Annual General Meeting of AarhusKarlshamn AB

Annual General Meeting of AarhusKarlshamn AB

At today's Annual General Meeting of AarhusKarlshamn AB (publ) the following was
resolved:

Board of Directors
The number of directors will amount to ten. The Meeting re-elected Melker
Schörling, Carl Bek-Nielsen, Martin Bek-Nielsen, John Goodwin, Mikael Ekdahl,
Ebbe Simonsen, Märit Beckeman, Jerker Hartwall, Anders Davidsson and Ulrik
Svensson as directors. Melker Schörling was re-elected Chairman of the Board and
Carl Bek-Nielsen was re-elected Deputy Chairman of the Board.

The fees to the Board of Directors shall amount to SEK 2,650,000 in total
(including fees for committee work).

Dividend
In accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the Meeting resolved
to declare a dividend of SEK 4,00 per share. Monday 26 May 2008 was determined
as record date for the payment of dividend. Payment from the Central Securities
Depository (VPC) is expected to commence on 29 May 2008. 

Nomination Committee
Mikael Ekdahl, Carl Bek-Nielsen, Henrik Didner (Didner & Gerge Fonder) and Jan
Erenius (AMF Pension) were re-elected as members of the Nomination Committee for
the period up to and including the Annual General Meeting 2009, whereby Mikael
Ekdahl was appointed Chairman of the Nomination Committee.

Comments from the CEO and President
CEO and President Jerker Hartwall reported on the company's operations during
the year 2007 and commented on the continuing work within the Group. The
presentation of Jerker Hartwall can be found in its entirety on the company's
web site www.aak.com

For further information, kindly contact

Jerker Hartwall			
President and CEO 			
Phone: +46 (0)40 627 83 00		
E-mail: jerker.hartwall@aak.com 	

Anders Byström				
CFO
Phone: +46 (0)40 627 83 00
Mobile: +46 (0)709 885 613
E-mail: anders.bystrom@aak.com

Bo Svensson	
CIO 
Phone: + 46 (0)454 820 00 or +46 (0)40 627 83 00
Mobile: + 46 (0)708 182 193
E-mail: bo.svensson@aak.com

AarhusKarlshamn AB (publ) discloses the information provided herein pursuant to
the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication at 10.30 on 21 May 2008.

Facts/AAK
AAK is the world's leading manufacturer of high value added speciality vegetable
fats. These fats are used as substitutes for butterfat and cocoa butter
substitutes, as transfree solutions for fillings for chocolate and confectionery
products, and in the cosmetic industry. AAK has production facilities in
Denmark, the Netherlands, Mexico, Great Britain, Sweden, Uruguay and the U.S.A.
Read more at www.aak.com