Conversion of shares

According to SCA’s articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the
right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the
total number of votes in the company. When such a conversion has occurred, the
company is obligated by law to disclose any such changes in this manner.

In March, at the request of shareholders 231 Class A shares were converted to
Class B shares. The total number of votes in the company thereafter amounts to
1,528,404,885.The total number of registered shares in the company amounts to
705,110,094 of which 91,477,199 are Class A shares and 613,632,859 are Class B
shares.

NB: This information is such that SCA must disclose in accordance with the
Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication
on March 28, 2013, at 10.00 CET.
For additional information please contact:

Jessica Ölvestad, Press and Media Officer, +46 8 788 52 82
SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company. The Group develops
and produces sustainable personal care, tissue and forest products. Sales are
conducted in about 100 countries under many strong brands, including the leading
global brands TENA and Tork, and regional brands, such as Lotus, Libresse, Tempo
and Libero. As Europe’s largest private forest owner, SCA places considerable
emphasis on sustainable forest management. The Group has about 36,000 employees
and sales in 2012 amounted to SEK 85bn (EUR 9.8bn). SCA was founded in 1929, has
its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
For more information, visit www.sca.com