises the regions Nordfjord, Sogn, Nordhordland, Hardanger/Midthorland, West, Sunnhordland, Bergern North and Bergen South.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, formerly Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ASA, is a Norway-based shipping company. It is engaged in roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) shipping and vehicle logistics, transporting cars, trucks, rolling equipment and breakbulk worldwide. The Company's activities are divided into two reporting segments: Ocean and Landbased. The Ocean segment transports cars and ro-ro cargoes and comprises of a fleet of more than 100 vessels. The Landbased segment provides terminal and inland logistics solutions and operates over 10 terminals in more than 15 countries. Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA operates as a holding company for the Group that consists of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions, EUKOR and ARC.