Interim Report January – September 2015

· Sales for the third quarter increased by 10 percent to 3,756 MSEK (3,416). In local currencies, sales were up 4 percent, with increases across all product areas. · Operating profit from product areas1) for the third quarter increased by 12 percent to 979 MSEK (874). In local currencies operating profit from product areas1) was up by 4 percent. · Operating profit2) amounted to 1,065 MSEK (989) for the third quarter, negatively impacted by restructuring costs in Swedish Match’s share of net profit from associated companies. · EPS (basic) for the third quarter amounted to 3.84 SEK (3.