Swedish Match to begin share buy-back

Swedish Match to begin share buy-back The Board of Directors of Swedish Match has decided to utilise the mandate given by the General Assembly to buy back up to 5 percent of outstanding shares of the company. 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: Lennart Sundén, President and Chief Execu- office +46 8 658 01 75 tive Officer Sven Hindrikes, Executive Vice President and office +46 8 658 02 82 Chief Financial Officer mobile +46 70 567 41 76 Bo Aulin, Senior Vice President, Secretary office +46 8 658 03 64 and General Counsel mobile +46 70 558 03 64 Emmett Harrison, Vice President, Investor office +46 8 658 01 73 Relations mobile +46 70 938 01 73 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/14/20000614BIT00340/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/14/20000614BIT00340/bit0002.pdf