Boliden — Board/Management Information 2010

Apr 16, 2010

Press release 5/2010

Stockholm April 16, 2010

Eva Rydén appointed Director Group Legal Affairs at Boliden

Eva Rydén has been appointed Director Group Legal Affairs at Boliden. Eva will take up her position at Boliden after the summer of 2010 and report to Lennart Evrell, President and CEO.

Eva Rydén's most recent position is that of Group Legal Counsel for Intrum Justitia since 2005 where she is a member of the Extended Management Team and a secretary of the Board of Directors. Prior to that, she was an associate of the Business Law Firm Mannheimer Swartling for seven years. Eva had studied at the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg.

Eva Rydén succeeds Marianne Lindholm, Senior Vice President, Group Legal Affairs, who is retiring in accordance with her retirement plan at the age of 60. After her retirement Marianne Lindholm will continue to work for Boliden in special projects on a consultancy basis.

Questions can be answered by: Marcela Sylvander, Director Group Communications, Boliden AB, tel: +46 8 610 15 59, +46 733 244 551

Boliden is a leading European metals company whose core competence is in the fields of exploration, mining, smelting and recycling. Boliden's main metals are zinc and copper. Other important metals extracted and refined include lead, gold and silver. The operations are conducted in two Business Areas: Mines and Smelters. The number of employees is approximately 4 400 and the turnover amounts to approximately SEK 28 billion annually. Its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada.

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