Annual General Meeting 2013 BillerudKorsnäs Aktiebolag (publ)

The premises for the Meeting will be open for registration at 1.00 p.m. when coffee will be served.

Participation

Shareholders wishing to take part in the Annual General Meeting shall:

-          be registered in the Shareholders’ Register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB by Tuesday 30 April 2013, and

-          notify the company of their intention to attend the Annual General Meeting not later than 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 30 April 2013. Notification shall be made in writing by post to BillerudKorsnäs Aktiebolag, "AGM", P.O. Box 7841, SE-103 98 Stockholm, Sweden, or by telephone to +46 8 402 90 62. Notification can also be made via the company’s website www.billerudkorsnas.se/anmalan. In their notification shareholders should state their name, personal-/corporate identity number, address, daytime telephone number, number of shares held and, where applicable, number of representatives and assistants (maximum of two).

To be able to participate at the Meeting, shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must request that their own names are temporarily registered in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB. This procedure, so-called voting right registration, must be effected not later than on Tuesday 30 April 2013, which means that the shareholder must inform the nominee well in time before this date.

If participation is to be made through a proxy or representatives of legal entities, the original document of their authorisation, registration certificate and other relevant authorisation documents should be submitted in good time before the Meeting. A template proxy form can be downloaded from the company’s website, www.billerudkorsnas.se/anmalan.

An entry card entitling participation at the Meeting will be sent out prior to the Meeting. If a shareholder has not received an entry card prior to the Meeting, he/she can obtain a new entry card at the information desk by providing proof of identity.

Proposed Agenda

1. Opening of the Meeting.

2. Election of Chairman of the Meeting.

3. Drawing up and approval of the voting list.

4. Election of one or two persons to verify the minutes.

5. Determination as to whether the Meeting has been duly convened.

6. Approval of the Agenda.

7. Presentation of the annual report and the auditors’ report as well as the consolidated accounts and consolidated auditors’ report for the 2012 financial year.

8. Report on the work of the Board and Board Committees over the past year.

9. Presentation by the Chief Executive Officer.

10. Resolution on:

a)            the adoption of the income statement and the balance sheet as well as the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet for 2012,

b)            the appropriation of the company’s profit according to the adopted balance sheet for 2012 and the record date for the dividend, and

c)            discharge from personal liability for Board Members and the CEO for their administration for the year 2012.

11. Account of the Nomination Committee's work and proposals.

12. Resolution on number of Board Members to be elected by the Meeting.

13. Resolution on fees for Board Members and remuneration for Committee work and resolution on fees for auditors.

14. Election of Board Members and Chairman of the Board.

15. Election of auditor.

16. Resolution on procedures for appointment of the Nomination Committee for the 2014 Annual General Meeting.

17. The Board’s proposal regarding guidelines for remuneration to senior executives.

18. The Board's proposals regarding resolutions on:

(a)        introduction of long-term incentive program 2013; and

(b)        transfer of shares to the participants in the long-term incentive program 2013.

19. Resolution on amendment of the Articles of Association.

20. Closing of the Meeting.

Motions

Item 2

The Nomination Committee proposes that the lawyer Wilhelm Lüning is elected to be Chairman of the Meeting.

Item 10 (b)

The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 2 per share. The record date for dividend is proposed to be on Monday 13 May 2013. If the Meeting resolves in accordance with the Board's proposal, the dividend is estimated to be paid out by Euroclear Sweden AB on Thursday 16 May 2013.

A reasoned statement from the Board of Directors, pursuant to Ch 18 Sec 4 of the Companies Act (2005:551), with respect to the proposed dividend will be available not later than on Tuesday 16 April 2013 on the company's website at www.billerudkorsnas.com, at the company's office at Frösundaleden 2 B, Solna, Sweden, and will be sent by post to those shareholders who so request and state their postal address.

Item 12

The Nomination Committee proposes that the Board shall consist of eight (8) ordinary members, including the Chairman.

