Sales for the quarter ended at MNOK 65.5 (MNOK 57.9),
an increase of 13.1 %. Currency neutral growth of own
products was 16.6 %. Operating profit (EBIT) ended at
MNOK 13.5 (MNOK 9.9), up 37.2 %. Sales from the US
operation increased with 42.8 % in NOK, while currency
neutral growth was 24.6 %. MiraQ was launched in the
USA during the first quarter. The General Meeting
decided to pay a dividend of NOK 1.65 per share.