Pergo: Improvement Being Realized in All Areas in

Stockholm, Sweden, December 13, 2005--Pergo AB has during October and November started to see the results from its cost-savings and restructuring efforts earlier this year. Productivity as well as sales growth and margins show improving trends and the company confirms its earlier guidance of a significant year-over-year profit improvement. "We are starting to realize the benefits from the restructuring efforts that Pergo has been going through. We believe that Pergo is now entering a period with good prospects for growth and improving margins," says Tony Sturrus, Pergo's President and CEO.