This press release may not be released, published or distributed in or into the 
USA, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other country in which such a measure is   
subject to registration or any other measures than those required by Swedish    
law. The Offer is not directed towards any person in those countries or persons 
in any other country whose participation requires any additional prospectus,    
registration or other measures than those required by Swedish law.              

This press release is a translation from the Swedish language press release. In 
the event of any discrepancies between the Swedish version and the English      
version, the Swedish version shall prevail.                                     


ATRIA ANNOUNCES UNCONDITIONAL CASH MANDATORY OFFER FOR THE SHARES IN SARDUS     

On 16 February 2007 Atria Koncern Abp (”Atria”), through its wholly-owned       
Swedish subsidiary, Atria Meat & Fast Food Aktiebolag with corporate identity   
number 556198-4179 and address SE-697 80 Sköllersta, Sweden (”Atria M&F”),      
entered into an agreement to acquire 5,976,900 shares in AB Sardus (publ)       
(”Sardus”) for a price of 115 SEK per share, representing 57.1% of the share    
capital and voting rights in Sardus on a fully diluted basis with respect to the
issued warrants (Sw. teckningsoptioner). Following the acquisition, Sardus will 
become a group company in the Atria group of companies.                         

Atria M&F will after the acquisition own 5,976,900 shares in Sardus,            
representing 59.1% of the share capital and voting rights. Since the shares     
represent more than 30% of the total number of shares and votes in Sardus, the  
rules for mandatory offers in the Swedish Takeover Act (Sw. Lagen om offentliga 
uppköpserbjudanden på aktiemarknaden) will apply.                               

Therefore, Atria has decided to, through Atria M&F, announce a public cash offer
(the ”Offer”) to the remaining shareholders in Sardus to tender all shares in   
Sardus.                                                                         


Summary of the Offer                                                            

- Atria offers 115 SEK in cash per share in Sardus.                             

- The offer price of 115 SEK per share represents a premium of 22.5% compared to
the volume weighted average closing price on the Stockholm Stock Exchange of    
93.9 SEK during the last 30 trading days prior to announcement of the Offer.    
Compared to the last 60 trading days, the offer price represents a premium of   
33.0%.                                                                          

- The total value of the Offer amounts to approximately 475 MSEK.               

- The total value of the transaction, including the value of the shares that    
Atria M&F agreed to acquire on 16 February 2007, amounts to approximately 1,162 
MSEK.                                                                           

- The Offer is made in accordance with the rules for mandatory offers and is    
unconditional.                                                                  

- The offer document is expected to be made public during the week commencing on
12 March 2007.                                                                  

- The acceptance period for the Offer is expected to commence on 14 March 2007  
and end on 4 April 2007.                                                        


Background and reasons for the Offer                                            

Atria is an international food group listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The 
group conducts operations in Finland, Sweden, Russia, Estonia and Lithuania. The
Offer is a step in Atria' ambition to develop one of the leading food companies 
in the Baltic Sea region. The food industry is currently undergoing structural  
change in a market characterized by consolidation and large retailers. New      
discount retail chains have been established and the retail industry's own      
brands increase their market shares, which has resulted in pressure on prices   
during the last years. By combining the two companies, both companies are       
strengthened as well as the new conditions on a consolidating market are met.   

The Offer is based on industrial logic and combined Atria and Sardus will create
a stronger entity with a more complete offer and a broad brand portfolio. There 
is a high potential for industrial synergies within inter alia product          
development, procurement, logistics, production and marketing. A broader product
portfolio and synergies will be key drivers for growth and will strengthen both 
companies' brands and product categories.                                       

Atria and Sardus combined have great potential to become a leading and strong   
partner to customers within Retail, HoReCa and Fastfood. The companies will also
strengthen their position towards other market players.                         

In conclusion, it is Atria's assessment that Sardus, as part of the Atria group,
is better equipped to develop its brands, strengthen its market position and    
improve its offering to customers and employees.                                


The Offer                                                                       

Atria has decided to, through Atria M&F, announce a public offer to the         
shareholders in Sardus for all shares in Sardus.                                

The Offer comprises:                                                            

- For each share in Sardus 115 SEK in cash is offered.                          

The Offer is subject to adjustment corresponding to the value of any dividends  
or other distributions made by Sardus prior to settlement of the Offer.         

No commission will be charged to Sardus' shareholders in the Offer.             

