Swedish Match€s share buy-back

Swedish Match´s share buy-back th Swedish Match has on June 16 , 2000 bought back 321,000 shares at an av- erage price of 27,11 SEK. Swedish Match´s current holding of its own shares amounts to 321,000. The total number of shares in Swedish Match amounts to 431,339,663. The total number of shares outstanding after the share buy-backs amounts to 431,018,663. Swedish Match is an international group with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. The company manufactures a broad range of tobacco products, matches and disposable lighters which are sold in approximately 140 coun- tries. Sales for the twelve month period ending March 31, 2000 amounted to approximately 9,600 MSEK. Swedish Match is listed on Stockholm Stock Ex- change and on NASDAQ. For further information, please contact: Swedish Match AB Jan Arpi, Vice President Group Treasyry office +46 8 658 01 81 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/19/20000619BIT00200/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/19/20000619BIT00200/bit0002.pdf