Anders Wall steps down from the Board of Beijer Alma

Regulatory News:

In conjunction with his upcoming 85th birthday, Anders Wall has informed the Nomination Committee of his decision to step down as Chairman and Board member of Beijer Alma (publ).

However, he intends to continue serving as Chairman of the Nomination Committee in his capacity as the principal owner of the company. Johan Wall has been nominated as his successor as Chairman of the Board.

"Once I was the youngest CEO on the stock exchange. Now I am its oldest Chairman,” says Anders Wall. "After nearly 23 years, I have now decided to step down from the Board of Beijer Alma. However, I am pleased that my son Johan Wall has been nominated for election as the new Chairman of the Board since this demonstrates my family’s clear commitment to the continued development of the Group.

"As I now step down from the Board, I leave behind me a Beijer Alma that has delivered its strongest earnings to date in the company’s 30-year history. It has been stimulating to be part of this journey, during which we have seen our companies develop into successful, international operations with sales in some 60 markets.”

Beijer Alma’s 2016 Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 5 at 6:00 p.m. at Uppsala Concert and Conference Hall (Uppsala Koncert & Kongress) in Uppsala, Sweden.

Beijer Alma AB (publ) is an international industrial group that focuses on component production and industrial supplies. The Group includes Lesjöfors, one of Europe’s largest spring manufacturers, Habia Cable, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of custom-designed cables and Beijer Tech, with strong positions in industrial supplies in the Nordic region. Beijer Alma is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Mid Cap.

Beijer Alma AB (publ)

Dragarbrunnsgatan 45, Box 1747, SE-751 47 Uppsala, Sweden.

Telephone 46 18 15 71 60.

Fax 46 18 15 89 87.

Registered office: Uppsala. Corp.

Reg. No: 556229-7480. www.beijeralma.se

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