The average volume weighted closing price for the Sardus share during the 20    
trading days prior to the announcement of the Offer was 96.3 SEK. Atria M&F's   
acquisition of shares in Sardus pursuant to the agreement of 16 February 2007 is
made at a price of 115 SEK per share.                                           


Employee stock option programme and warrants                                    

In accordance with an exemption granted by the Swedish Securities Council (Sw.  
Aktiemarknadsnämnden), the Offer does not comprise warrants issued by Sardus.   
The exemption is valid for a period of six months following completion of the   
Offer. Atria M&F intends to co-operate with Sardus to assure that the           
participants in Sardus' employee stock option programme (Sw.                    
personaloptionsprogram) are treated fairly and that a solution in this respect  
is achieved within the above mentioned period of time..                         


Conditions to the Offer                                                         

The Offer is made in accordance with the rules for mandatory offers and is      
unconditional.                                                                  

The acquisition of 5,976,900 shares pursuant to the agreement of 16 February    
2007 requires the receipt of approvals from the competition authorities. Atria  
intends to file a notification for approval with the Swedish Competition        
Authority (Sw. Konkurrensverket) within short. Atria assumes the risk for       
authority approval.                                                             


Value of the Offer                                                              

The closing price for the Sardus share on 16 February 2007, the trading day     
prior to the announcement of the Offer, was 104 SEK. Compared to this share     
price, the Offer represents a premium of 10.6%. The volume weighted average     
closing price for the Sardus share during the period from and including 8       
January 2007 up to and including 16 February 2007, which represents the last 30 
trading days prior to the announcement of the Offer, amounted to 93.9 SEK.      
Compared to this average share price, the Offer represents a premium of 22.5%.  
The volume weighted average closing price during the last 60 trading days prior 
to the announcement of the Offer, amounted to 86.5 SEK. Compared to this average
share price, the Offer represents a premium of 33.0%.                           

The total value of the shares comprised by the Offer amounts to approximately   
475 MSEK. Including the value of the shares which Atria M&F entered on 16       
February 2007 entered into an agreement to acquire, the total value of the Offer
amounts to approximately 1,162 MSEK.                                            


Financing                                                                       

The Offer will be funded by use of Atria's existing cash resources and existing 
bank facilities. Atria has irrevocably and unconditionally undertaken to furnish
Atria M&F with the necessary financing for completion of the acquisition.       


Indicative timetable                                                            

The offer document is expected to be announced and distributed to the           
shareholders of Sardus during the week commencing on 12 March 2007. The         
acceptance period for the Offer is expected to commence on 14 March 2007 and end
on 4 April 2007. Settlement to shareholders who have accepted the Offer is      
expected to be commenced on or about 13 April 2007. Atria M&F reserves the right
to extend the acceptance period. An extension of the acceptance period will     
however not affect the settlement date for those who have already accepted the  
Offer.                                                                          


Compulsory redemption and de-listing                                            
                                                                                
Subject to the Offer being accepted to the extent that Atria M&F becomes the    
owner of more than 90 per cent of the total number of shares in Sardus, Atria   
M&F intends to call for compulsory redemption of the remaining shares in Sardus.
In connection herewith, Atria M&F intends to act for a de-listing of the Sardus 
share from the Stockholm Stock Exchange.                                        


Applicable law and disputes                                                     

Prior to announcement of the Offer, Atria M&F has undertaken in relation to the 
Stockholm Stock Exchange, and hereby undertake in relation to the shareholders  
of Sardus, to comply with the Stockholm Stock Exchange's rules regarding public 
takeover offers on the stock market (the “Takeover Rules”) and submits to the   
sanctions that may be imposed by the Stockholm Stock Exchange upon breach of    
these rules. The Swedish Securities Council's rulings regarding interpretation  
and application of the Takeover Rules as well as the Swedish Industry and       
Commerce Stock Exchange Committee's (Sw. Näringslivets Börskommitté) former     
rules regarding public takeover offers, shall, where applicable, apply in       
relation to the Offer.                                                          

The Offer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of     
Sweden, without taking into consideration any applicable international private  
law rules. The courts of Sweden shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any      
dispute arising out of or in connection with the Offer and the City Court of    
Stockholm (Sw. Stockholms Tingsrätt) shall be the court of first instance.      


Atria                                                                           

Atria is an international food group listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The 
Group conducts operations in Finland, Sweden, Russia, Estonia and Lithuania.    
Atria is Finland's largest company in the meat business and one of the largest  
producers of meat products in the Baltic Sea region. The group's brands comprise
Atria, Duke's, Forssan, Lithells, Sibylla, Grillköket, Pit-Product, Maks &      
Moorits and Vilniaus Mesa.                                                      

The Atria Group's turnover for 2005 amounted to 980 MEUR. More than 314 MEUR of 
the turnover related to its Swedish operations. The number of employees amount  
to approximately 5,000. For further information, please visit www.atria.fi.     