Item 13

The Nomination Committee proposes the following:

–      that the annual fee to ordinary Board Members not employed by the BillerudKorsnäs Group shall be SEK 400,000 (unaltered) per Member, and that the annual fee to the Chairman shall be SEK 1,000,000 (unaltered),

–      that the annual remuneration for work on Board Committees be paid to members appointed by the Board and shall be SEK 150,000 (unaltered) to the chairman of the Audit Committee, SEK 75,000 (unaltered) to each of the other members of the Audit Committee, SEK 50,000 (unaltered) to the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and SEK 25,000 (unaltered) to each of the other members of the Remuneration Committee, and also SEK 50,000 (unaltered) to each of the members of the Integration Committee;

–      that fees to the auditors during the mandate period be paid by current account.

Item 14

The Nomination Committee proposes that Hannu Ryöppönen, Mia Brunell Livfors, Jan Homan, Lennart Holm, Gunilla Jönson, Michael M.F. Kaufmann, Wilhelm Klingspor and Mikael Larsson are re-elected as ordinary Board Members.

The Nomination Committee further proposes that the Annual General Meeting re-elects Hannu Ryöppönen as Chairman of the Board and that no Deputy Chairman is elected.

The Nomination Committee's motivated statement explaining its proposals regarding the Board of Directors and information about the proposed directors of the Board are available on the company's website at www.billerudkorsnas.com.

Item 15

The Nomination Committee proposes that the Annual General Meeting shall re-elect the registered accounting firm Ernst & Young AB as the company's auditor for the period until the close of the 2014 Annual General Meeting. Ernst & Young AB will appoint the authorised public accountant Lars Träff as auditor-in-charge.

Item 16

The Nomination Committee proposes that the procedures for the appointment of the Nomination Committee for the 2014 Annual General Meeting shall be as follows:

The Nomination Committee shall comprise of four (4) members. During the autumn of 2013 the Chairman shall contact the largest shareholders (judged by size of shareholding) regarding the formation of a Nomination Committee. The names of the members of the Nomination Committee, and the names of the shareholders they represent, shall be published six months at the latest prior to the 2014 Annual General Meeting and be based upon the known shareholding as per 30 September 2013. The Nomination Committee is appointed for a term of office commencing at the time of the announcement of its composition and ending when a new Nomination Committee is formed. Unless the Committee members agree otherwise, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee shall be the member representing the largest shareholder (judged by size of shareholding). The Committee forms a quorum when more than half of its members are present.

If during the Committee’s term of office one or more of the shareholders represented on the Nomination Committee are no longer among the largest shareholders, then their representatives shall resign their positions and the shareholder or shareholders who have become among the largest shareholders shall have the right to appoint their representatives. Unless there is special cause, no changes shall be made to the composition of the Nomination Committee if only minor changes in shareholding have been made, or the changes take place later than two months prior to the General Meeting that will decide on proposals made by the Committee.

Shareholders who appoint members to the Nomination Committee have the right to dismiss their representative and appoint a new one. Equally, the shareholder whose representative requests to leave the Committee before its work is completed has the right to replace such a representative. Changes to the composition of the Nomination Committee shall be published as soon as they take place.

The Nomination Committee shall produce proposals for the following items to be decided by the 2014 Annual General Meeting:

(a)           proposal for Chairman of the Meeting,

(b)           proposal for number of Board Members,

(c)           proposal for nomination of Board Members and Chairman of the Board,

(d)           proposals for nomination of auditors,

(e)           proposals for Board fees and distribution between Chairman of the Board and other Members, and possible remuneration for Committee work,

(f)            proposal for fees to auditors, and

(g)           proposal for procedures for appointing the Nomination Committee.

The Nomination Committee shall make available the requisite information to the company so that BillerudKorsnäs can meet the information requirements of the Swedish code of corporate governance. Furthermore, the Nomination Committee shall in performing its duties meet the requirements set by the Swedish code of corporate governance for nomination committees, and BillerudKorsnäs shall at the request of the Nomination Committee provide staff resources, such as secretary of the Committee, in order to facilitate the Committee’s work. If so required, BillerudKorsnäs shall also pay reasonable costs for external consultants and similar which are considered necessary by the Committee for it to perform its duties.

