Interim Report January – September 2009

• Sales for the third quarter increased by 10 percent to 3,606 MSEK (3,274)1)
• In local currencies, sales for the third quarter increased by 3 percent1)
• Operating profit for the third quarter increased by 8 percent to 874 MSEK (808)1)2)
• In local currencies, operating profit for the third quarter increased by 3 percent1)2)
• EPS (basic) for the third quarter amounted to 2.53 SEK (2.47)1)2)
• EPS (basic) for the third quarter, including discontinued operations and one time gains, amounted to 5.38 SEK (2.67)

1) Amounts exclude Swedish Match South African operations, which are separately reported as discontinued operations
2) Excludes the gain on the sale of Swedish Match South African operations but includes restructuring charges of 45 MSEK related to US mass market cigar production

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Swedish Match AB (publ), SE-118 85 Stockholm
Visiting address: Rosenlundsgatan 36, Telephone: +46 8 658 02 00
Corporate Identity Number: 556015-0756
www.swedishmatch.com
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For further information, please contact:
Lars Dahlgren, President and Chief Executive Officer
Office +46 8 658 0441, Mobile +46 70 958 0441
Joakim Tilly, Chief Financial Officer
Office +46 8 658 0213, Mobile +46 76 860 9597
Henrik Brehmer, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications
Office +46 8 658 0452, Mobile +46 76 111 3414
Emmett Harrison, Vice President, Investor Relations
Office +46 8 658 0173, Mobile +46 70 938 0173
Richard Flaherty, President US Sales Division, US Investor Relations contact
Office +1 804 302 1774, Mobile +1 804 400 1774


The character of the information in this report is such that it shall be disclosed by Swedish Match AB (publ) in accordance with the Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was disclosed to the media on October 27, 2009 at 08.00 a.m. (CET).