Swedish Match has on June 16th
, 2000 bought back 321,000 shares at an average price of
27,11 SEK. Swedish Match´s current holding of its own shares
amounts to 321,000. The total number of shares in Swedish Match
amounts to 431,339,663. The total number of shares outstanding
after the share buy-backs amounts to 431,018,663.
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:
| Swedish
Match AB |
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| Jan Arpi,
Vice President Group Treasyry |
office |
+46 8 658
01 81 |