Item 17

The Board proposes that the Meeting resolves to adopt the following guidelines for remuneration to the executive officers of the BillerudKorsnäs Group. Executive officers are the CEO, the Executive Vice President and the other members of the senior management team.

BillerudKorsnäs shall set the remuneration levels and employment terms that are appropriate in order to recruit and keep a management team with a high level of competence and the capability to achieve established goals. Remuneration shall motivate executives to do their utmost to secure shareholders’ interests. Remuneration may be in the form of fixed salary, variable salary, long-term incentive programs and other benefits such as pension or company car. Fixed and variable salary shall be set in relation to competence, area of responsibility and performance. Variable remuneration will be based on outcomes in relation to established targets and shall be a maximum of a fixed percentage of annual fixed salary and vary between 30 per cent and 50 per cent. However, variable remuneration shall only be paid on condition that the company's operating result is positive. Long-term incentive programs within the company shall primarily be linked to certain pre-determined financial and share price related performance criteria. The programs shall ensure long-term commitment to the development of the company and shall be implemented on market terms. Long-term incentive programs shall run for at least three years. For more information about the existing long-term incentive programs, see the company’s annual report and website. For further information regarding the proposed Long Term Incentive Program 2013, please see the Board's proposal according to item 18 on the agenda. Pension benefits shall either be defined-benefit or defined-contribution, and normally give an entitlement to pension from age 65. In some cases the retirement age may be lower, although 62 is the lowest retirement age. Six to twelve months is the normal notification period for termination of employment, and severance pay shall be a maximum of 12 months’ salary in the event of dismissal by the company.

Remuneration and employment terms for the CEO are prepared by the Remuneration Committee and decided by the Board. Remuneration and employment terms for members of the senior management team are decided by the CEO, after approval from the Remuneration Committee.

The Board of BillerudKorsnäs has the right to deviate from these guidelines in individual cases if there is a good reason.

The auditor's statement according to Ch 8 Sec 54 of the Companies Act (2005:551) and the Board of Directors' report of the result of the Remuneration Committee's evaluation according to the Swedish corporate governance code and information regarding deviations from the guidelines, and the reason for this, according to Ch 8 Sec 51 of the Companies Act (2005:551) will be made available not later than on Tuesday 16 April 2013 on the company's website at www.billerudkorsnas.com, at the company's office at Frösundaleden 2 B, Solna, Sweden, and will be sent by post to those shareholders who so request and state their postal address.

Item 18

The Board of Directors proposes that the Meeting resolves to introduce a long-term incentive program ("LTIP 2013") and transfer of shares to the participants in LTIP 2013 in accordance with items 18 a) and b). LTIP 2013 has the same structure as the long-term incentive programs adopted previous years (2010 - 2012)

a)             Introduction of a long-term incentive program 2013

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves on the introduction of a long term share based incentive plan, LTIP 2013, as follows.

LTIP 2013 in brief

The Board of Director's main objective with the proposal of LTIP 2013 is to strengthen BillerudKorsnäs’ capability to retain the best talent for key leadership positions. The aim is further that managers and key employees whose efforts have direct impact on BillerudKorsnäs' result, profitability and value growth, shall be stimulated to increased efforts by aligning their interests and perspectives with those of the shareholders.

LTIP 2013 comprises up to 25 executive officers and other key employees within the BillerudKorsnäs Group, identified as essential to the future development of the Group. To participate in LTIP 2013, the participants must own BillerudKorsnäs shares. Such shares could be previously held, and not already allocated to previous incentive plans, or purchased on the market in conjunction to the notification of participation in the program, which occurs after the AGM 2013. Thereafter, the participants will be alloted BillerudKorsnäs shares, free of charge, after the vesting period of three years, commencing after the 2013 Annual General Meeting and ending in conjunction with the publication of BillerudKorsnäs' first quarter report for the year 2016, provided that certain conditions are fulfilled.

Participants in LTIP 2013

LTIP 2013 comprises up to 25 persons consisting of the CEO, the Executive Vice President and the other members of the Senior Management Team and other executives with key positions in the Group.

