Scandic Hotels Group AB: Changes in the Nomination Committee of Scandic

Regulatory News:

Scandic Hotels Group (STO:SHOT)

Magdalena Wahlqvist Alveskog has replaced Katja Bergqvist as representative for Handelsbanken Fonder in Scandic’s Nomination Committee.

Handelsbanken Fonder has announced that Magdalena Wahlqvist Alveskog has replaced its previous representative Katja Bergqvist in Scandic’s Nomination Committee ahead of the Annual General Meeting 2016.

Accordingly, the Nomination Committee consists of Caspar Callerström (Sunstorm Holding AB), Joel Lindeman (Provobis through Novobis AB), Magdalena Wahlqvist Alveskog (Handelsbanken Fonder) and Vagn Sørensen (Chairman of the Board of Directors). The Nomination Committee has previously appointed Joel Lindeman as its Chairman.

The Annual General Meeting will be held on May 12, 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.

About Scandic Hotels Group

Scandic is the largest hotel company in the Nordic region with an network of almost 230 hotels with 41,000 rooms in seven countries and run by 14,000 team members. Scandic Friends is the biggest loyalty program in the Nordic hotel industry with 1.6 million members. Responsibility is a part of Scandic’s DNA and Scandic is the ‘best hotel brand’ in the Nordics (BDRC). Scandic has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since December 2, 2015. www.scandichotelsgroup.com

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