Press release; Dec 16, 2016 9:36 AM CET

At the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Swedish Match AB (publ) on December 16, it was resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, to pay a special dividend of 9.50 SEK per share.

The record day for the right to receive a cash dividend is Tuesday, December 20, 2016 and payment through Euroclear Sweden AB is expected to be made on Friday, December 23, 2016.

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Contact:
Emmett Harrison, Senior Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Sustainability
Office +46 8 658 0173
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