Personal investment and allotment of share rights

To participate in LTIP 2013, the participants must purchase BillerudKorsnäs shares at market price on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm ("Saving Shares"). Previously held BillerudKorsnäs shares, which are not already allocated to previously adopted long-term incentive programs, may also be accounted for as Saving Shares.

Participants are offered to allocate Saving Shares not exceeding a number equal to 10 per cent of the participant's gross base salary as per year end 2012 divided by the closing price of the BillerudKorsnäs share per the last trading day of 2012, i.e. 28 December 2012 (SEK 61.25) (the “Closing Price”). Participants who have received a new position or extended area of responsibility in the new group BillerudKorsnäs shall instead be offered to allocate Saving Shares not exceeding a number equal to 10 per cent of the participant's gross base salary as per 1 January 2013 divided by the Closing Price.

Saving Shares shall be purchased or allocated to the program in connection with the notification to participate in LTIP 2013. If the participant has insider information which prevents him/her from purchasing BillerudKorsnäs shares in connection with the notification to participate in LTIP 2013 the shares shall be purchased as soon as possible, but prior to the next Annual General Meeting.

New members of the senior management team and / or other key employees that have not yet commenced their employment at the time when notification to participate in the program at the latest shall be given, may, upon the condition that the employment commences during 2013, be offered to participate in the program, if the Board of Directors deems it to be in line with the purpose of LTIP 2013.

For each Saving Share that the participant invests in and allocates to LTIP 2013, the participant is, free of charge, allotted 1 matching share right ("Matching Share Right") 3 performance share rights ("Performance Share Right") (together referred to as "Share Rights"). However, the CEO will be alloted 1 Matching Share and 5 Performance Share Rights for each Saving Share allocated to LTIP 2013 and the Executive Vice President and will be alloted 1 Matching Share and 4 Performance Share Rights for each Saving Share allocated to LTIP 2013. Provided that the conditions set out below are fulfilled, the Share Rights entitle to allotment of BillerudKorsnäs shares as described below. Allotment of shares in BillerudKorsnäs will be made, free of charge, after the release of the interim report for the period January – March 2016.

Matching Share Right

For each Saving Share that the participant invests in and locks in to LTIP 2013, the participant is, free of charge, allotted 1 Matching Share Right, which entitles the participant to, free of charge, receive 1 BillerudKorsnäs share, based on the conditions that the participant is (with certain exceptions including e.g. participant’s death, disability, retirement or the divestiture of the participant’s employing company from BillerudKorsnäs or consequences of a change of control) still employed by the BillerudKorsnäs Group and has retained the Saving Shares at the release of the interim report for the period January – March 2016.

Performance Share Right

For each Saving Share that the participant invests in and allocates to LTIP 2013, the participant is, free of charge, allotted 3 Performance Share Rights. However, the CEO will be alloted 5 Performance Share Rights for each Saving Share allocated to LTIP 2013 and the Executive Vice President and will be alloted 4 Performance Share Rights for each Saving Share allocated to LTIP 2013. The Performance Share Rights are divided into three series, series A-C. For all participants, except the CEO, the Executive Vice President and the CFO, each Saving Share entitles to 1 Performance Share Right of each series. For the CEO each Saving Share entitles to 2 Performance Share Rights of series A, 1 Performance Share Right of series B and 2 Performance Share Rights of series C. For the Executive Vice President and CFO each Saving Share entitles to 1.5 Performance Share Rights of series A, 1 Performance Share Right of series B and 1.5 Performance Share Rights of series C.

The allotment of BillerudKorsnäs shares due to Performance Share Rights of Series A-C requires that the conditions for the Matching Share Rights are fulfilled. In addition, allotment of BillerudKorsnäs shares due to Performance Share Rights requires fulfillment of certain performance conditions. The performance conditions vary for the respective series and are based on financial goals during the financial years 2013-2015. The Board of Directors intends to present whether the conditions have been fulfilled in the annual report of 2015.

