Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S: Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S

Company Announcement No. 70/2022

Copenhagen, 5 Dec 2022


Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme

On 19 May 2022, Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S announced that the share buy-back programme that was initiated 9 March 2022 was increased to an aggregated value of up to DKK 1,000 million. The purpose of the programme is to adjust the Company’s capital structure and meet obligations relating to the Group’s share-based incentive programme.

Part of the buy-back programme is executed in accordance with Regulation No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (the “Market Abuse Regulation”) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules. Another part of the share buy-back programme is conducted as a directed buy-back from Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab and C.W. Obel A/S as further described in company announcement no. 35/2022. The share buy-back programme will end no later than 28 February 2023.

The following transactions have been executed from 28 November to 2 December 2022:

	Number of shares	Average purchase price, DKK	Transaction value, DKK
Accumulated, last announcement	4,771,991		613,282,745
28-Nov-22	25,000	125.03	3,125,710
29-Nov-22	18,893	125.11	2,363,756
30-Nov-22	16,549	125.97	2,084,641
1-Dec-22	16,256	126.08	2,049,626
2-Dec-22	12,164	125.55	1,527,145
Total, 28 November – 2 December 2022	88,862	125.49	11,150,879
Bought from CAF, 2 December 2022*	39,658	125.49	4,976,498
Bought from CWO, 2 December 2022*	18,359	125.49	2,303,785
Accumulated under the programme	4,918,870		631,713,907

*According to separate agreements as from 20 May 2022 Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab (CAF) participates on a 27.0% pro-rata basis and C.W.Obel A/S (CWO) participates on a 12.5% pro-rata basis to the shares purchased in the share buy-back programme.

A detailed overview of transactions during the period 28 November – 2 December 2022 is attached to this announcement.

Following the above transactions Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S owns a total of 5,364,907 treasury shares, corresponding to 5.77% of the total share capital.

For further information, please contact:
Torben Sand, Head of Investor Relations,
phone: +45 5084 7222 or torben.sand@st-group.com

Attachments

• Company Announcement no 70 2022

• PUBLIC_SBB_SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP

• PDMR notification CAF 2 Dec 2022

• PDMR notification CWO 2 Dec 2022