Hakon Invest has changed its name to ICA Gruppen and the company's new website www.icagruppen.se will be launched today

Per Strömberg, CEO of ICA Gruppen, comments: "This transaction has been completed in the best way. By changing name, we are taking the final step in this process, where Hakon Invest and ICA become one group - ICA Gruppen.

"Earlier this week, Hakon Invest's Annual General Meeting approved the proposal to change the name from Hakon Invest to ICA Gruppen. The name change is being made to reflect the group's focus on ICA and ICA-related activities following the completed acquisition of the remaining 60% of the shares in ICA. ICA Gruppen will be the second-largest listed retail company in the Nordic region measured in terms of sales.

On Monday, 27 May 2013 the company's ticker symbol on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm will be changed to ICA.

For more information
ICA Gruppen press service, phone number: +46 70 253 66 60

ICA Gruppen AB (publ) is one of the Nordic region's leading retail companies, with around 2, 400 of its own and retailer-owned stores in Sweden, Norway and the three Baltic  states. The Group includes the retail companies ICA Sweden, ICA Norway and Rimi Baltic, ICA Real Estate, which owns and manages properties and ICA Bank, which offers financial services to Swedish customers. The Group also includes the fully-owned portfolio companies Forma Publishing Group and inkClub and partly owned portfolio companies Cervera, Hemtex and Kjell & Company. For more information see www.icagruppen.se