Nominations Committee of Trelleborg AB, proposals prior to 2009 Annual General Meeting

Nominations Committee of Trelleborg AB, proposals prior to 2009 Annual General
Meeting

Rolf Kjellman, originally elected to the Trelleborg Board of Directors in 1997
and representing Trelleborg's principal owner Dunkerintressen, has declined
re-election at the 2009 Annual General Meeting. Rolf Kjellman, born in 1939, has
retired from his position as the Executive Director of the Henry and Gerda
Dunker Foundation and Donation Fund No. 2, but remains a member of the Board.
Claes Lindqvist, also a member of the Board of Trelleborg will replace Rolf
Kjellman as Executive Director of the Henry and Gerda Dunker Foundation and
Donation Fund No. 2.

A Nomination Committee consisting of representatives of the major shareholders,
corresponding to approximately 69 percent of the votes in Trelleborg, and the
Chairman of the Board, has decided to propose to the Annual General Meeting that
Hans Biörck be elected new Member of the Board. 

Hans Biörck, born in 1951, holds a degree in business administration and is
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Skanska AB. Among other
positions, he was formerly CFO of Autoliv Inc and CFO of Esselte AB, where he
also held other positions. 

Hans Biörck has been a member of the Henry and Gerda Dunker Foundation and
Donation Fund No. 2 since 2003. He is also a member of the Swedish Financial
Reporting Board.

Moreover, the re-election of all other Board Members, Heléne Bergquist, Staffan
Bohman,
Claes Lindqvist, Sören Mellstig, Peter Nilsson and Anders Narvinger as Chairman,
is proposed.

In addition to the Chairman of the Board, the following persons formed the
Nomination Committee: Didrik Normark (Chairman of the Nominations Committee) of
the Henry and Gerda Dunker Foundation; Ramsay Brufer, Alecta; Lars Öhrstedt, AFA
Försäkring; Henrik Didner, Didner & Gerge Funds och 
KG Lindvall, Swedbank Robur Fonder AB.

Trelleborg's Annual General Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April
23, 2009 in Trelleborg.

Trelleborg is a global engineering group whose leading positions are based on
advanced polymer technology and in-depth applications know-how. Trelleborg
develops high-performance solutions that seal, damp and protect in demanding
industrial environments. The Trelleborg Group had annual sales in 2008 of
approximately SEK 31 billion, with about 23,000 employees in 45 countries. The
Group comprises four business areas: Trelleborg Engineered Systems, Trelleborg
Automotive, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Wheel Systems. The
Trelleborg share has been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1964 and
is listed on the OMX Nordic List, Large Cap.
www.trelleborg.com


For further information, please contact: 
Media: 
Vice President Mikael Sjöblom, +46 410 670 15, 046 733 74 70 15,
mikael.sjoblom@trelleborg.com

Investors/analysts:
Vice President IR Conny Torstensson, +46 410 670 70, +46 734 08 70 70,
conny.torstensson@trelleborg.com