Bulletin from Boliden’s Extraordinary General Meeting: Anders Ullberg new Chairman of the Boliden Board

A new Board of Directors was appointed today at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Boliden shareholders. New members of the Board are Ulla Litzén, Matti Sundberg, Anders Sundström and Anders Ullberg, while former members remaining on the Board are Carl Bennet, Marie Berglund, Jan Johansson and Leif Rönnbäck, all elected at the 2005 Annual General Meeting.

The new members replace Risto Virrankoski, who has resigned, and Satu Huber and Christoffer Taxell who were released at the Meeting. It was also decided that the Board should comprise eight members elected at the General Meeting, and no deputies. Anders Ullberg was appointed new Chairman of the Board. At the Board meeting following the Extraordinary General Meeting, Carl Bennet was appointed Deputy Chairman. A presentation of the new members of the Board is available on Boliden’s web site at www.boliden.com