Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S

Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme

Company Announcement No. 16/2024

Copenhagen, 18 March 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 11 March – 15 March 2024:

	Number of shares	Average purchase price, DKK	Transaction value, DKK
Accumulated, last announcement	1,604,944		194,064,791
11-Mar-24	12,000	118.16	1,417,956
12-Mar-24	12,000	120.30	1,443,630
13-Mar-24	9,626	125.18	1,205,018
14-Mar-24	25,151	125.97	3,168,359
15-Mar-24	26,370	125.51	3,309,802
Total, 11 Mar – 15 Mar 2024	85,147	123.84	10,544,766
Bought from CAF, 15 Mar 2024*	38,671	123.84	4,789,090
Bought from CWO, 15 Mar 2024*	17,833	123.84	2,208,472
Accumulated, under the programme	1,746,595		211,607,119

*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 11 March – 15 March 2024 is
attached to this announcement.

Following the above transactions Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S owns a total of 2,128,344 treasury shares, corresponding to 2.45% 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

Attachments

• Company Announcement no 16 2024
• PDMR notification CAF 15 Mar 2024
• PDMR notification CWO 15 Mar 2024
• PUBLIC_SBB_SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP