Outstanding loans

Swedish Match's sources of loans and their maturity profiles as of December 31, 2009.

Swedish Match’s aggregated sources of loans, including interest payments, negative derivatives (derivatives with positive market values are excluded), trade payables and their maturity profiles are distributed as follows:  

Table data
Year MTN loans
incl. Interest
Negative
derivatives
Trade
payables
Total
cash flows
Total
booked value
20101,1551026531,9101,718
201173858-796636
20122,27331-2,3042,179
20133,16577-3,2423,145
20141,410--1,4101,410
2015-1,060--1,060998
Total9,80126865310,72210,086

 

At December 31, 2009, the average interest maturity period for Group loans was 2.8 years (2.3 years), taking into account interest rate swaps. The interest maturity structure on December 31, 2009 was as follows:

Table data
Year Loans,
fixed
Loans,
variable
Loans incl.
derivatives,
fixed
Loans incl.
derivatives,
variable
2010409603-1,012
2011-583206377
20128501,2801,667463
20133,121-3,121-
20146387721,153257
2015-998-998-
Total6,0163,2387,1452,109

 

Under the Swedish bond program, Swedish Match has issued bonds in SEK, and under the global program, in EUR and SEK. Borrowing in EUR is hedged by currency swaps and currency interest rate swaps. The average interest costs for outstanding borrowings (including derivative instruments) on December 31, 2009 were as follows:

Table data
  2009 2008
Swedish MTN3.0% 4.5%
Global MTN4.2% 5.0%
Other loans* -3.5%
*Relates mainly to loans in the Group´s US subsidiaries.

 

Liquidity within Swedish Match is handled centrally through local cash pools. Group companies are required to deposit liquid funds in cash pool accounts or, if these are not available, with the Parent Company’s treasury units. Exceptions are only allowed when regulations prohibit cash pools or internal deposits.

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Contact

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Emmett Harrison
Sr. Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Sustainability
Phone +46-8-6580173
Mobile +46-70-9380173

Addresses

Stockholm
Swedish Match Corporate Headquarters SE-118 85 Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 658 0200
Fax: +46 8 658 3522
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