Press releaseApr 27, 2007 8:51 AM
Interim Report January – March 2007
• Sales for the first quarter amounted to 2,663 MSEK (2,951)
• A sharp increase in the excise tax for snus effective January 1, 2007, resulted in exceptionally low deliveries of snus to the Swedish market during the first quarter
• Operating profit for the first quarter amounted to 534 MSEK (733)
• Net profit for the first quarter amounted to 332 MSEK (488)
• EPS for the first quarter amounted to 1.23 SEK (1.62)
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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:
Sven Hindrikes, President and Chief Executive Officer
Office +46 8 658 02 82, Mobile +46 70 567 41 76
Lars Dahlgren, Chief Financial Officer
Office +46 8 658 04 41, Mobile +46 70 958 04 41
Bo Aulin, Senior Executive Advisor & Senior Vice President Corp. Communications
Office +46 8 658 03 64, Mobile +46 70 558 03 64
Emmett Harrison, Vice President, Investor Relations
Office +46 8 658 01 73, Mobile +46 70 938 01 73
Richard Flaherty, COO OTP, North America Division, US Investor Relations contact
Office +1 804 302 1774, Mobile +1 804 400 1774
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