Series A         The performance conditions for the Performance Share Rights of series A relate to BillerudKorsnäs' average operating margin for the period 2013-2015 ("EBIT Margin") . (for the purposes of determining the level of fulfillment of the performance targets, EBIT Margin for BillerudKorsnäs will be adjusted so to be unaffected if the average currency exchange rates during 2013-2015 deviates more than five per cent compared to year-end 2012.) The maximum level of allotment under the performance conditions is an EBIT Margin of 11.5 per cent and the minimum level of allotment is an EBIT Margin of 8.5 per cent. If the EBIT Margin amounts to the maximum level of 11.5 per cent or more, maximum allotment of 1 BillerudKorsnäs share per Performance Share Rights of series A shall be made. If the EBIT Margin should be lower than 11,5 per cent, but exceeding the minimum level of 8.5 per cent, a linear reduction of the allotment of BillerudKorsnäs shares shall be made. If the EBIT Margin amounts to 8.5 per cent or less, the Performance Share Rights of series A shall not entitle to allotment of BillerudKorsnäs shares.

Series B         The performance conditions for the Performance Share Rights of series B relate to BillerudKorsnäs' EBIT margin in comparison with the average operating margin for the period 2013-2015 for a peer group of certain selected companies ("Comparing EBIT-margin"). The peer group consists of companies and their business areas with businesses including production and sale of pulp, paper and board as well as packaging materials and packaging solutions made thereof, that the Board of Directors has considered to be comparable to BillerudKorsnäs. The Board of Directors shall be authorized, in particular situations, to adjust the peer group's composition. The peer group is composed by of Mondi Europe and International (Packaging Paper), Smurfit Kappa Group, Stora Enso Renewable Packaging, Mead Westvaco (Food & Beverage and Home, Health & Beauty) Klabin and Metsä Board (Paperboard). If BillerudKorsnäs' EBIT-margin exceeds Comparing EBIT-margin, maximum allotment of 1 BillerudKorsnäs share per Performance Share Rights of series B shall be made. If BillerudKorsnäs' EBIT-margin is the same or lower than Comparing EBIT-margin, the Performance Share Rights of series B shall not entitle to allotment of BillerudKorsnäs shares.

Series C         The performance conditions for the Performance Share Rights of series C relate to BillerudKorsnäs' total shareholder return for the period 2013-2015 ("TSR") in comparison with the total shareholder return for the period 2013-2015 for a peer group of certain listed Nordic companies with businesses including production and sale of pulp, paper and board as well as packaging materials and packaging solutions made thereof ("Comparing TSR"), where the lowest and highest quotation of total shareholder return in the peer group shall be excluded when calculating the Comparing TSR. The Board of Directors shall be authorized, in particular situations, to adjust the peer group's composition. The peer group is composed by the listed Nordic companies in the paper-packing business Ahlstrom, Holmen, M-real, Rottneros, SCA, Stora Enso and UPM. The maximum level of allotment under this performance condition is that TSR exceeds Comparing TSR by 10 percentage points or more and the minimum level is that TSR exceeds Comparing TSR. If BillerudKorsnäs' TSR exceeds Comparing TSR by 10 percentage points or more, maximum allotment of 1 BillerudKorsnäs share per Performance Share Rights of series C shall be made. If BillerudKorsnäs' TSR exceeds Comparing TSR, however with less than 10 percentage points, a linear reduction of the allotment of BillerudKorsnäs shares shall be made. If BillerudKorsnäs' TSR amounts to, or is less than Comparing TSR, the Performance Share Rights of series C shall not entitle to allotment of BillerudKorsnäs shares.

Terms and conditions for the Share Rights

In addition to what has been stated above, the following terms and conditions apply for both the Matching Share Rights and the Performance Share Rights:

• The Share Rights are intended to be allotted, free of charge after the Annual General Meeting 2013.
• The participants are not entitled to transfer, pledge or dispose the Share Rights or perform any shareholder's rights regarding the Share Rights.
• Allotment, free of charge, of BillerudKorsnäs shares, on the basis of the Share Rights, will take place after the publication of BillerudKorsnäs' first quarter report for the year 2016.
• BillerudKorsnäs will make no adjustments or compensations to the participants of LTIP 2013 due to dividend regarding the shares that the respective Share Right qualifies for.
• The maximum profit per participant is limited to an amount of SEK 230 per Share Right, equal to a maximum of 18 - 27 monthly salaries. The calculation shall be done based on the salary on which the calculation of the number of Saving Shares that the participant has a right to purchase has been done (see Personal investment and allotment of share rights above). In the event that the profit, when calculating the allotment according to LTIP 2013, should exceed this maximum limit of SEK 230 per Share Right, adjustment shall be made by consequently decreasing the number of BillerudKorsnäs shares that the participant is entitled to receive.

