Board Composition Proposal by Boliden's Nomination Committee

BOLIDEN, Sweden, Feb 08, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Boliden's Nomination Committee will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on 25 April 2017, that Pia Rudengren is elected as a new Member of the Board, and that current Board Members Marie Berglund, Tom Erixon, Lennart Evrell, Michael G:son Löw, Elisabeth Nilsson, Anders Ullberg and Pekka Vauramo are re-elected. Anders Ullberg is further proposed to be re-elected as Chairman of the Board. Ulla Litzén has declined re-election.

Pia Rudengren has a M.Sc. Economics and has previously been CFO of Investor and Executive Vice President of W Capital Management. She is a Member of the Board of Directors of Duni, Kappahl, Swedbank and Tikkurila.

Boliden's Nomination Committee comprises Jan Andersson of Swedbank Robur fonder (Chairman), Lars-Erik Forsgardh, Ola Peter Gjessing of Norges Bank Investment Management, Anders Oscarsson of AMF and Anders Ullberg, Boliden's Chairman of the Board.

The Nomination Committee's additional proposals will be presented in the notice convening the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and on www.boliden.com.

For further information, please contact:

Anders Ullberg,
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Tel: [phone]

Boliden is a metals company with a commitment to sustainable development. Our roots are Nordic, but our business is global. The company's core competence is within the fields of exploration, mining, smelting and metals recycling. Boliden has a total of approximately 5,500 employees and a turnover of SEK 40 billion. Its shares is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap.
www.boliden.com

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