Björn Savén has been appointed acting Chairman of the Board, as well as deputy Chairman of Vattenfall AB

Vattenfall's Board has, after consultation with the Ministry of Finance, appointed director Björn Savén as acting Chairman of the Board, as well as deputy Chairman of Vattenfall AB. Björn Savén will in this capacity lead the work until Vattenfall AGM on 27 April 2011.

 Vattenfall discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act.

For further information, please contact:
Ivo Banek, Media Relations Manager, Vattenfall AB, telephone +46 (0)70 539 50 20

From Vattenfall's Press Office, telephone: +46 8 739 50 10, press@vattenfall.com.