Press release Jun 14, 2000

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 countries. Sales for the twelve month period ending March 31, 2000 amounted to approximately 9,600 MSEK. Swedish Match is listed on Stockholm Stock Exchange and on NASDAQ.

For further information, please contact:

Lennart Sundén, President and Chief Executive Officer	office	+46 8 658 01 75

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 Relations	office	+46 8 658 01 73
	mobile	+46 70 938 01 73

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Box 7179
SE-103 88 Stockholm; Visiting address:
Västra Trädgårdsgatan 15; Phone: +46 8 658 0200; Fax: +46 8 720 7656; contactus@swedishmatch.com