Commission-free sales of Billerud shares concluded

Commission-free sales of Billerud shares concluded

Around 21,000 directly registered shareholders responded to the offer of selling
their shares without paying commission and the offer has now ended. The
reduction in the number of directly registered shareholders benefits all owners
of Billerud shares by cutting costs.

In addition to the large number of directly registered shareholders who
participated in the scheme, around 20,000 shareholders registered via nominees
also took advantage of the offer. The total number of shareholders has thus been
reduced by around 40,000. 

Billerud AB offered shareholders holding fewer than 100 shares the opportunity
to sell their shares without paying commission. For historical reasons, Billerud
has had many owners with small shareholdings. The offer ran from 12 May to 2
June 2008.

Billerud AB (publ)


Per Lindberg, President and CEO



For further information, please contact:

Per Lindberg, President and CEO, Billerud AB, tel. +46 8-553 335 00, 
or Bertil Carlsén, CFO, Billerud AB, tel +46 8-553 335 00



Billerud is a packaging paper company. The company's business concept is to
offer demanding customers packaging materials and solutions that promote and
protect their products - packaging that is attractive, strong, sustainable and
based on renewable materials. Billerud has a world-leading position within
several product segment; within paper for consumer and industrial packaging.
Production takes place at three integrated pulp and paper mills in Sweden and at
one paper mill in the UK.

www.billerud.com