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) ____________ 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 ____________ 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
Interim Report January - March 2007
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