Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S: Major Shareholders Announcement

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT
No. 28/2017

                                                                                                                           Copenhagen, 9 November 2017

Major Shareholder's Announcement
 
With reference to Section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act (værdipapirhandels-loven) Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab today informed Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (the "Company") that Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab on 9 November 2017, following purchase of shares, now holds shares in total amounting to more than 25% of the share capital in the Company.

Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab thus controls 25,099,940 shares with a nominal value of DKK 1 (aggregate nominal value DKK 25,099,940) corresponding to 25.1% of the total share capital of the Company.

Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab is owned by the Augustinus Foundation.

For further information, please contact:

Torben Sand, Head of Investor Relations
phone: [phone] or [e-mail]

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Source: Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S via Globenewswire