In advance of the Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ) (“MTG”) Annual
General
Meeting to be held on Tuesday 24 May 2016, the MTG Nomination Committee
proposes
the re-election of David Chance, Joakim Andersson, Simon Duffy and
Bart Swanson
as Directors of the Board, and the election of Donata Hopfen and
John Lagerling
as new Directors of the Board. The Nomination Committee also
proposes the re
-election of David Chance as Chairman of the Board. Michelle
Guthrie and
Alexander Izosimov have decided not to seek re-election.
Donata
Hopfen is the Publishing Director and Head of the Management Board of
BILD
Group since May 2014, Europe’s largest newspaper and Germany’s largest
digital
news portal. Donata was previously the Managing Director of BILD’s
digital
activities. After joining Axel Springer in 2003, Donata held various
positions,
including being responsible for business development and product
management at
BILD.T-Online and as head of business development in Axel
Springer’s electronic
media department. Donata is also a member of the Advisory
Board of
Transfermarkt GmbH. Donata is a German national and holds diplomas in
European
business administration from the Universities of Madrid and Reutlingen.

John
Lagerling is Vice President Business Development, Mobile and
Product
Partnerships at Facebook since 2014, where he heads global business
development,
mobile partnerships and other new partner dependent initiatives.
Prior to
joining Facebook, John spent seven years at Google holding various
leadership
positions, including Director, Android Global Partnerships. John is
a Swedish
national and holds an MSc in Marketing and International Business
from the
Stockholm School of Economics.

“The Nomination Committee is delighted
to propose Donata Hopfen and John
Lagerling as new MTG Board Directors. Donata
and John will bring valuable and
complementary digital experiences, as well as
a valuable perspective on how to
structure partnerships in the changing media
landscape. On behalf of the
Nomination Committee I would also like to take this
opportunity to extend our
thanks and appreciation to Michelle Guthrie and
Alexander Izosimov for their
contribution to MTG’s development over the last
several years.”

Lorenzo Grabau, Chairman of the Nomination Committee

The
Nomination Committee comprises David Chance, Chairman of the MTG Board
of
Directors; Lorenzo Grabau, Investment AB Kinnevik; Erik Durhan, Nordea
Funds;
and Mikael Hanell, Catella. The Nomination Committee’s complete
proposals are
presented in the notice convening MTG’s Annual General
Meeting.

Any questions?
Lorenzo Grabau, Chairman of the Nomination Committee,
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April 2016.