Rottneros AB (publ) hereby announces that Carl-Johan Jonsson with immediate effect leaves the company and is replaced by the board member Per Lundeen as acting CEO. The recruitment process for a permanent CEO has been initiated.

”Rottneros is developing positively and the profit improvement program, Fokus 15, that was initiated by the board will continue. The change of leadership is based on different views on leadership and organizational development”, says Rune Ingvarsson, chairman of the board, Rottneros.

Per Lundeen is a member of the board of Rottneros since 2013. Per Lundeen has a Master of Science from Chalmers University of Technology and long experience from management roles, especially in the packaging and paper converting industry. Among others Per Lundeen was the CEO at Å&R Packaging from 2000 to 2012.

For more information please contact:

Rune Ingvarsson, Chairman of the Board of Rottneros AB, telephone +46 702887976

Rottneros discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The Information was submitted for publication on Thursday 6:th of November 2014 at 14:00.

Rottneros is an independent producer of market pulp. The Group comprises the parent company Rottneros AB, listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, and its subsidiaries Rottneros Bruk AB and Vallviks Bruk AB with operations involving the production and sale of market pulp. The Group also includes the wood procurement company Rottneros Baltic SIA in Latvia. The Group has approximately 250 employees and had a turnover of approximately SEK 1.4 billion in the 2013 financial year.