Disclosure of substantial holding of shares


Disclosure of substantial holding of shares

Swedish Match has on 17 March bought back 450,000 shares. The Company's holding
of own shares thereby amounts to 13,663,000 shares, corresponding to 5.1 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 267,000,000.

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Swedish Match is a global Group of companies with a broad assortment of
market-leading brands in smokeless tobacco products, cigars, pipe tobacco and
lights products. The Group's global operations generated sales of 12,551 MSEK
for the twelve month period ending December 31, 2007. Swedish Match shares are
listed on OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm (SWMA).
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Swedish Match AB (publ), SE-118 85 Stockholm
Visiting address: Rosenlundsgatan 36, Telephone: +46 8 658 02 00
Corporate Identity Number: 556015-0756
www.swedishmatch.com
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For further information, please contact:
Lars Dahlgren, Chief Financial Officer
Office +46 8 658 04 41, Mobile +46 70 958 04 41


The character of the information is such that it shall be disclosed by Swedish
Match AB (publ) in accordance with the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was disclosed to the media on 18 March, 2008 at 08.30 a.m. (CET).

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