BOLIDEN, Sweden, June 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual general meeting in Boliden on 27 April 2018 resolved on an automatic share redemption procedure including a split of Boliden's shares, a so-called share split 2:1, whereby one existing share was divided into two shares. As previously communicated the number of shares and votes in Boliden therefore increased during May 2018 by 273,511,169 to 547,022,338.

The 273,511,169 redemption shares issued through the share split were redeemed during June 2018 as part of the redemption procedure. As of 29 June 2018, the number of shares and votes in Boliden therefore again totals 273,511,169.

For more information about the redemption procedure, please see Boliden's website, www.boliden.com.

For further information, please contact:

Klas Nilsson

Director Group Communications

tel: +46-70-453-65-88

This information is information that Boliden AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 08.45 CET on 29 June 2018.

Boliden is a metals company with a focus on sustainable development. Our roots are Nordic, but our business is global. The company's core competence is within the fields of exploration, mining, smelting and metals recycling. Boliden has a total of approximately 5,700 employees and a turnover of SEK 50 billion. Its shares is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap.

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