Board proposal from Boliden's Nomination Committee

Boliden's Nomination Committee has resolved to propose to the Annual General Meeting 2006 re-election of all sitting members of the Board of Directors. Following a major change in the company's shareholding, the current Board of Directors was formed at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 21st October, 2005. The members proposed for re-election are Anders Ullberg (Chairman), Carl Bennet, Marie Berglund, Jan Johansson, Ulla Litzén, Leif Rönnbäck, Matti Sundberg and Anders Sundström. Anders Ullberg is proposed as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Boliden's Nomination Committee is composed of:

Anders Ullberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Steven Heinz, Lansdowne Partners Ltd
Björn Lind, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, SEB funds/SEB Trygg Liv
Jonas Pålsson, Eton Park
Nils Petter Hollekim, Odin funds
Torgny Wännström, AFA
Peter Rudman, Nordea funds
Caroline af Ugglas, Skandia
Lars-Erik Forsgårdh, Sveriges Aktiesparares Riksförbund.

Other proposals from the Nomination Committee will be presented on the company's web site in conjunction with the announcement of the Annual General Meeting.

 Boliden is one of the world's leading mining and smelting companies with operating facilities in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Ireland. Boliden mainly produces copper, zinc and lead, as well as gold and silver. Other important operations include mineral exploration and metal recycling. The company has around 4,500 employees and net sales of almost SEK 20 billion. Its shares are listed on Stockholmsbörsen's O-list and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada.
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For further information, please contact:

Ulf Söderström, Senior VP Group Communications, telephone +46 8 610 15 57, +46 70 618 95 95

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