Proposal for new Chairman of SCA

As detailed in the attached press release from AB Industrivärden, Sverker Martin-Löf has announced his intention to leave his directorships at the companies’ coming Annual General Meetings.

On condition that the Nomination Committee proposes the change to SCA’s Board at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, as stated in the attached press release, and the 2015 Annual General Meeting resolves in accordance with the proposal, the current CEO of Handelsbanken, Pär Boman, will be appointed the Chairman of the Board.

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This information is such that SCA must disclose in accordance with the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on January 22, 2015, at 08:20 CET.

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Karl Stoltz, Media Relations Manager, 46 8 788 51 55

SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company. The Group develops and produces sustainable personal care, tissue and forest products. Sales are conducted in about 100 countries under many strong brands, including the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and regional brands, such as Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo and Vinda. As Europe’s largest private forest owner, SCA places considerable emphasis on sustainable forest management. The Group has about 44,000 employees. Sales in 2013 amounted to approximately SEK 93bn (EUR 10.7bn). SCA was founded in 1929, has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. For more information, visit www.sca.com.