Dividend information
Swedish Match has the ambition to continuously grow dividend per share with a payout ratio normally within 40-60 percent of the earnings per share, subject to adjustments for larger one-time items.
Dividend 2022
At the Annual General Meeting of Swedish Match AB (publ) on April 27, it was resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, to pay a dividend of 1.86 SEK per share distributed to the shareholders in two equal payments of 0.93 SEK per share. The record date for the right to receive a cash dividend for the first payment was April 29, 2022, and payment through Euroclear Sweden AB was made on May 4, 2022. The record date for the second payment was November 14, 2022, and payment through Euroclear Sweden AB was made on November 17, 2022.
Dividend per share
| Ordinary dividend, SEK | Special dividend, SEK | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.92 | 0.74 |
| 2018 | 1.05 | |
| 2019 | 1.25 | |
| 2020 | 1.50 | |
| 2021 | 1.86 |
| Dividend history | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend, SEK | 1.86 | 1.50 | 1.25 | 1.05 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 2.95 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
Transfer of capital
| Ordinary dividend | Repurchase of own shares | Special dividend | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,545 | 2,590 | 1,363 |
| 2018 | 1,613 | 2,512 | 1,298 |
| 2019 | 1,777 | 2,989 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2,020 | 3,099 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2,369 | 3,802 | 0 |
| Transfer of capital to Swedish Match shareholders | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend paid, MSEK | 2,369 | 2,020 | 1,777 | 2,911 | 2,908 | 11,985 |
| Repurchase of own shares, net | 3,802 | 3,099 | 2,989 | 2,512 | 2,590 | 14,992 |
| Total | 6,171 | 5,119 | 4,766 | 5,423 | 5,498 | 26,977 |
Totals may be affected by rounding. Dividend proposed for calendar year 2021 to be paid in 2022 is estimated to 2,848 MSEK, based on the number of shares outstanding at the end of 2021.
