Interim Report January - March 2008 • Net sales for the first quarter amounted to 2,818 MSEK (2,663) • In local currencies, net sales for the first quarter increased by 10 percent • Operating profit for the first quarter amounted to 543 MSEK (534) • Net profit for the first quarter amounted to 341 MSEK (332) • EPS for the first quarter amounted to 1.34 SEK (1.23) • Significantly improved profitability in the Scandinavian snus business compared to the first quarter previous year • US cigar business had a weak first quarter but sales and operating profit are expected to improve for the remainder of the year ____________ 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 information, please contact: Sven Hindrikes, President and Chief Executive Officer Office +46 8 658 02 82, Mobile +46 70 567 41 76 Lars Dahlgren, Chief Financial Officer Office +46 8 658 04 41, Mobile +46 70 958 04 41 Henrik Brehmer, Senior Vice President Corp. Communications Office +46 8 658 04 52, Mobile +46 76 111 34 14 Emmett Harrison, Vice President, Investor Relations Office +46 8 658 01 73, Mobile +46 70 938 01 73 Richard Flaherty, COO OTP, 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 25, 2008 at 08.00 a.m (CET).
Interim Report January - March 2008
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