Essity

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Nov 30, 2017

Stockholm, November 30, 2017

Conversion of shares

According to Essity's articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the total number of votes in the company. When such a conversion has occurred, the company is obligated by law to disclose any such changes in this manner.

In November, at the request of shareholders 152,050 Class A shares were converted to Class B shares. The total number of votes in the company thereafter amounts to 1,280,145,639.

The total number of registered shares in the company amounts to 702,342,489 of which 64,200,350 are Class A shares and 638,142,139 are Class B shares.

NB: This information is such that Essity must disclose in accordance with the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on November 30, 2017, at 08:00 CET.

For additional information please contact: Karl Stoltz, Media Relations Manager, +46 8 788 51 55, karl.stoltz@essity.com

About Essity

Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company that develops, produces and sells Personal Care (Baby Care, Feminine Care, Incontinence Products and Medical Solutions), Consumer Tissue and Professional Hygiene products and solutions. Our vision is; Dedicated to improving well-being through leading hygiene and health solutions. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under many strong brands, including the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other brands, such as Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa. Essity has about 48,000 employees and net sales in 2016 amounted to approximately SEK 101bn (EUR 10.7bn). The business operations are based on a sustainable business model with focus on value creation for people and nature. The company has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Essity used to be part of the SCA Group. More information at www.essity.com.