SHARE BUY-BACK

On November 27, 2002 Rottneros AB re-purchased 108,474 own shares at the average rate of

8.06 SEK. The transactions were made within the price interval 8,00 – 8.15 SEK. The company´s holdings of its own shares amount to 4,833,000 shares. The total number of shares in Rottneros AB amounts to 188,432,105

Upplands Väsby 2002-11-28

For further information please contact CEO Lars Blecko, 070-641 4910 or CFO Anders Byström, 070-641 4914.