Detailed terms and administration

The Board of Directors, or the remuneration committee, shall be responsible for determining the detailed terms and administration of LTIP 2013 to be applicable between BillerudKorsnäs and the participant, however within the scope of herein given frames and directions. The Board of Directors shall be authorised to make the necessary adjustments to fulfil certain rules or market prerequisites in other jurisdictions. If delivery of shares cannot be accomplished at reasonable costs and with reasonable administrative efforts to persons outside Sweden, the Board of Directors shall be entitled to decide that the participating person may instead be offered a cash based settlement. The Board may also make other adjustments, including e.g. a right to resolve on a reduced allotment of shares, if material changes would occur within the BillerudKorsnäs Group or on the market that, according to the Board’s assessment, would lead to that the resolved terms and conditions for allotment of shares under LTIP 2013 no longer fulfils the main objectives.

Scope

In total, LTIP 2013 comprises a maximum of 72,000 Saving Shares, which can involve allotment of in total a maximum of 325,600 BillerudKorsnäs shares (a maximum of 72,000 due to the Matching Share Rights and a maximum of 253,600 due to the Performance Share Rights). An additional 76,000 BillerudKorsnäs shares are assigned for shares that can be transferred by BillerudKorsnäs in order to hedge certain costs, mainly social security costs. The maximum number of BillerudKorsnäs shares which are included in the LTIP 2013 are thus 401,600, which correspond to approximately 0.2 per cent of the number of outstanding shares and votes in BillerudKorsnäs.

The number of shares included in the LTIP 2013 which can be transferred to the participants shall be subject to recalculation due to bonus issues, consolidation or share split, new issue of shares or similar measures carried out by BillerudKorsnäs according to accepted practice for similar incentive programs.

In total, LTIP 2013 comprises a maximum of 401,600 BillerudKorsnäs shares. On 31 December 2012, the previously adopted long-term incentive programs, LTIP 2010, LTIP 2011 and LTIP 2012, comprised a maximum of 625,375 BillerudKorsnäs shares and 230,000 BillerudKorsnäs shares which are assigned for shares to be transferred by BillerudKorsnäs in order to hedge certain costs, mainly social security costs. The proposed LTIP 2013 together with LTIP 2010, LTIP 2011 and LTIP 2012 would entail a dilution of shares of approximately 0.06 per cent of the number of outstanding shares and votes in BillerudKorsnäs.

Hedging

In order to secure delivery of BillerudKorsnäs shares under LTIP 2013, the Board of Directors proposes that the Board of Directors shall have the right to decide on alternative methods for transfer of BillerudKorsnäs shares under LTIP 2013. The Board of Directors therefore proposes to have the right to decide to transfer own BillerudKorsnäs shares (in accordance with item 18 b) below) or to enter into so-called equity swap agreements with a third party in order to meet the requirements under LTIP 2013. The Board of Directors regards the first alternative to be the most cost efficient and flexible arrangement for the conveyance of BillerudKorsnäs shares and for covering certain cost, mainly social security cost.

