STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 29, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Representatives of shareholders who together account for approximately 26 per cent of the votes and shares in Boliden propose to Boliden's Annual General Meeting that the following Board members be re-elected: Carl Bennet, Marie Berglund, Satu Huber, Jan Johansson, Christoffer Taxell and Risto Virrankoski. They also propose the election of Leif Ronnback as new member of the Board and that Risto Virrankoski be re-elected as Chairman of the Board.
The major shareholders were represented by Esa Lager (Chairman), Outokumpu, Carl Bennet, Carl Bennet AB, Caroline af Ugglas, Livforsakringsaktiebolaget Skandia AB, Goran Villner, Robur Fonder and Nils Petter Hollekim, Odin Fonder.
Background of the new Board member proposed for election: Leif Ronnback was born in 1945. He is Vice President Business Development at LKAB and member of the Group management. Leif is also Chairman of SveMin, the Swedish Association of Mines, Mineral and Metal Producers.
For more information, please contact:
Risto Virrankoski, Chairman of the Board, tel.: +358 40 548 3565
Boliden is one of the leading mining and smelting companies in the world with operations in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Ireland. Boliden's main products are copper, zinc, lead, gold and silver. Exploration and Recycling of Base Metals are also important within the company. The number of employees is approximately 4 500 and the turnover amounts to approximately EUR 2 billion annually. The Boliden share is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in Sweden as well as on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada.
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