Svenska Cellulosa AB — Share Issue/Capital Change 2009

Nov 2, 2009

SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ) Corporate Communications Box 7827, SE-103 97 Stockholm, Sweden Tel +46 8 788 51 00 www.sca.com

Stockholm, 2 November 2009

Conversion of shares

According to SCA'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 October, at the request of shareholders, 100,000 Class A shares were converted to Class B shares. The total number of votes in the company thereafter amounts to 1,653,574,257.

The total number of registered shares in the company amounts to 705,110,094, of which 105,384,907 are Class A shares and 599,725,187 are Class B shares.

For further information please contact

Jörgen Olsson, Press & Media Officer, +46 8 788 51 29

NB

The information provided herein is such that SCA is obligated to disclose pursuant to the Financial Instruments Trading Act (SFS 1991:980).