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

Company Announcement No. 58/2024 Copenhagen, 28 October 2024Transactions in connection with share buy-back programmeOn 10 November 2023, Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S announced that a share buy-back programme of an aggregated value of up to DKK 850 million was launched with the purpose to adjust the Company's capital structure and meet obligations relating to the Group's share-based incentive programme.Part of the programme will be conducted in accordance with...

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Company Announcement
No. 58/2024

Copenhagen, 28 October 2024

Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme

On 10 November 2023, Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S announced that a share buy-back programme of an aggregated value of up to DKK 850 million was launched with the purpose to adjust the Company's capital structure and meet obligations relating to the Group's share-based incentive programme.

Part of the programme will be conducted 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. 30/2023. The share buy-back programme will end no later than 28 February 2025.

The following transactions have been executed from 21 October – 25 October 2024:

	Number of shares	Average purchase price, DKK	Transaction value, DKK
Accumulated, last announcement	7,276,953		788,601,520
21-Oct-24	16,000	104.20	1,667,200
22-Oct-24	15,000	103.60	1,554,000
23-Oct-24	15,000	103.80	1,557,000
24-Oct-24	15,000	103.50	1,552,500
25-Oct-24	7,735	103.30	799,017
Total, 21 Oct – 25 Oct 2024	68,735	103.73	7,129,717
Bought from CAF, 25 Oct 2024*	31,217	103.73	3,238,064
Bought from CWO, 25 Oct 2024*	14,396	103.73	1,493,263
Accumulated, under the programme	7,391,301		800,462,563

*According to separate agreements as from 10 November 2023 Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab (CAF) participates on a 27.30% pro-rata basis and C.W.Obel A/S (CWO) participates on a 12.59% pro-rata basis to the shares purchased in the share buy-back programme.

A detailed overview of transactions during the period 21 October – 25 October 2024 is attached to this announcement.

Following the above transactions Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S owns a total of 6,773,050 treasury shares, corresponding to 7.88% of the total share capital.

For further information, please contact:
Torben Sand, Head of IR & Communication, phone +45 5084 7222 or [email protected]
Eliza Dabbagh, IR and Communication, phone +45 5080 7619 or [email protected]

About Scandinavian Tobacco Group

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S is a world-leading manufacturer of handmade and machine-rolled cigars with an annual production of more than four billion cigars. The Group holds market-leading positions in several categories and its products are sold in more than 100 markets.

Scandinavian Tobacco Group has its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark – and employs approximately 10,000 people in Europe, the US, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

For more information, please visit www.st-group.com

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