Press release from Trelleborg AB’s 2014 Annual General

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Apr 23, 2014 at 1:45 PM

Press release from Trelleborg AB’s 2014 Annual General Meeting

Trelleborg AB’s Annual General Meeting was held on April 23, 2014 in Trelleborg. Approximately 650 shareholders attended the Meeting. The theme of CEO Peter Nilsson’s address was “Continued focus on leading positions”. The presentation summarized Trelleborg’s progress toward becoming a focused polymer Group and a world leader in engineered polymer solutions as well as the way the Group continues to strengthen its positions in selected market segments. Peter Nilsson also reported on the 2013 fiscal year and progress in the first quarter of 2014. A video of the CEO’s address at the Meeting (Swedish only), together with a transcript (Swedish and English), will be available shortly at www.trelleborg.com. The Annual General Meeting resolved on the following: Dividend In accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors and the President, the Annual General Meeting resolved to pay a dividend of SEK 3.25 per share (3.00). The record date is April 28, which means that the dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden AB on May 2. Income statement and balance sheet The Meeting adopted the income statement and balance sheet, and the consolidated income statement and balance sheet for 2013. The members of the Board and the President were discharged from personal liability for the 2013 fiscal year. Board of Directors and auditor In accordance with the Nomination Committee’s proposal, Hans Biörck, Jan Carlson, Claes Lindqvist, Sören Mellstig, Peter Nilsson, Bo Risberg, Nina Udnes Tronstad and Heléne Vibbleus were reelected. The Meeting elected Sören Mellstig as Chairman of the Board. The Company’s auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers, with Mikael Eriksson as auditor in charge, was reelected for the period until the close of the 2015 Annual General Meeting. Remuneration and remuneration principles In accordance with the Nomination Committee’s proposal, the Meeting decided that the total fees paid to the Board, excluding travel expenses, be SEK 3,760,000 (3,620,000), with SEK 1,150,000 (1,100,000) to be paid to the Chairman and SEK 435,000 (420,000) to be paid to each of those Board members elected by the Annual General Meeting who are not employed within the Trelleborg Group. The Meeting decided that the auditor’s fees be paid on a current account basis. In addition, the Meeting decided that fees paid to the members of the Audit Committee be SEK 150,000 (150,000) for the Chairman and SEK 100,000 (100,000) each for other members and that fees paid to members of the Remuneration Committee be SEK 50,000 (50,000) for each member. The Meeting also decided that fees paid to members of the Finance Committee be SEK 50,000 (no fees) for each member. In accordance with the Board’s proposal, the Meeting approved the remuneration principles for the President and senior executives. Decision on the Nomination Committee The Annual General Meeting approved the nomination process for the Nomination Committee as presented. Minutes from the Annual General Meeting will be published on www.trelleborg.com/The-Group/Corporate-Governance/Annual-General-Meeting/. For further information, please contact: Media: Vice President Media Relations Karin Larsson, 46 (0)410 67094, 46 (0)733 747015, karin.larsson@trelleborg.com Investors/analysts: Vice President IR Christofer Sjögren, 46 (0)410 67068, 46 (0)708 665140, christofer.sjogren@trelleborg.com Trelleborg is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions that seal, damp and protect critical applications in demanding environments. Its innovative engineered solutions accelerate performance for customers in a sustainable way. The Trelleborg Group has annual sales of about SEK 21 billion in over 40 countries. The Group comprises five business areas: Trelleborg Coated Systems, Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Wheel Systems. In addition, Trelleborg owns 50 percent of TrelleborgVibracoustic, a global leader within antivibration solutions for light and heavy vehicles, with annual sales of approximately SEK 15 billion in about 20 countries. The Trelleborg share has been listed on the Stock Exchange since 1964 and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Large Cap. www.trelleborg.com This is information of the type that Trelleborg AB (publ) is obligated to disclose in accordance with the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was issued for publication on April 23, 2014, at 7:30 p.m.

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