ROGER BUEHLER RESIGNS FROM PERGO’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Trelleborg – March 16, 2007. Pergo AB (publ.) (“Pergo”) (Nordic Exchange: PERG), a leading international flooring company, today announced that Roger Buehler has informed Pergo’s Board of Directors of his resignation as a Director of the Board of the Company with immediate effect, due to the fact that Pfleiderer Sweden AB now controls approximately 99% of Pergo’s shares.
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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 approximately SEK 3 billion in 2006 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’.