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Swedish Match
SWMA Mar 5, 2021
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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 2021

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting an increased dividend, amounting to 15.00 SEK per share (12.50). The proposed dividend is in line with Swedish Match’s ambition to continually grow dividend per share with a payout ratio normally within 40-60 percent of earnings per share, subject to adjustment for larger one-time items. The proposed dividend represents an increase of 20 percent from the prior year’s dividend, and equals a payout ratio of 47 percent (49) of the adjusted earnings per share for the year. The proposed dividend amounts to 2,376 MSEK based on the 158.4 million shares outstanding at the end of the year.

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Ordinary dividend, SEKSpecial dividend, SEK
20158.0021.50
20168.507.50
20179.207.40
201810.50
201912.50
Dividend history2020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
Dividend, SEK15,00*12.5010.5016.6016.0029.507.507.307.306.505.504.754.103.502.502.101.901.701.601.451.351.221.081.051.05

* Board's proposal.

 

Transfer of capital

Ordinary dividendRepurchase of own sharesSpecial dividend
20151,4641,8540
20161,5061,2494,016
20171,5452,5901,363
20181,6132,5121,298
20191,7772,9890
Transfer of capital to Swedish Match shareholders20192018201720162015Total
Dividend paid, MSEK1,7772 9112 9085 5221 46414,583
Repurchase of own shares, net2,9892 5122 5901 2491 85411,194
Total4,7665 4235 4986 7713 31825,777

 

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  • Apr
    13
    2021
    Apr 13, 2021
    Annual General Meeting 2021
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Swedish Match AB
SE-118 85 Stockholm

Phone +46 10 13 93 000
Corporate reg no. 556015-0756
contactus@swedishmatch.com

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