Proposal on Board of Directors from Boliden's Nomination Committee

Boliden's Nomination Committee will propose the re-election of the following Members of the Board to the Annual General Meeting, to be held on 3rd May 2011: Marie Berglund, Staffan Bohman, Lennart Evrell, Michael G:son Löw, Ulla Litzén, Leif Rönnbäck, Matti Sundberg and Anders Ullberg (Chairman).

The Nomination Committee comprises the following Members: Jan Andersson (Chairman) (Swedbank Robur fonder), Anders Algotsson (AFA Försäkring), Lars-Erik Forsgårdh, Anders Oscarsson (AMF), Caroline af Ugglas (Skandia) and Anders Ullberg (Chairman of the Board of Boliden).

The Nomination Committee's other proposals will be presented in the notice convening the Annual General Meeting and on Boliden's website.

For further information, please contact:
The Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Jan Andersson, Swedbank Robur fonder,
tel: +46 8 583 574 70.

Boliden is a leading European metals company whose core competence is in the fields of exploration, mining, smelting and recycling. Boliden's main metals are zinc and copper. Other important metals extracted and refined include lead, gold and silver. The operations are conducted in two Business Areas: Mines and Smelters. The number of employees is approximately 4 400 and the turnover in 2010 amounted to approximately SEK 37 billion.  Its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada.

www.boliden.com

The information provided comprises information that Boliden may be required to present pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was released for publication on 7th March 2011 at 15.00. 

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