Offer of commission-free sale of Billerud shares

Offer of commission-free sale of Billerud shares

The Board of Directors of Billerud AB (publ) has, in accordance with an
authorisation given by the annual general meeting on 4 May 2011, decided
to offer shareholders owning 199 or fewer shares the opportunity to sell
their shares via NASDAQ OMX Stockholm without paying commission. For
historical reasons, Billerud has many shareholders who own only a few
shares. In order to simplify changes in ownership an offer has been
developed in association with the Swedish bank Nordea, which means that
Billerud bears the cost of commission which would otherwise have been
charged on sales of shares made in accordance with this offer.

Shareholders included in the offer will receive a letter containing
further information and an application form. The offer will be valid for
the period 16 May - 8 June 2011.
This offer is not directed at or accessible to shareholders located in
the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan
or in any other state or jurisdiction where the acceptance of this offer
would violate applicable laws or regulations or would require any other
action besides what is required under Swedish law.

For further information please contact:
Bertil Carlsén, CFO, +46 8 553 335 07, +46 73 021 10 92
Sophie Arnius, Investor Relations Manager, +46 8 553 335 24, +46 70 590
80 72

The information is such that Billerud is obligated to publish under the
Swedish Securities Market Act. Submitted for publication at 15.45 CET on
12 May 2011.