Estimated costs and values of the LTIP 2013

The Board of Directors has estimated the average value of each Share Right to SEK 43.80. The estimation is based on generally accepted valuation models using the closing price for the BillerudKorsnäs share on 18 March 2013, statistics on the share price development as well as projected dividends. The aggregate estimated value of the 72,000 Matching Share Rights and 253,600 Performance Share Rights, based on a 50 per cent fulfillment of the performance conditions and estimations on turnover of personnel, is approximately MSEK 7.8. The value is equivalent to approximately 0.06 per cent of the market capitalisation for BillerudKorsnäs as of 18 March 2013. The costs are treated as a staff cost in the profit and loss accounts and it is expensed over the first 36 months in accordance with IFRS 2 on share-based payments. In the profit and loss accounts, social security costs will accrue in accordance with UFR 7 during the period 1 April 2013 to the release of the interim report for the period January – March 2016. The size of these costs will be calculated on the BillerudKorsnäs share price development during the period 1 April 2013 to the release of the interim report for the period January – March 2016 and allotment of the Share Rights. Based on a theoretical assumption of a yearly increase of 10 per cent of the share price and a vesting period of three years, the cost for LTIP 2013 including social security costs is approximately MSEK 12.0, which on a yearly basis equals to approximately 0.2 per cent of BillerudKorsnäs’ total staff costs for the financial year 2012. The maximum cost for LTIP 2013, based on the above assumptions, is estimated to be approximately MSEK 37.8, including MSEK 23.5 in social security costs.

Effects on key ratios

In the event of full participation in LTIP 2013, BillerudKorsnäs' staff costs are expected to increase with approximately MSEK 4.0 annualy. On a proforma basis for 2012, these costs equal a negative effect on BillerudKorsnäs’ operating margin of approximately 0.04 percentage points and a decrease of earnings per share of approximately SEK 0.02.

Nevertheless, the Board of Directors considers that the positive effects on the result, which are expected to arise from the increase of the shareholding by managers and key employees and which, in addition, may further be expanded by the shareholding in LTIP 2013, exceed the costs related to LTIP 2013.

The preparation of the proposal

LTIP 2013, which is based on the previous long-term incentive program, has been initiated and prepared by the BillerudKorsnäs' Remuneration Committee together with external advisors. At the Board meeting on 12 March 2013 the Board of Directors resolved to introduce a long-term incentive program under existing principles and instructed the Remuneration Committee to further draw up the terms for the long-term incentive program.

Other incentive programs in BillerudKorsnäs

Please refer to BillerudKorsnäs’ annual report or the company website www.billerudkorsnäs.com for a description of all other share based incentive programs in BillerudKorsnäs. BillerudKorsnäs has no other share-based incentive programs than those described there.

b)            Transfer of shares to the participants in the long-term incentive program 2013

Background

In order to implement the LTIP 2013 in a cost efficient and flexible manner, the Board of Directors has considered different hedging methods for the transfer of shares under the program. Based on these considerations, the Board of Directors intends to secure delivery of BillerudKorsnäs shares under LTIP 2013, by way of entering into an equity swap agreement with a third party (in accordance with the resolution under Hedging above), or, provided that the Annual General Meeting resolves in accordance with this item on the agenda, by way of transfer of BillerudKorsnäs' own shares held in treasury.

The Board of Directors proposal

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves on transfer of shares in accordance with the terms and conditions set out below:

• Transfer may be made of a maximum of 325,600 BillerudKorsnäs shares held in treasury to the participants in LTIP 2013 (or the higher number of shares that may result from the conversion under the terms of the program due to bonus issues, consolidation or share split, new issue of shares or similar actions carried out by BillerudKorsnäs, according to accepted practice for similar incentive programs).
• Transfer of shares shall be made free of charge in accordance with the conditions that the participants in LTIP 2013.
• Further, the BillerudKorsnäs shall have the right, prior to the Annual General Meeting 2014 in order to hedge certain costs, (mainly social security costs) relating to BillerudKorsnäs' long term incentive programs, to

-         divest a maximum of 109.000 shares of BillerudKorsnäs' total own holdings of BillerudKorsnäs shares for the purpose of covering certain costs for LTIP 2010;

-          divest a maximum of 64.000 shares of BillerudKorsnäs' total own holding of BillerudKorsnäs shares, for the purpose of covering certain costs for LTIP 2011;

-          divest a maximum of 57.000 shares of BillerudKorsnäs' total own holdings of BillerudKorsnäs shares for the purpose of covering certain costs for LTIP 2012, and

-          divest a maximum of 76,000 shares of BillerudKorsnäs' total own holdings of BillerudKorsnäs shares for the purpose of covering certain costs for LTIP 2013.

• Divestment of the shares under this item, shall be effected at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm at a price within the price interval registered at each time for the share.

