Changes to the Nominating Committee at Rottneros AB (publ)

The ownership of the company has undergone major changes as a consequence of the public takeover bid made to Rottneros’ shareholders by Arctic Paper S.A.  Nemus Holding and Danske Bank are no longer shareholders, for which reason their representatives have resigned from the committee. 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.

The Nominating Committee will have the following composition following this change:

Olle Grundberg    remains Chair of the Nominating Committee but is now the representative of Arctic Paper.

Per Wennberg     CEO of Skagen Fonder Sverige is a new member of the Nominating Committee.

Kjell Ormegard    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 Friday 25 January 2013 at 11.30 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.