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Breakthrough in the European Snus issue

11/26/2002 9:35 AM EST
The Administrative Court in Minden, Westfahlen, Germany, has decided to
refer the question of the legality of the EU-ban on snus to the European
Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

In its decision the Court decided to stay the initiated proceedings and
that a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Art 234 of the EC Treaty

Interim Report January - September 2002

10/24/2002 5:54 AM EST
Interim Report
January - September 2002

* Sales increased 2 percent to 10,317 MSEK (10,105)
* Organic growth amounted to 5 percent
* Strong volume growth for snuff
* Operating income increased 16 percent to 1,865 MSEK (1,608)1)
* EPS increased 21 percent to 3.11 SEK (2.56)1)
* Restructuring program of 68 MSEK will provide savings in...

Swedish Match and Cuba Tobacco reach cigar settlement

10/10/2002 3:29 PM EST
Swedish Match and Cuba Tobacco announced today that they have reached an international settlement regarding "Wilde Havana" cigars.

Today, Swedish Match AB, Cubatabaco (Empresa Cubana del Tabaco, La Habana, Cuba) and Habanos, S.A. (La Habana, Cuba) entered into a settlement agreement with regard to the Wilde Havana cigars.

Cubatabaco is the administrator of the Cuban Tobacco appellations of origin, among others...

Swedish Match and Cuba Tobacco reach cigar settlement

10/10/2002 4:29 AM EST
Swedish Match and Cuba Tobacco announced today that they have reached an
international settlement regarding "Wilde Havana" cigars.

Today, Swedish Match AB, Cubatabaco (Empresa Cubana del Tabaco, La
Habana, Cuba) and Habanos, S.A. (La Habana, Cuba) entered into a
settlement agreement with regard to the Wilde Havana cigars.

Cubatabaco is the administrator of the Cuban Tobacco...

Interim Report January - June 2002

7/24/2002 6:54 AM EST
Interim Report
January - June 2002

· Sales increased 4 percent to 6,850 MSEK (6,564)
· Operating income increased 19 percent to 1,245 MSEK (1,046)
· Income before taxes increased 19 percent to 1,103 MSEK (930)
· EBITDA increased 17 percent to 1,590 MSEK (1,357)
· EPS increased 23 percent to 2.07 SEK (1.68)
· EPS, excluding...

Swedish Match takes legal action against US Tobacco

7/22/2002 11:13 AM EST
Swedish Match today announced that its fully owned subsidiary Swedish
Match North America, Inc. ("SMNA") has filed federal civil antitrust
action in the United States District Court for the Western District of
Kentucky against U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company ("USST") and other U.S.
Tobacco affiliated companies, seeking a permanent injunction and
alleging substantial antitrust damages...

Swedish Match takes legal action against US Tobacco

7/22/2002 10:03 AM EST
Swedish Match today announced that its fully owned subsidiary Swedish Match North America, Inc. ("SMNA") has filed federal civil antitrust action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company ("USST") and other U.S. Tobacco affiliated companies, seeking a permanent injunction and alleging substantial antitrust damages resulting from USST’s use of...

Swedish Match shareholders approve dividend hike to 1.45 SEK

4/23/2002 1:43 PM EST
Major items approved by today's Annual General Meeting include:

- Dividend will increase from 1.35 SEK/share to 1.45 SEK

- Election of Tuve Johannesson and Arne Jurbrant to Board of
Directors

- 10 Million shares repurchased by the Company are authorized to be
withdrawn

- Mandate to repurchase up to 10 percent of all shares in the Company

Swedish Match shareholders approve dividend hike to 1.45 SEK

4/23/2002 10:43 AM EST
Major items approved by today’s Annual General Meeting include:
- Dividend will increase from 1.35 SEK/share to 1.45 SEK

- Election of Tuve Johannesson and Arne Jurbrant to Board of Directors

- 10 Million shares repurchased by the Company are authorized to be withdrawn

- Mandate to repurchase up to 10 percent of all shares in the Company prolonged

At the Annual General Meeting of Swedish Match...

Swedish Match Interim Report January - March 2002

4/23/2002 6:30 AM EST
Interim Report
January - March 2002

· Sales increased 8 percent to 3,317 MSEK (3,069)
· Operating income increased 23 percent to 605 MSEK (491)
· Income before taxes increased 20 percent to 534 MSEK (445)
· EBITDA increased 20 percent to 776 (647)
· EPS increased 28 percent to 1.02 SEK (0.80)
· EPS, excluding amortization, increased...

Swedish Match

Swedish Match develops, manufactures and sells market-leading brands in the product areas Snus and snuff, Other tobacco products (US mass market cigars and chewing tobacco), and Lights (matches and lighters).

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