Changes to the Nominating Committee at Rottneros AB (publ)

According to the resolution passed at the 2012 AGM, the shareholder(s) that are included among the five biggest shareholders in terms of the number of votes shall appoint their respective representatives. As a result of Skagen Fonder having divested its holding in Rottneros, the Nominating Committee is now composed as follows:

Olle Grundberg represents Arctic Paper and is the Chair of the Nominating Committee.

Peter Gyllenhammar is a new member and represents Bronsstädet, which owns about 7 per cent of the shares.

Kjell Ormegard is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Rottneros.

For further information, please contact:

Olle Grundberg (Chair of the Nominating Committee), mobile +46 70 645 44 20

Kjell Ormegard (Chair of the Board of Directors), mobile +46 70 668 93 76

Rottneros discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The Information was submitted for publication on Monday 4 February 2013 at 17.30 CET.

Rottneros is an independent producer of market pulp. The Group comprises the parent company Rottneros AB, listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, and its subsidiaries Rottneros Bruk AB and Vallviks Bruk AB with operations involving the production and sale of market pulp. The Group also includes the wood procurement company Rottneros Baltic SIA in Latvia. The Group has around 300 employees and had a turnover of approximately SEK 1.5 billion in the 2012 financial year.