Nomination Committee for the SCA 2006 Annual General Meeting

In accordance with the decision at the 2005 Annual General Meeting, the composition of the Nomination Committee in advance of the 2006 Annual General Meeting is hereby announced. The Nomination Committee, whose task is to present proposals to the 2006 Annual General Meeting regarding the composition of SCA’s Board of Directors and other matters, comprises Carl-Olof By, AB Industrivärden, also Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Curt Källströmer, Handelsbanken´s pension foundations and others, Björn Lind, SEB Fonder, Björn Fransson, Fjärde AP-fonden (national pension fund), Caroline af Ugglas, Skandia Liv, and Sverker Martin-Löf, Chairman of the Board of SCA. The SCA Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 6 April 2006 in Stockholm. Stockholm, 5 October 2005 SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ) Communications and Investor Relations