CEO Per Lindberg comments on the development during Q4 2013:

“We have closed the books for the first successful year as the new company
BillerudKorsnäs. It has been a year of change and I am very pleased to see that
the integration is proceeding very well. The underlying performance in the
fourth quarter was strong even if the production towards the end of the year
suffered from some unexpected incidents. Our adjusted operating profit reached
SEK 226 million corresponding to an adjusted operating margin of 5%. This
includes some additional negative impact from the planned maintenance shutdowns
and the previously announced costs for production problems of SEK 70 million.

During the quarter business has been relatively stable. We mostly saw stable
demand, however with some typical year-end destocking. Prices were more or less
stable as well. The start of 2014 has been quite good and we will run production
on full capacity in the first quarter. The market will be more competitive and
we are anticipating some pressure on prices in local currency for some of the
products within business areas Containerboard and Packaging Paper beyond the
first quarter.

We continue to realise synergies in a rapid pace, and we continue to expect to
reach the target of SEK 530 million annual run-rate reduction during 2014. The
integration efforts in 2014 are moving into the next phase when many new systems
are implemented and new ways of working are introduced. Integration will
therefore continue to be a high priority.

In November we had our first Capital Markets Day where we communicated how we
are building a company to deliver value to customers and shareholders. It was
well received and gave us further confidence to continue in building a value
-creating world-class company for the long term.”

For further information, please contact:

Per Lindberg, President and CEO +46 (0)8 553 335 00
Susanne Lithander, CFO, +46 (0)8 553 335 00

The information is such that BillerudKorsnäs AB (publ) is obligated to publish
under the Swedish Securities Market Act. Submitted for publication at 07.02 CET,
18 February 2014.
BillerudKorsnäs – Packaging manufacturers and brand owners are offered added
value in the form of brand-strengthening, productivity-boosting and environment
-enhancing packaging solutions. BillerudKorsnäs has a world-leading market
position within primary fibre-based packaging paper. The company has annual
sales of around SEK 20 billion and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
www.billerudkorsnas.com