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Svenska Cellulosa AB — Share Issue/Capital Change 2017
May 31, 2017
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Share Issue/Capital Change
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Stockholm, May 31, 2017
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 May, at the request of shareholders 525 Class A shares were converted to Class B shares. The total number of votes in the company thereafter amounts to 1,283,687,940.
The total number of registered shares in the company amounts to 702,342,489 of which 64,593,939 are Class A shares and 637,748,550 are Class B shares.
NB: This information is such that SCA must disclose in accordance with the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on May 31, 2017, at 08:00 CET.
For further information, please contact:
Karl Stoltz, Media Relations Manager, +46 8 788 51 55 Johan Karlsson, Vice President Investor Relations, +46 8 788 51 30
SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company that sustainably develops, produces and sells personal care, tissue and forest products. Through the recently acquired company BSN medical, the Group offer products within wound care, compression therapy and orthopedics. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under many strong brands, including the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other brands, such as Libero, Leukoplast, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa. As Europe's largest private forest owner, SCA places considerable emphasis on sustainable forest management. In 2016, the Group had approximately 46,000 employees and sales amounted to approximately SEK 117bn (EUR 12.4bn). SCA was founded in 1929, has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. SCA is dedicated to improving well-being through leading hygiene and health solutions. More information at www.sca.com.