STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 27, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- In view of the transaction between Boliden and Outokumpu, Boliden shareholders representing approximately 30 percent of the total number of shares and votes in the company have informed Boliden that at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting to be held on December 18, 2003 they will jointly propose that:
Ms. Satu Huber, Mr. Tapani Jarvinen, Mr. Christoffer Taxell and Mr. Risto Virrankoski are elected new members of the Boliden Board of Directors, replacing Ms. Gun Berglund, Mr. Goran Collert, Mr. Sverker Martin-Lof and Mr. Kjell Nilsson.
Mr. Carl Bennet, Ms. Marie Berglund, Mr. Jan Johansson and Mr. Anders Sundstrom will remain members of the Board as elected at the annual shareholders' meeting in May 2003.
The Board of Directors of New Boliden will altogether comprise 11 members also including three personnel representatives. Mr. Risto Virrankoski is proposed to be Chairman and Mr. Carl Bennet Deputy Chairman of the Board of New Boliden.
The resolution regarding these changes to the Board of Directors of Boliden shall concern the period up until the close of the next annual shareholders' meeting, and come into effect at closing of the transaction between Boliden and Outokumpu, which is estimated to take place by the year-end 2003.
An invitation to the extraordinary shareholders' meeting that will held on December 18, 2003 in Skelleftea, Sweden will be published tomorrow in Swedish Official Gazette, Svenska Dagbladet, Dagens Nyheter, Vasterbottens Folkbladet and Norra Vasterbotten. The invitation will also be published as a separate stock exchange release.
Information on the proposed new Board members:
Ms. Satu Huber, 45 M. Sc. (Econ.) Director of Finance and Head of Finance Division, Finnish State Treasury Member of the Board of Directors of Finnish Industry Ltd, National Board of Economic Defence, Association for the Finnish Culture Foundation and Deputy Member of the Board of Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration.
Mr. Tapani Jarvinen, 56 Lic. Tech. President of Outokumpu Technology and Executive Vice President and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Outokumpu Oyj Chairman of the Finnish -- Latin American Trade Association Member of the Board of Directors of International Copper Association and Eurometaux
Mr. Christoffer Taxell, 55 LL. M Former minister of the Finnish government Chairman of the Board of Directors of Finnair Abp, Foundation of Abo Academy Member of the Board of Directors of Stockmann Oyj Abp, Sampo plc, Raisio Yhtyma Oyj, Nordkalk Corporation and Hormos medical Corp
Mr. Risto Virrankoski, 57 B. Sc. (Econ.) Deputy Chief Executive and Deputy President, Outokumpu Oyj Vice Chairman of the Group Executive Committee of Outokumpu Oyj Member of the Board of Directors of VR Ltd (Finnish Railways)
Photographs can be downloaded from Boliden's website, http://www.boliden.se.
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