Boliden — AGM Information 2012

May 3, 2012

Press Release 8/2012

Boliden May 3, 2012

Communiqué from Boliden AB's Annual General Meeting held on 3rd May 2012

Dividend and record day

The Meeting approved a dividend of SEK 4 per share and Tuesday, 8th May 2012 as the record day for the dividend payment. Payment of the dividend is expected to occur on Friday, 11th May 2012 through Euroclear Sweden AB.

Board of Directors

The Meeting approved the re-election of the following Members of the Board: Marie Berglund, Staffan Bohman, Lennart Evrell, Ulla Litzén, Michael G:son Löw, Leif Rönnbäck, Matti Sundberg, and Anders Ullberg.

Fees

The Meeting resolved that Directors' fees shall be payable in the amounts of SEK 1,035,000 to the Chairman of the Board and SEK 415,000 to Board members who are not employees of the company. The Meeting further resolved that unchanged fees of SEK 150,000 and SEK 75,000 shall be payable to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and to each of the members of the Audit Committee, respectively, as well as an unchanged fee of SEK 50,000 to each of the members of the Compensation Committee.

Nomination Committee

The following persons were elected by the Meeting to form the Nomination Committee: Jan Andersson (Swedbank Robur fonder), Lars-Erik Forsgårdh, Frank Larsson (Handelsbanken fonder) Anders Oscarsson (AMF) and Anders Ullberg (Chairman of the Board).

For further information, please contact:

Marcela Sylvander, Director Group Communications, Boliden AB, telephone: +46 8 610 1559, +46 733 244 551

Boliden is a metals company with a commitment to sustainable development. Our roots are Nordic, but our business is global. The company's core competence is within the fields of exploration, mining, smelting and metals recycling. Boliden has a total of approximately 4,400 employees and an annual turnover of approximately SEK 40 billion. Its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap, and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada.