Sigma enhances its profile in project management

Sigma has signed an agreement concerning the acquisition of the majority shareholding in iMål Projektledning AB, a newly formed company. As a result, Sigma will strengthen its profile in the project-management segment. iMål Projektledning engages in the outplacement of experienced IT project managers and the development of project-management methods that are ensure that IT projects are completed efficiently. The company’s operations focus on helping large international companies to implement their internal IT projects. iMål Projektledning will continue to recruit personnel, with the objective of having about 30 employees during 2006, generating sales of SEK 25 M. “As a result of Sigma’s strong market position in southern Sweden and major framework agreements with large companies, we, together with iMål Project management, intend to grow within an area in which we already have widespread expertise and are experiencing considerable demand,” says Jan Anderson, President of Sigma Exallon AB. Sigma is acquiring 70 percent of iMål Projektledning. Payment will take the form of a basic investment plus a supplementary purchase consideration that will be based on the achievement of specified levels of earnings during the years immediately ahead. “As a result of their current focus on time, ambition, cost and efficient management, large companies and organizations have a considerable need for project-management consultants,” says iMål Project management’s President Lars Lanker, who is also one of the company’s founders. The founders of iMål Projektledning AB have long-standing experience of the IT sector, from such companies as Ericsson, Philips, Alfaskop, Qbranch, itAssign AB, Maersk Data Sverige AB and IBM Svenska AB. For further information, please contact: • Lars Lanker, President, iMål Projektledning +46-709-73 81 12, or • Jan Anderson, President, Sigma Exallon AB +46-733-51 43 01 Sigma supplies IT solutions and consulting services to development-intensive customers. Its operations are based on entrepreneurially driven, niche-oriented subsidiaries that are organized in the Business Solutions, IT Solutions and Information Solutions business areas. The Group has approximately 900 employees in Sweden and Denmark. Sigma is listed among the Attract 40 companies on the Stockholm Stock Exchange’s O List. www.sigma.se