The reasons for the deviation from shareholders' preferential rights are that the transfer of the shares is a step to achieve LTIP 2010, LTIP 2011, LTIP 2012 and LTIP 2013. Therefore, and in light of the above, the Board considers it to be an advantage for BillerudKorsnäs to transfer and divest shares in accordance with the above proposal in order to meet the requirements of the approved incentive program.

Item 19

The Board proposes that the Meeting resolves to amend Section 2 in BillerudKorsnäs' Articles of Association regarding the object of the company's business, in accordance with the following:

The Articles of Association in its proposed new wording is available on the company's website at www.billerudkorsnas.com, at the company's office at Frösundaleden 2 B, Solna, Sweden, and will be sent by post to those shareholders who so request and state their postal address.

Number of shares

At the time of the issuance of this notice there are 208,219,834 shares in the company representing one vote each. Thus the total number of votes is 208,219,834. The company owned 1,718,947 of its own shares, which may not be represented at the Meeting. The total number of votes in the company at the time of the issuance of this notice are therefore 206,500,887.

Specific majority requirements for the Board's proposals under items 18 and 19

To be valid, the Meeting’s decision concerning item 18(a) must gain the support of shareholders representing at least half of the votes cast by shareholders attending the Meeting and to be valid, the Meeting’s decision concerning item 18(b) must gain the support of shareholders representing at least nine-tenths of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the Meeting. The Board’s proposal pursuant to item 18(b) is conditional on that the Board’s proposal regarding the introduction of a Long Term Incentive Program 2013, item 18(a), has been approved by the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders. The Meeting’s decision concerning item 19 must gain the support of shareholders representing at least two-thirds of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the Meeting.

Authorisation

The Board of Directors, or the person that the Board will appoint, is authorised to make the minor adjustments in the resolutions by the Annual General Meeting pursuant to item 19 as may be required in connection with registration at the Companies Registration Office.

Documentation

The account on the work of the Nomination Committee ahead of the 2013 Annual General Meeting including the Nomination Committee’s motivated statement regarding proposals for the Board etc., information on the proposed directors of the Board and the proposed wording of the Articles of Association will, from today, be available on the company's website at www.billerudkorsnas.com, at the company's office on Frösundaleden 2 B, Solna, Sweden, and will be sent by post to those shareholders who so request and state their postal address.

The annual report and the auditors’ report for the 2012 financial year, the reasoned statement of the Board of Directors pursuant to Ch 18 Sec 4 of the Companies Act (2005:551), the Board of Directors' report of the results of the Remuneration Committee's evaluation according to the Swedish code of corporate governance and information regarding deviations from the guidelines, and the reason for this, according to Ch 8 Sec 51 of the Companies Act (2005:551) and the auditor's statement pursuant to Ch 8 Sec 54 of the Companies Act (2005:551) will be made available not later than on Tuesday 16 April 2013 on the company's website at www.billerudkorsnas.com, at the company's office on Frösundaleden 2 B, Solna, Sweden, and will be sent by post to those shareholders who so request and state their postal address.

Information on the shareholders’ right to request information

Upon request by any shareholder and where the Board of Directors believes that such may take place without significant harm to the company, the Board of Directors and managing director shall provide information at the General Meeting in respect of any circumstances which may affect the assessment of a matter on the agenda and any circumstances which may affect the assessment of the company’s financial position. The duty to provide information shall also apply to the company’s relationship to other group companies and group accounts and such circumstances regarding subsidiaries as specified in the previous sentence.

Solna, March 2013

The Board of Directors

For further information, please contact:

Hannu Ryöppönen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, +44 7788 882627
Sophie Arnius, Investor Relations & Financial Media Director, +46 8 553 335 24, +46 70 590 80 72

This press release is an in-house translation. In case of any discrepancies between the Swedish original and this translation, the Swedish original shall prevail. Please note that the Annual General Meeting will be conducted in Swedish and simultaneously interpreted into English.

The information is such that BillerudKorsnäs Aktiebolag (publ) is obligated to publish under the Swedish Securities Market Act. Submitted for publication at 11.00 am CET, 27 March 2013.