AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO ART. 53 LISTING RULES SIX SWISS EXCHANGE
SWEDISH MATCH AB (PUBL)
| Title | ISIN | Common Code |
| USD 50,000,000 4.00 per cent. Fixed Rate Notes due 31 May 2028 (Series 34) | XS0939505003 | 093950500 |
| CHF 100,000,000 2.125 per cent. Fixed Rate Notes due 26 June 2023 (Series 35) | CH0215278448 | 094074738 |
| €300,000,000 0.875 per cent. Notes due 2024 (Series 40) | XS1493333717 | 149333371 |
| €300,000,000 1.20 per cent. Notes due 2024 (Series 42) | XS1715328768 | 171532876 |
| €300,000,000 0.875 per cent. Notes due 2027 (Series 49) | XS2125123039 | 212512303 |
| SEK 1,200,000,000 1.395 per cent. Fixed Rate Notes due 24 February 2026 (series 50) | XS2306815114 | 230681511 |
in each case, issued by Swedish Match AB (Publ)
Swedish Match AB (Publ) notes the issue of an announcement by Philip Morris International Inc.
Stockholm, Sweden, 28 March 2023: Swedish Match AB (Publ) notes that its indirect parent company, Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”), has today filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which includes certain unaudited pro forma financial information reflecting the combined fiscal year 2022 results for PMI and Swedish Match AB (Publ), which PMI acquired in November 2022. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information was based on the historical financial information of PMI and Swedish Match AB (Publ) as disclosed in Item 8. Note 3. Acquisitions to PMI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed by PMI with the SEC on February 10, 2023.
The unaudited pro forma financial information is not a projection of future results of operations of the combined company. This information has not previously been published by Swedish Match AB (Publ).
The Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC and containing the pro forma financial information of Swedish Match AB (Publ) is available under Inline XBRL Viewer (sec.gov).
Important Notice
This release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a prospectus or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction, nor shall there be any offer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under applicable securities laws.
This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 or the Swiss Financial Services Act of 15 June 2018.
Elements of this press release contain or may contain “inside information” as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 or the Financial Market Infrastructure Act of 19 June 2015.
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Contact:
Johan Levén, Vice President Investor Relations
E-mail Johan.Leven@swedishmatch.com
Phone +46 70 207 2116
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Swedish Match AB (publ), SE-118 85 Stockholm, Sweden
Visiting address: Sveavägen 44, 8th Floor. Telephone: +46 10 13 93 000
Corporate Identity Number: 556015-0756
www.swedishmatch.com
