Hemtex Nomination Committee appointed

1/19/2010 7:00 AM EST

According to the principles for the Nomination Committee established at the Annual General Meeting in 2009, the Nomination Committee shall comprise the Chairman of the Board and three members representing the three largest shareholders in terms of voting rights.

Prior to the 2010 Annual General Meeting, the following members have been appointed to Hemtex’s Nomination Committee:
• Per Wiberg, Chairman of the Hemtex AB Board
• Fredrik Hägglund, Hakon Invest AB
• Peter Sigfrid, AB Industrivärden
• Nils Kloumann Selte, Bomax AS

In total, the Nomination Committee thereby represents approximately 86 percent of the shares in the company.

The Annual General Meeting will be held in Borås on April 12, 2010.

Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee should do so by e-mail to   or by letter to Hemtex AB, Valberedningen, Box 495, SE-503 13 Borås, not later than March 1, 2010.