Change in the election committee's recommendation of member to the board in Norske Skog

19 april 2012 The election committee in Norske Skog proposes Mr. Eilif Due as new member of the board of directors of Norske Skog after Mr. Helge Evju has withdrawn his candidacy. The board of directors Previous to the general meeting, Mr. Helge Evju has withdrawn his candidacy for a directorship in the Norske Skog board, due to Viken Skog's significant sale of shares. The election committee of Norske Skog accepts Mr. Evju's resignation and unanimously proposes Mr. Eilif Due as new board member. Mr Eilif Due holds a Master of Engineering and is a business graduate as well as farmer with residence in Levanger, Norway. He has experience from the oil industry, the yard industry and the construction industry, and is chairman of the board of Allskog SA, and members of the board of Norsk Landbrukssamvirke (the Norwegian agricultural co-operative), Hoff SA and Arcus AS. Mr. Due has no contracts with Norske Skog. The corporate assembly As reported in a previous press release of 2 March 2012, the board has proposed to discontinue the corporate assembly. Mr. Eilif Due was proposed as a new member of the corporate assembly, in the event that the corporate assembly continues. His candidacy is now replaced by Ms. Aud Lysenstøen, who is proposed as a new member to the corporate assembly. Comprehensive overview Should the recommendation of the election committee be adopted, the governing bodies in Norske Skog will be composed of the following shareholder-elected members: +------------------------+------------------------+ | The board of directors | The election committee | | | | | Eivind Reiten (chair) | Tom Ruud (chair) | | Eilif Due | Ole H. Bakke | | Siri Beate Hatlen | Helge Leiro Baastad | | Finn Johnsson | Kirsten Idebøen | | Karen Kvalevåg | | | Åse Aulie Michelet | | +------------------------+------------------------+ The election committee's updated recommendation is available on www.norskeskog.com. Oxenøen, 19 April 2012 Norske Skog Corporate communication and corporate affairs For further information: Carsten Dybevig Vice president corporate communication Mob.: +47 917 63 117 This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. Election Committee recommendation: http://hugin.info/105/R/1604118/507443.pdf This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Norske Skog via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1604118]