Change in Hemtex Nomination Committee

After Hakon Investments AB´s acquisition of shares in Hemtex AB during February, decision has been made regarding a change in the current Nomination Committee.
Stein Petter Ski, of Hakon Investment AB, has been appointed new member of the Nomination Committee. Hakon Investment AB represents 3,529,800 shares and accounts for 12.0% of the company’s shares and is the second largest shareholder in Hemtex AB. With reference to the above the representative of Andra AP-fonden, Carl Rosén, has left the Nominations Committee.

Accordingly, the Nomination Committee represents a total of approximately 35% of the company’s shares.

The Annual General Meeting will be held in Borås on September 3, 2008.

Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee can do so by e-mail to: valberedningen@hemtex.se or by letter to: Hemtex AB, Valberedningen, PO Box 495, SE-503 13 Borås, no later than May 30, 2008.