Interim Report January - March 2009 • Sales for the first quarter increased by 25 percent to 3,535 MSEK (2,818) • In local currencies, sales for the first quarter increased by 10 percent • Operating profit for the first quarter increased by 55 percent to 846 MSEK (547) • In local currencies, operating profit for the first quarter increased by 35 percent • EPS (basic) for the first quarter amounted to 2.27 SEK (1.36) ____________ 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 ____________ For further information, please contact: Lars Dahlgren, President and Chief Executive Officer Office +46 8 658 0441, Mobile +46 70 958 0441 Joakim Tilly, Chief Financial Officer Office +46 8 658 0213, Mobile +46 76 860 9597 Henrik Brehmer, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications Office +46 8 658 0452, Mobile +46 76 111 3414 Emmett Harrison, Vice President, Investor Relations Office +46 8 658 0173, Mobile +46 70 938 0173 Richard Flaherty, President North America Division, US Investor Relations contact Office +1 804 302 1774, Mobile +1 804 400 1774 The character of the information in this report is such that it shall be disclosed by Swedish Match AB (publ) in accordance with the Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was disclosed to the media on April 30, 2009 at 08.00 a.m (CET).
Interim Report January - March 2009
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