Sardus                                                                          

Sardus is one of Sweden's leading producers of sandwich toppings and suppliers  
of frozen foods for institutional customers. The products are marketed under    
well-known and strong brand names. Sardus comprises five business units: Sardus 
Chark & Deli, 3-Stjernet, Falbygdens Ost, Sardus Lätta Måltider och Sardus      
Foodpartner. In the financial year 2006, Sardus had sales of 2,135 MSEK (1,934  
MSEK in 2005). Profit after tax amounted to 28 MSEK (43 MSEK). Sardus has 980   
employees and approximately 4,000 shareholders. For further information, please 
visit www.sardus.se.                                                            


Advisors                                                                        

Atria has appointed HSH Corporate Finance to act as financial advisor and       
Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå and Advokatbyrån Hannes Snellman AB as legal  
advisors in connection with the Offer.                                          



Helsinki, 19 February 2007                  Stockholm, 19 February 2007         
Atria Koncern Abp                           Atria Meat & Fast Food Aktiebolag   
The Board of Directors                      The Board of Directors              


For further information, please contact:                                        

Matti Tikkakoski, President and CEO of Atria Group Plc                          
Phone: +358 50 2582                                                             

Christer Åberg, Managing Director of Atria Sverige Aktiebolag and Atria Meat &  
Fast Food Aktiebolag                                                            
Phone: +46 703 90 61 00                                                         


Appendix: Atria announces unconditional bid for Sardus                          


APPENDIX                                                                        
19 February 2007                                                                

Atria announces unconditional bid for Sardus                                    

Atria continues its offensive strategy and announces an unconditional cash bid  
for Sardus valued to 475 million SEK. The total value of the transaction,       
including the value of the shares Atria agreed to acquire on 16 February 2007,  
is approximately 1,162 million SEK.                                             
                                                                                
On 16 February, Atria agreed with major shareholders to buy approximately 59% of
the shares in Sardus. Atira has now announced an offer for all shares according 
to the rules for mandatory offers.                                              

The shareholders are offered 115 SEK per share.                                 

Atria combined with Sardus will have a broader product portfolio. Several       
synergies will drive growth and strengthen the companies' brands and product    
categories.                                                                     

- Atria's ambition is to create one of the leading companies on the food market 
in the Baltic Sea area, says Matti Tikkakoski, CEO of Atria Group.              

- The bid is also favourable for the present shareholders and we have already   
acquired almost 6 million shares from major shareholders.                       

- The bid is based on industrial logic and combined the companies form a        
stronger and more complete unit with a wide selection of strong brands.         


Summary of the offer                                                            

Please note that this press release does not constitute the formal offer; the   
formal offer is circulated together with this press release.                    
- Atria offers 115 SEK in cash per share in Sardus.                             
- Compared to the average price the last 30 trading days before the announcement
of the bid, the price represents a premium of 22.5%.                            
- The total value of the transaction, including the value of the shares Atria   
agreed to acquire on the 16 February 2007, is approximately 1,162 MSEK.         
- The bid is made in accordance with the rules for mandatory offers and is      
unconditional.                                                                  

The offer document is expected to be made public during the week beginning on 12
March 2007. The acceptance period for the offer is expected to commence on 14   
March 2007 and end on 4 April 2007.                                             

Questions should be directed to:                                                

Matti Tikkakoski, President and CEO of Atria Group Plc, Tel: +358 50 2582       

Christer Åberg, Managing Director of Atria in Sweden and Atria Meat & Fast Food 
Aktiebolag                                                                      
Tel: +46 70 390 61 00                                                           


Atria Group Plc is a forward-looking, strongly internationalising               
food-processing company. Our brands include Atria, Duke's, Forssan, Lithells,   
Sibylla, Grillköket, Pit-Product, Maks & Moorits and Vilniaus Mesa. The Atria   
Group´s annual turnover for 2005 was approximately 980 MEUR, of which Sweden    
accounted for over 314 MEUR. The Atria Group employs over 5,000 people. The     
largest production companies within the Atria Group are Atria Finland Ltd, Atria
AB, Pit-Product, AS Valga Lihatööstus and UAB Vilniaus Mesa. Atria Group Plc is 
Finland's biggest meat-industry company and one of the biggest manufacturers of 
meat products in the Baltic Sea region.                                         


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