Kongsberg added to the Benchmark Index

As of January 1st 2003 Kongsberg will be added to the Oslo Stock Exchange's Benchmark Index - OSEBX - which in all will consist of 56 companies from New Year. Other companies that will be added are: Data Respons, Norkom and Wilh. Wilhelmsen's A- and B-shares. At the same time these companies will be removed from the index: Bolig- og Næringsbanken, Kverneland, Medi-Cult, Vmetro, Tandberg Television, Norsk Vekst and Gyldendal.