New member of the Nomination Committee for SAS AB

New member of the Nomination Committee for SAS AB

At the Annual General Shareholder's Meeting in SAS AB on April 9, 2008, members
of the
Nomination Committee for SAS AB were appointed. Information about the Nomination
Committee's composition and following changes have previously been published
through press releases and via the company's homepage.
SAS AB has now been informed about the following change:

The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry has been represented in the
Nomination Committee through Morten M. Kallevig. Mr Kallevig has now been
replaced by Knut J. Utvik, director for the Ministry of Trade and Industry
ownership department.


The Nomination Committee, which in accordance with the decisions made at the
Annual General Shareholder's Meeting has to appoint another significant
shareholder to be a member of the Nomination Committee instead of the leaving
member.

After the above change the Nomination Committee consists of the following six
members:

Björn Mikkelsen, Swedish Ministry of Industry, for the Swedish Government
(Chairman of the Nomination Committee)
Peter Brixen, Danish Ministry of Finance, for the Danish Government
Knut J. Utvik, Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, for the Norwegian
Government
Peter Wallenberg Jr, for Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Foundation
Henrik Michael Normann, for Danske Bank
Anders Rydin, for SEB Fonder.


For further information, please contact
Sture Stölen, Phone: (46) 70 997 1451


SAS Group Investor Relations