(Oslo 8th September 2005) EDB Business Partner today announces a new Investor Relations policy. At the same time, new IR pages are available on www.edb.com.

The new policy is provided as an appendix to this announcement, and is also available on www.edb.com. In connection with the preparation of this new policy, EDB has chosen to change its practice on the use of stock exchange announcements. This change has been made to ensure that only information about contracts that are considered to be inside information will be made public by issuing a stock exchange announcement.

 

With effect from today, all contracts that represent annual business volume in excess of NOK 100 million will be made public by issuing a stock exchange announcement. In addition, contracts where the IT Solutions business area will have business volume in excess of NOK 50 million annually, and all contracts that represent total business volume in excess of NOK 500 million over the life of the contract, will be made public by issuing a stock exchange announcement. The company may also decide that information about other contracts represent inside information if there are particular reasons for this. These contracts will also be made public by issuing a stock exchange announcement.

 

In order to ensure that the financial markets are well informed about the company's commercial development, all other contracts representing annual business volume in excess of NOK 10 million will be made public by issuing a press release.

 

 

The company's web site now offers a separate updated summary of the press releases issued about contracts. The company will maintain its policy of publishing information about its order backlog, by business area, in each quarterly interim report.

 

Tore Valderhaug, Executive Vice President and CFO. Tel. + 47 995 60 925

Jørgen Christiansen, Acting EVP, Corporate Communications Tel: +47 913 13 199