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

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

Company Announcement No.54/2024

Copenhagen, 30 September 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 23 September – 27 September 2024:

	Number of shares	Average purchase price, DKK	Transaction value, DKK
Accumulated, last announcement	6,687,439		726,869,179
23-Sep-24	20,000	104.00	2,080,000
24-Sep-24	20,000	104.00	2,080,000
25-Sep-24	20,000	103.30	2,066,000
26-Sep-24	20,000	103.60	2,072,000
27-Sep-24	13,047	104.20	1,359,497
Total, 23 Sep – 27 Sep 2024	93,047	103.79	9,657,497
Bought from CAF, 27 Sep 2024*	42,259	103.79	4,386,129
Bought from CWO, 27 Sep 2024*	19,488	103.79	2,022,691
Accumulated, under the programme	6,842,233		742,935,496

*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 23 September – 27 September 2024 is attached to this announcement.

Following the above transactions Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S owns a total of 6,223,982 treasury shares, corresponding to 7.24% of the total share capital.

                                   

For further information, please contact:
Torben Sand, Head of IR & Communication, phone [phone] or [e-mail]
Eliza Dabbagh, IR and Communication, phone [phone] or [e-mail]

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