FORMATION OF NOMINATION COMMITTEE AND DATE FOR 2007 AGM

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Trelleborg - October 27, 2006 - Pergo AB (“Pergo” or “the Company”) (PERG), the leading international flooring company, today announced that a Nomination Committee of major Pergo shareholders, has been convened in accordance with the resolution passed at the Company’s 2006 Annual General Meeting of shareholders. The Company also today announced that the 2007 Annual General Meeting of Pergo shareholders will be held on Friday April 27, 2007.

The Nomination Committee comprises Roger Buehler on behalf of Laxey Partners; David Marcus on behalf of M2 Capital Management; Carl Rosén on behalf of the Second Swedish National Pension Fund – AP2; Johan Heijbel on behalf of Nove Capital Management; Peter Rudman on behalf of Nordea Fonder; and Bertil Villard, Chairman of the Pergo Board of Directors. The members of the Committee together represent more than 57% of voting rights in the Company.

The Nomination Committee will submit proposals to the 2007 Annual General Meeting for the composition of the Board of Directors, the remuneration of the Board of Directors and the auditor, and the Chairman for the Annual General Meeting.

Shareholders wishing to make proposals to the Nomination Committee, or wishing to have matters considered at the Annual General Meeting, should submit their proposals in writing to ir@pergo.com, or to The Company Secretary, Pergo AB, Box 70362, 107 24 Stockholm, Sweden, by no later than seven weeks prior to the Meeting.

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For further information, please visit www.pergo.com or contact:

Frida Rosenholm
General Counsel & Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +46 8 790 38 84

Matthew Hooper
Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 5010
Email: ir@pergo.com

Pergo is a leading international flooring company with established market positions in Europe and the USA. Pergo generated net sales of over SEK 3 billion in 2005 and employs over 600 people. Pergo developed laminate flooring at the end of the 1970s and launched its product in Europe during the 1980s. The Company began selling its products in the US in 1994, in Asia in 1995, and in Latin America in 1997. The Company’s products have been marketed under the PERGO® brand since 1989 and under the SimpleSolutions brand since 2005.

The Company’s shares are listed in the Mid Cap Industrials sector of the Nordic Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘PERG’.

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