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Disclosure of substantial holding of shares

11/10/2010 4:00 AM EST
Swedish Match has on 9 November bought back 135,977 shares. The Company’s holding of own shares thereby amounts to 11,599,782 shares, corresponding to 5.022 percent of the total amount of shares and votes in the Company. The total amount of shares outstanding, including shares held in treasury, amounts to 231,000,000.

Swedish Match receives 170 MEUR from Scandinavian Tobacco Group

10/29/2010 8:00 AM EST
As previously announced, the new Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) formed October 1, 2010, has a financial strategy stipulating a target net debt of two to three times EBITA. STG has now secured external financing in line with its financial strategy, and as a consequence of this, STG has made a repayment of loans of 170 MEUR to Swedish Match. The loans were given from Swedish Match to STG in connection with the...

Interim Report January – September 2010

10/27/2010 2:00 AM EST
·      Sales for the third quarter were 3,823 MSEK (3,606) ·      In local currencies, sales for the third quarter increased by 7 percent, with growth in all product areas except for chewing tobacco ·      Operating profit for the third quarter increased to 1,049 MSEK (874). Including depreciation and amortization on assets held for sale, operating profit increased by 16 percent to 1,017 MSEK (874) ·     ...

Emmett Harrison appointed Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and ...

10/7/2010 7:30 AM EST
Emmett Harrison has been appointed Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Sustainability for Swedish Match AB, effective October 7, 2010. He is also a member of the Group Management Team. Emmett continues to be responsible for the Investor Relations function.
Emmett most recently held the position of Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Sustainability for Swedish Match AB....

Swedish Match completes transaction with Scandinavian Tobacco Group

10/4/2010 2:30 AM EST
Today, Swedish Match (SM) and Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announce the creation of a global company with leading market positions in cigars, pipe tobacco and fine cut tobacco.
Following previous announcements in January and April 2010, all necessary approvals have been obtained and the transaction was finalized on October 1st. The new company will operate under the name Scandinavian Tobacco Group, and will...

Half Year Report January – June 2010

7/21/2010 2:00 AM EST

· Sales for the second quarter were 3,701 MSEK (3,666)
· In local currencies, sales for the second quarter increased by 4 percent, with growth in all product areas except for chewing tobacco
· Operating profit for the second quarter was 945 MSEK (899). Including depreciation and amortization on assets held for sale, operating profit was 911 MSEK (899)
· In local currencies, operating profit for the second...

Swedish Match share capital and total number of shares

5/31/2010 2:00 AM EST
In accordance with the resolution at the Annual General Meeting on April 27, 2010 Swedish Match AB (publ) has cancelled 20,000,000 treasury shares. The share capital remains unchanged, 389,515,417.20 SEK, since at the same time as the resolution to redeem the treasury shares, it was resolved to increase the Company’s share capital through a transfer from non-restricted shareholders’ equity to the share capital...

Interim Report January – March 2010

4/29/2010 2:00 AM EST
• Sales for the first quarter were 3,282 MSEK (3,387) • In local currencies, sales for the first quarter increased by 3 percent, driven by solid growth for the snus and snuff product area • Operating profit for the first quarter was 755 MSEK (794). Including depreciation and amortization on assets held for sale, operating profit was 728 MSEK (794) • In local currencies, operating profit for the first quarter...

Swedish Match Annual General Meeting 2010

4/27/2010 12:55 PM EST
Major items approved by today’s Annual General Meeting include:

• Dividend of 4.75 SEK per share
• Mandate to repurchase up to 10 percent of the shares in the Company
• Withdrawal of 20 million shares repurchased by the Company
At the Annual General Meeting of Swedish Match on 27 April, it was resolved in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors to pay a dividend of 4.75 SEK per share. The record...

Swedish Match and Scandinavian Tobacco Group sign agreement to form a new cigar ...

4/26/2010 2:30 AM EST
Following the announcement January 15, 2010 that Swedish Match and Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) intend to form a new company with a core focus on cigars; Swedish Match today announces that the transaction agreement has been signed by the parties.
Swedish Match will contribute its entire cigar business with the exception of US mass market cigars, and will contribute its remaining pipe tobacco and accessories...

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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